Talks on Dundalk track resurfacing timeframe appear to have stalled

Irish Leger hero Wicklow brave makes chasing debut at Ballinrobe

Vast majority of trainers have lost confidence in Dundalk track

Irish Racehorse Trainers Association comment after track received ‘highly satisfactory’ report

John Oxx keen to see resurfacing of Dundalk all-weather circuit

Curragh trainer’s new recruit Skitter Scatter on course for 1,000 Guineas bid at Newmarket

Dundalk track chief dismisses welfare concerns about all-weather circuit

Chief executive confirms resurfacing contract is out to tender

Irish trainers prepare for more animal welfare steps at Cheltenham Festival

Irish trainers’ association argue 72-hour rule could be problematic for smaller yards

Racing in for the high jump in a no-deal Brexit

Nearly 15,000 thoroughbreds cross the Irish Sea every year by horse box and ferry

BHA set to drug test horses in Ireland ahead of British flat fixtures

‘The entire point of a testing policy is that it has to be agile and unpredictable’

Aidan O’Brien prepared to appeal Labour Court decision

Attorney General now considering derogation for racing from workplace legislation

Trainers association claim middle-tier being squeezed out of business

IHRB report for 2017 shows 10.5 per cent drop in numbers holding National Hunt licenses

HRI confirms there are no plans to expand 48-hour declarations

Melon challenging Faugheen for favouritism in Irish Champion Hurdle

Narrow definition of agriculture an existential threat to racing industry

HRI now desperately seeking a derogation from implications of industrial relations law

Employment law restrictions a threat to Sunday racing

HRI to meet with Government officials and seek a derogation from rules for stable staff

Trainers subject to Garda vetting under child-protection laws

All employers have to be checked by vetting bureau if they employ people under age of 18

Top Northern trainer unaware of life assurance for stable staff

‘I never heard tell of it. I’ve had no information from the Turf Club’ – Ian Ferguson

Trainers in North unaware of life cover arrangement

Turf Club says full-time stable staff in North covered by life assurance since 2012

‘Up to €4m’ available for racing’s stable staff pension scheme

New scheme will be financed by proportion of prize money deducted from trainers

HRI boss says stable staff pension benefits will apply equally

Staff in Northern Ireland to be treated “equal but separately” under new scheme

Trainers in Northern Ireland plan their own break-away body

Discrepancy in pension payments to stable staff based in the North proves a thorny issue

Attendance issue dominates Irish Derby postmortem

Capri brought Aidan O'Brien's number of wins in the big race to 12 on Saturday

Tipping Point: Don't rule out Mullins landing late knockout blow on Elliott

Champion trainer crown up for grabs with perennial kingpin trying to reel in pretender

Mullins points to impact of programme book for number of quality horses in Ireland

British racing continues to licks its wounds after losing out 19-9 to the Irish in Cheltenham’s ‘BetBright Cup’

Trainers concerned over impact of Turf Club’s new ‘non-trier’ rules

IRTA seeks meeting with chief Turf Club vet over issue of evidence

Stable staff reject Clare Daly ‘indentured slaves’ claims

‘No print marks on anyone’s back’ in horse racing industry, says ISSA chairman

Turf Club’s new ‘running and riding’ rules causing concern

Trainers’ CEO Michael Grassick worried ‘best possible position’ regulation is ‘vague’”

Trainer Liz Doyle questions Turf Club’s integrity

Handler says she was wrongly linked to investigation into animal steroids case

Thoroughbred horse bodies warn wind turbines could affect investment

Submission calls for devices to be kept a safe distance from stables and training yards

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