Curragh in a sentence

IT’S a long way from Clare to here but Diane O’Hora’s Lilies made the trip and repaired to the Curragh of Kildare with two valuable Division 3 League points from Cooraclare on Sunday afternoon.

Josephine Finnegan (née Flood), (Barrettstown Lawns, Newbridge, Co. Kildare and late of St. Clement’s Park, Point Road, Dundalk, Co Louth) – 26th June 2023 (peacefully) in the wonderful care of the nurses and staff of Curragh Lawn Nursing Home.

Juddmonte Irish Oaks Day at the Curragh Racecourse is the biggest race of the year for the female of the equine species, but off the track sees arguably one of the most sought after style prizes of the year.

Removal by Glennon’s funeral Directors on Thursday morning to arrive at St. Brigid’s Church, The Curragh, for Requiem Mass at 11 o’clock.

She’s on track to clash with her Royal Ascot conqueror Bradsell, trained by Archie Watson, once again with Tim Easterby’s four-time Curragh winner Art Power adding significantly to the British challenge.

The Curragh is where legend says St Brigid spread her cloak and renowned historian Mario Corrigan will deliver a presentation called ‘The St Brigid Story’, speaking about the life and times of St Brigid and her association with Co Kildare.

THE Curragh will honour both Lester Piggott and Kevin Manning at their race day on Sunday 16 April.

McCormack was sent to the Curragh Hospital.

A home up for sale near Kildare town has two fantastic amenities nearby – the Curragh Plains and Pollardstown Fen.

Aidan O’Brien is well represented with Magic Wand and Elfin Queen while Joseph O’Brien runs his recent Curragh Group 3 Snow Fairy Stakes winner Thundering Nights and Bolleville.

He beat Master Of Reality easily at The Curragh in July and last time out was third in the group 1 Irish St Leger, form which puts him right in the conversation for a race like the Melbourne Cup.

I think the track at the Curragh will suit him and he is a very straightforward horse.

It's early innings to be sure but High Definition's performance in Saturday's Group 2 Alan Smurfit Memorial Beresford Stakes at the Curragh certainly must have had the Coolmore lads thinking about the 2021 Classics.

The garda source also confirmed that those remaining on the Curragh were being investigated in line with contacts tracing and “we’re doing a census of where they’re from”.

We were initially interned in the ‘Glasshouse’ before being moved to the Curragh.

Has shown he can handle the trip to Australia and pushed his stablemate Twilight Payment all the way in the Group 2 Curragh Cup (2800m) in June this year.

It took an own goal in the final minute to settle the last round meeting between Southend United and Carrick United with the former now looking forward to an away trip to Kildare where they’ll face Suncroft, who are based at the Curragh in the last 64.

Previous form was sound with a second in the Curragh Cup behind Twilight Payment before a win at Group 3 level over 2414m in Ireland.

Tate is now considering a move up in distance, and graduating to Group 1 class, at the Curragh on September 15.

The Irish-trained 100-30 favourite Buffer Zone, from the Ger Lyons stable, was among those on the near side but proved disappointing after his victory at the Curragh six days earlier.