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Bob Olinger aiming for Cheltenham-Punchestown double today

Bob Olinger is the star attraction in the Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase as Henry de Bromhead steps his unbeaten chaser up to three miles for the first time at the Punchestown Festival on Tuesday. Heading into the Cheltenham Festival ...

26 Apr 2022 at 12:35

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WATCH: It’s back! Get your tickets as Punchestown returns with 'The Great Comeback Festival of 2022'

The Punchestown Festival returns from Tuesday 26th to Saturday 30th April and you are invited to gather, celebrate and enjoy one of Ireland's favourite social events. People make Punchestown and this iconic, award-winning sporting occasion is ...

08 Apr 2022 at 12:42

Horse Racing

Punchestown returns with the great homecoming festival

They’re coming home! The winners, the heroes and the champions return to the home of Irish jump racing for the grand finale of the season as the 2023 Punchestown Festival returns from Tuesday 25th to Saturday 29th April. Organisers ...

24 Apr 2023 at 10:36

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Winner of tickets to Punchestown Festival

Congratulations to Paul Cullen from Ballinamore Co. Leitrim who has won two tickets from the Leitrim Observer to next Tuesday's opening day at Punchestown Festival. Enjoy the day Paul! This year's festival features 38 races ...

18 Apr 2018 at 13:24

Sport

PUNCHESTOWN TIPS: The best bets for Day 1 of Punchestown

15:40 - Have The Conversation Say Yes To Organ Donation Novice Handicap Hurdle A tricky opener to dissect but I like the trajectory of SCHOLASTIC (9/1) for Joseph O'Brien. He was eight lengths down on Cheltenham Boodles ...

27 Apr 2021 at 14:10

Sport

PUNCHESTOWN TIPS: The best bets for Day 1 of Punchestown

27 Apr 2021 at 13:32

Tips

PUNCHESTOWN TIPS: All the best bets for Day 3 - Thursday, April 27

Another day of horse-racing action awaits as we pass the half-way mark of the Punchestown Festival. Yesterday, we saw the unbackable Gallopin Des Champs beaten by locally-trained Fastorslow as he took the ...

27 Apr 2023 at 13:16

Racing

Challengers confirmed as State Man bids to complete Boodles Champion Hurdle three-peat

As Day 2 of the Punchestown Festival gets underway in Kildare, the race is heating up among the professionals. "Bring them on" was Patrick Mullins' response after the declarations for Friday's ...

30 Apr 2025 at 11:25

National News

Gardaí seize car for having no NCT for over five years and that's not all

Gardaí on patrol near the Punchestown Festival in Kildare on Thursday discovered a car which had no NCT for over five years. In a post shared on social media, An Garda Síochána said that not ...

02 May 2025 at 14:27

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WATCH: Winner of the daily Best Dressed competition at Day 2 of Punchestown announced

As the temperatures soared on Wednesday, so did the crowds at Punchestown with over 23,285 people attending Day 2 of the festival. The Bollinger Best Dressed competition also heated up on ...

30 Apr 2025 at 18:44

Fashion

Punchestown Best Dressed competition details announced - there's a brilliant twist

Details of the Bollinger Best Dressed competition at the Punchestown Racing Festival have been announced, including a fantastic theme. The prestigious Bollinger Best Dressed competition ...

06 Apr 2025 at 09:55

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WATCH: 'I couldn't pick my nose never mind a winner' - Unlucky punter pays the price at Punchestown

Two punters at Day 1 of the Punchestown Festival are looking on the bright side - despite losing €500 on all the wrong bets. When asked by our reporter how their day was going, "could ...

29 Apr 2025 at 18:36

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