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Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Puncheston" title="Puncheston">Puncheston</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title adr fn org extended-address" style="background:inherit; border:1px solid #AAA; border-bottom:none; line-height:1.6em;">Punchestown Racecourse</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Punchestown_races_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Punchestown_races_2009.jpg/220px-Punchestown_races_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Punchestown_races_2009.jpg/330px-Punchestown_races_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Punchestown_races_2009.jpg/440px-Punchestown_races_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="682" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Punchestown races 2009</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/County_Kildare" title="County Kildare">County Kildare</a>, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date opened</th><td class="infobox-data">1875</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Course type</th><td class="infobox-data category">National Hunt</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Notable races</th><td class="infobox-data">Boylesports.com Champion Chase; Punchestown Gold Cup; Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle; Rabobank Champion Hurdle; AES Champion 4YO Hurdle</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.punchestown.com/">Official website</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Punchestown Racecourse</b> is located in the parish of Eadestown, between the R410 and R411 <a href="/wiki/Regional_road_(Ireland)" title="Regional road (Ireland)">regional roads</a> near <a href="/wiki/Naas" title="Naas">Naas</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Kildare" title="County Kildare">County Kildare</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>. It is known as the home of Irish Jumps Racing and plays host to the annual Punchestown Irish <a href="/wiki/National_Hunt" class="mw-redirect" title="National Hunt">National Hunt</a> Festival. The racecourse itself is right-handed with an undulating hurdle and steeplechase track. The hurdle course is one mile six furlongs in distance while the chase course is 2 miles. Punchestown Racecourse also has the only cross country banks course in Ireland. </p><p>As well as <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse racing</a>, Punchestown has hosted several music events, including the annual <a href="/wiki/Oxegen" title="Oxegen">Oxegen</a> festival which ran from 2004-2011 and then again in 2013, while <a href="/wiki/AC/DC" title="AC/DC">AC/DC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> are among the artists to have played sold out concerts on the racecourse. In 1982 <a href="/wiki/Rory_Gallagher" title="Rory Gallagher">Rory Gallagher</a> played to over 16,000 people supported by <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Lynott" title="Phil Lynott">Phil Lynott</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Simple_Minds" title="Simple Minds">Simple Minds</a>. this was part of <a href="/wiki/Hot_Press" title="Hot Press">Hot Press</a> fifth <a href="/wiki/Anniversary" title="Anniversary">Anniversary</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dick O'Sullivan has been General Manager since 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Punchestown_Festival">Punchestown Festival</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Punchestown_Racecourse&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Punchestown Festival"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Punchestown Festival is the major horse racing festival of the Irish National Hunt Season and is usually held annually in April. The Punchestown Festival is held over five days, between Tuesday and Saturday inclusive. It is seen by many as the Irish version of the <a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_Festival" title="Cheltenham Festival">Cheltenham Festival</a> and is run in a very similar format. </p><p>The major races at the Festival are the <a href="/wiki/Boylesports.com_Champion_Chase" class="mw-redirect" title="Boylesports.com Champion Chase">Champion Chase</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ryanair_Novice_Chase" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryanair Novice Chase">Ryanair Novice Chase</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rabobank_Champion_Hurdle" class="mw-redirect" title="Rabobank Champion Hurdle">Champion Hurdle</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Series_Hurdle" class="mw-redirect" title="World Series Hurdle">World Series Hurdle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herald_Champion_Novice_Hurdle" class="mw-redirect" title="Herald Champion Novice Hurdle">Herald Champion Novice Hurdle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tattersalls_Ireland_Champion_Novice_Hurdle" class="mw-redirect" title="Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle">Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Growise_Champion_Novice_Chase" class="mw-redirect" title="Growise Champion Novice Chase">Growise Champion Novice Chase</a>, <a href="/wiki/Champion_Four_Year_Old_Hurdle" title="Champion Four Year Old Hurdle">Champion Four Year Old Hurdle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Champion_INH_Flat_Race" title="Champion INH Flat Race">Champion INH Flat Race</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Punchestown_Gold_Cup" title="Punchestown Gold Cup">Punchestown Gold Cup</a>. </p><p>Punchestown is also the home of Ireland's best known International Three Day Event. Run under the title of "Punchestown International Three Day Event and Horse Show," the annual event incorporates a CCI*** Three Day Event, National Showjumping and Showing as well as a Young Event Horse Class. Punchestown hosted the European Eventing Championships in 1991 and 2003. The 2008 event was cancelled at an early stage due to problems with the ground. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Punchestown_Racecourse&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Punchestown Races were reorganised and reconstituted as "Kildare and National Hunt Steeplechases" in 1861. By the mid 1860s, when fences and hurdles were first introduced, attendance had grown to some 40,000. The presence of the then Prince of Wales, Albert Edward, in 1868 further bolstered the crowds, with an estimated 5,000 travelling by train from Dublin alone. