Sporting Press

05/09/2026

2026 BOYLE Sports Irish Derby final draw! What a line-up...

The 2026 BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby Final.

What a decider! Who will you be cheering for?

04/09/2026

Connections of Croydon Avenger were just thrilled when he won his BOYLE Sports Derby quarter-final last Saturday. Pictured here are breeder Richie Fitzgerald and trainer Pat Barrett, with Tye Adamson of BOYLE Sports, and in this week's Derby Countdown in the Sporting Press, Richie and the dog's delighted owner Michael Clark chat to Barry Drake about their star.
Read it in the online Sporting Press which you can buy any time on our website www.sportingpress.ie. Best of luck to all in the semis tomorrow night!

02/09/2026

What a Blast From The Past - here's Imelda Grauer's picture of Eleanor Gleeson with Spiral Nikita, who was a major fancy for the 1996 Irish Derby. More photos from this week 30 years ago, and lots from the present day and especially the 2026 BOYLE Sports Derby, in this week's Sporting Press, in shops now or buy the online edition any time from our website www.sportingpress.ie.

01/09/2026

With all eyes on the BOYLE Sports Irish Derby semi-finals at Shelbourne Park this Saturday, Bouncing Monarch and Waitingforastar are the top tips in this week's Sporting Press.
Buy the online edition from 8pm Tuesday on our website www.sportingpress.ie, or get the printed paper in shops on Wednesday.
Also this week, news of last Saturday's hare seminar, last chance to add or remove dogs from the list for the 2026-27 Fantasy Coursing, Tony O'Connor's pre-season series continues, and much more. Don't miss it!

29/08/2026

BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby semi-final draw. Can't wait!

29/08/2026

Best of luck to all runners in the BOYLE Sports Irish Derby quarter-finals at Shelbourne Park tonight, including Harvard Square, pictured here with trainer Shaun Conway as part of Barry Drake's Derby Countdown feature which is running in the Sporting Press every week throughout the classic. He chatted with Shaun, and with owner Pat Grimes who will be watching from Holland, where he's playing a gig tonight! Read all about it in our extensive Derby coverage in this week's Sporting Press, which you can buy online at www.sportingpress.ie.

26/08/2026

It's Irish Derby season and today's Blast From The Past features Liam O’Callaghan with Mountleader Peer, favourite for the Irish Derby of 1996. More pictures from this week 30 years ago, and great coverage of the 2026 BOYLE Sports Derby by Imelda Grauer, in this week's Sporting Press, in shops now or buy the online edition any time from our website, www.sportingpress.ie.

26/08/2026

This week's Sporting Press is in shops now, with lots of coverage of the BOYLE Sports Irish Derby - Declan O'Donoghue's reports, Jason Craddock's preview, Barry Drake's Derby Countdown featuring Harvard Square, and Imelda Grauer's photos.
Our build-up to the coursing season starts in earnest with the preliminary list of Fantasy Coursing runners, and the first instalment of Tony O'Connor's coverage of pups that will run this season.
Buy the online edition any time from our website www.sportingpress.ie

22/08/2026

Best of luck tonight to Getup The Boy, who runs from trap 4 in heat 5 in the third round of the BOYLE Sports Irish Derby for owners Daniel Ornstein and Mark Lee; and trainer Mark Robinson - who also has Uncle Keith in trap 6! Mark Lee chats to Barry Drake for our weekly Derby Countdown feature in this week's Sporting Press and it's clear connections are really excited about their runner.
Read all about him, plus previews of all tonight's heats by Jason Craddock, in the Sporting Press - buy the online edition any time from our website www.sportingpress.ie.

19/08/2026

Brendan Purcell, Ballyduff, and Con Guiney, Rathkeale, at the Irish Coursing Club AGM in 1996, feature in today's Blast From The Past. We have more pictures from this week 30 years ago, and many from the present day, including lots taken by Imelda Grauer at the 2026 AGM, in this week's Sporting Press - in shops now or buy the online edition any time from our website www.sportingpress.ie.