Peter Roe
31 results

Significant increase in Irish Grand National prize fund
- Racing
- August 16, 2016, 20:00
The major prizemoney hike which will make the 2017 Boylesports Irish Grand National Ireland’s most valuable National Hunt race, with a €500,000 prize(...)

Irish Grand National prize money increase to bolster race’s prestige
- Racing
- August 16, 2016, 12:11
The major prize money hike which will make the 2017 Boylesports Irish Grand National Ireland’s most valuable National Hunt race, with a €500,000 prize(...)

Barry Geraghty completes Group One double at Fairyhouse
- Racing
- March 27, 2016, 18:12
If the Kerry Lee-trained Kylemore Lough secured a first cross-channel success in the Ryanair Gold Cup for almost 30 years, Jer’s Girl’s victory in Fai(...)

Punchestown officials hoping New Year’s Eve card survives weather
- Racing
- December 30, 2015, 01:00
Punchestown officials are “very hopeful” of staging their traditional New Year’s Eve card despite predictions of up to 50mms of rain falling within 2(...)

Fairyhouse boasts record prize purse of €1.1m for Easter Festival
- Racing
- March 23, 2015, 01:00
It will plate about 2,100 corporate dinners, serve about 32,000 pints of beer and attract 1,000 visitors from Britain. This year’s Easter Festi(...)

Frost forecast not expected to cause problems for weekend racing at Punchestown and Fairyhouse
- Sport
- January 31, 2015, 01:00
Punchestown officials are confident tomorrow’s Boylesports Tied Cottage Chase meeting will go ahead despite a forecast of overnight temperatures low a(...)

Annie Power odds-on for Sunday’s Hatton’s Grace
- Racing
- November 26, 2014, 01:00
Star mare Annie Power could start the shortest-priced favourite for Sunday’s €80,000 Bar One Hatton’s Grace Hurdle since the mighty Istabraq famously(...)

IBM signs tie-up deal with Monitise
- Technology
- August 28, 2014, 01:00
IBM has signed a partnership agreement with British mobile money company Monitise, in the latest sign that leading technology groups are pushing into (...)

Mixed reaction to Dundalk’s floodlit all-weather jumps course plan
- Racing
- December 11, 2013, 01:00
Dundalk’s plans to build a €3.5 million floodlit, jumps all-weather course, possibly opening in 2016, appear to have attracted mixed early notices wit(...)

Bookies expect Jezki to advertise his Champion Hurdle claims at Fairyhouse
- Racing
- November 27, 2013, 01:00
Bookmakers expect Jezki to comprehensively advertise his Champion Hurdle claims when headlining Sunday’s triple-Grade One card at Fairyhouse but owner(...)