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_races">Notable races</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Punchestown_Racecourse&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable races"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:88%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#77dd77;width:70px">Month </th> <th style="background:#77dd77;width:80px">DOW </th> <th style="background:#77dd77;">Race Name </th> <th style="background:#77dd77;width:60px">Type </th> <th style="background:#77dd77;width:70px">Grade </th> <th style="background:#77dd77;width:80px">Distance </th> <th style="background:#77dd77;width:50px">Age/Sex </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="1 !">January</span> </td> <td>Saturday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Moscow_Flyer_Novice_Hurdle" title="Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle">Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle</a> </td> <td>Hurdle </td> <td>Grade 2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3219 !">2m</span> </td> <td>5yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="2 !">February</span> </td> <td>Sunday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Tied_Cottage_Chase" title="Tied Cottage Chase">Tied Cottage Chase</a> </td> <td>Chase </td> <td>Grade 2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3219 !">2m</span> </td> <td>5yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="3 !">April</span> </td> <td>Tuesday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Dooley_Insurance_Group_Champion_Novice_Chase" title="Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase">Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase</a> </td> <td>Chase </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5029 !">3m 1f</span> </td> <td>5yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="4 !">April</span> </td> <td>Tuesday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Punchestown_Champion_Chase" title="Punchestown Champion Chase">William Hill Champion Chase</a> </td> <td>Chase </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3219 !">2m</span> </td> <td>5yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="5 !">April</span> </td> <td>Tuesday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/KPMG_Champion_Novice_Hurdle" title="KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle">KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle</a> </td> <td>Hurdle </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3219 !">2m</span> </td> <td>5yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="6 !">April</span> </td> <td>Wednesday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Punchestown_Gold_Cup" title="Punchestown Gold Cup">Punchestown Gold Cup</a> </td> <td>Chase </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5029 !">3m 1f</span> </td> <td>5yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="7 !">April</span> </td> <td>Wednesday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Champion_INH_Flat_Race" title="Champion INH Flat Race">Champion INH Flat Race</a> </td> <td>N H Flat </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3219 !">2m</span> </td> <td>4yo-7yo </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="8 !">April</span> </td> <td>Wednesday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Irish_Daily_Mirror_Novice_Hurdle" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle">Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle</a> </td> <td>Hurdle </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="4828 !">3m</span> </td> <td>4yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="9 !">April</span> </td> <td>Thursday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Champion_Stayers_Hurdle" title="Champion Stayers Hurdle">Champion Stayers Hurdle</a> </td> <td>Hurdle </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="4828 !">3m</span> </td> <td>4yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="10 !">April</span> </td> <td>Thursday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Ryanair_Novice_Chase" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryanair Novice Chase">Ryanair Novice Chase</a> </td> <td>Chase </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3219 !">2m</span> </td> <td>5yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="11 !">April</span> </td> <td>Friday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Punchestown_Champion_Hurdle" title="Punchestown Champion Hurdle">Punchestown Champion Hurdle</a> </td> <td>Hurdle </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3219 !">2m</span> </td> <td>4yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="12 !">April</span> </td> <td>Friday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Alanna_Homes_Champion_Novice_Hurdle" title="Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle">Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle</a> </td> <td>Hurdle </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="4023 !">2m 4f</span> </td> <td>4yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="13 !">April</span> </td> <td>Saturday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Champion_Four_Year_Old_Hurdle" title="Champion Four Year Old Hurdle">Champion Four Year Old Hurdle</a> </td> <td>Hurdle </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3219 !">2m</span> </td> <td>4yo only </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="14 !">May</span> </td> <td>Saturday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Mares_Champion_Hurdle" title="Mares Champion Hurdle">Mares Champion Hurdle</a> </td> <td>Hurdle </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3621 !">2m 2f</span> </td> <td>4yo + m </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="15 !">October</span> </td> <td>Thursday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Buck_House_Novice_Chase" title="Buck House Novice Chase">Buck House Novice Chase</a> </td> <td>Chase </td> <td>Grade 3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3621 !">2m 2f</span> </td> <td>4yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="16 !">October</span> </td> <td>Thursday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Grabel_Mares_Hurdle" title="Grabel Mares Hurdle">Grabel Mares Hurdle</a> </td> <td>Hurdle </td> <td>Grade 3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3621 !">2m 2f</span> </td> <td>4yo + m </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="17 !">October</span> </td> <td>Thursday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Daily_Star_Chase" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily