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Leading National Hunt trainer Willie Mullins enjoyed a Christmas to remember as he trained an unrivalled 17 winners over the Christmas period. The Bagenalstown based trainer is enjoying his golden spell in the training ranks.

CHRISTY MOORE is coming back to Galway to play the Black Box Theatre on Friday May 8 and this month he will release his new single ‘The Ballad of Ruby Walsh’.

Despite the present economic crisis, thousands of Irish people flocked to Cheltenham for the four-day festival that concludes today.

Christy Moore is coming back to Castlebar next Friday night. The tickets for the show on March 27 have been selling well. Moore’s popularity in Mayo is unwaning and he and Declan Sinnott have a staunch following that keeps fans coming back for more.

The strong association between Ireland's premier National Hunt racing family and England's premier National Hunt racing track was further enhanced last week by the exploits of the Willie Mullins team which undertook the annual pilgrimage to the Cotswolds.

The ‘Galway Knees up’ Ladies Day after party at the Galway Racing Festival 2009 is in its first year and has almost sold out. Tickets for the event are becoming a rare and valued commodity, with anticipation rising over the plethora of celebrity faces and quality auction items available on the night. Among the star-studded guests will be MCs for the evening Karen Koster and Hector O h’Eochagain. Champion jockeys Ruby Walsh and AP McCoy will also host tables on the night, together with many other well known names from the world of racing and business.

This year’s racing festival is set to be massive with a total of 62 horses entered in this year’s William Hill Galway Plate, and 61 horses entered in the The Arthur Guinness Galway Hurdle.