Star Chase">Daily Star Chase</a> </td> <td>Chase </td> <td>Grade 3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="4627 !">2m 7f</span> </td> <td>5yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="18 !">November</span> </td> <td>Sunday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Craddockstown_Novice_Chase" title="Craddockstown Novice Chase">Craddockstown Novice Chase</a> </td> <td>Chase </td> <td>Grade 2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3219 !">2m</span> </td> <td>4yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="19 !">November</span> </td> <td>Sunday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Morgiana_Hurdle" title="Morgiana Hurdle">Morgiana Hurdle</a> </td> <td>Hurdle </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="3219 !">2m</span> </td> <td>4yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="20 !">November</span> </td> <td>Sunday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Pearl_Novice_Chase" title="Florida Pearl Novice Chase">Florida Pearl Novice Chase</a> </td> <td>Chase </td> <td>Grade 2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="4426 !">2m 6f</span> </td> <td>5yo + </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="21 !">December</span> </td> <td>Sunday </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/John_Durkan_Memorial_Punchestown_Chase" title="John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase">John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase</a> </td> <td>Chase </td> <td>Grade 1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="4023 !">2m 4f</span> </td> <td>5yo + </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_events">Music events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Punchestown_Racecourse&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Music events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As well as horse racing, Punchestown is a noted venue for its music festivals. These include <a href="/wiki/Creamfields" title="Creamfields">Creamfields</a> - held in 2000, 2001 and 2002;<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Ozzfest" title="Ozzfest">Ozzfest</a> - a few times; <a href="/wiki/Witnness" title="Witnness">Witnness</a> - held in 2003 (from 2000 to 2002, Witnness was at Fairyhouse Racecourse); and the annual <a href="/wiki/Oxegen" title="Oxegen">Oxegen</a> festival which was held there from 2004 to 2011 and then again in 2013 before being cancelled.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maximum capacity for concerts is usually 80,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Radiohead" title="Radiohead">Radiohead</a> also played a concert at the Punchestown Racecourse, dubbing it "Live From A Tent In Dublin".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eminem played two dates there in 2003, selling out both. They included his first ever Irish concert on 26 June 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He did not return to Ireland again until 2010 when he topped the bill at <a href="/wiki/Oxegen_2010" title="Oxegen 2010">Oxegen 2010</a>, also held at Punchestown Racecourse.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>American rock band <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a> played there on Saturday 7 June 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australian</a> rock band <a href="/wiki/AC/DC" title="AC/DC">AC/DC</a> played there on 28 June 2009, in front of 69,354 people. The concert was controversial, with long queues, lack of lighting at exits and too few stewards reported, barriers being pushed over and fans, forced into walking 10 kilometres to the concert, later expressing their rage against organisers <a href="/wiki/MCD_Productions" title="MCD Productions">MCD Productions</a> for failing to ensure roads were clear.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Westlife" title="Westlife">Westlife</a> lead vocalist <a href="/wiki/Shane_Filan" title="Shane Filan">Shane Filan</a> played at the racecourse as a solo artist in 2017. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scouting_Jamboree_2008">Scouting Jamboree 2008</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Punchestown_Racecourse&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Scouting Jamboree 2008"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Jamboree_2008_(Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamboree 2008 (Ireland)">Jamboree 2008 (Ireland)</a></div> <p>Punchestown was the site of <a href="/wiki/Jamboree_2008_(Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamboree 2008 (Ireland)">Jamboree 2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scouting_Ireland" title="Scouting Ireland">Scouting Ireland's</a> first national <a href="/wiki/Scouting" title="Scouting">Scout</a> <a href="/wiki/Jamboree_(Scouting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamboree (Scouting)">Jamboree</a> from 2–10 August 2008. Bad weather forced the cancellation of visitors' day, with those who were to come being ordered to stay away.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thousands of people from around the world attempted to break a world hand-shaking record.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Punchestown_Racecourse&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.independent.ie/archives/flashback-phil-lynott-rory-gallagher-bono-on-stage-35-years-ago-35954024.html">"Flashback: Phil Lynott, Rory Gallagher & Bono on stage 35 years ago"</a>. <i>independent</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Racecourse">Greenpark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howth_Castle" title="Howth Castle">Howth Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mullingar_Racecourse" title="Mullingar Racecourse">Mullingar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Park_Racecourse" title="Phoenix Park Racecourse">Phoenix Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tralee_Racecourse" title="Tralee Racecourse">Tralee</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuam_Racecourse&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tuam Racecourse (page does not exist)">Tuam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Named races</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Irish_flat_horse_races" title="List of Irish flat horse races">List of Irish flat horse races</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Irish_National_Hunt_races" title="List of Irish National Hunt 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