So which racecourses are near Dublin?
Fairyhouse:
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Contact details: Fairyhouse Racecourse, Ratoath, Co. Meath
Tel: +353 1 825 6167
Fairyhouse Racecourse is rated as one of Ireland's foremost horse sporting venues. The universally well-known horse racing amenity is located in the famous parish of Ratoath in County Meath. It is the proud home of the widely attended Irish Grand National.
Leopardstown:
Contact details: Leopardstown Racecourse, Foxrock, Dublin, 18
Tel: + 353 01 289 0500
Email: info@leopardstown.com
Leopardstown Racecourse is a globally recognised Irish horse sporting venue, which is located in Leopardstown in Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown, about 8km south of the famous Dublin civic centre. Just like many other Irish courses, Leopardstown stages National Hunt and also Flat racing events. (Just 7 miles from the city centre)
Punchestown:
Contact details: Punchestown Racecourse, Punchestown, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Tel: + 353 (0) 45 897704
Punchestown Racecourse is situated in the expansive parish of Eadestown, close to Naas, County Kildare - Ireland.
It is known as the home of the Irish Jumps Racing and thus plays host to Punchestown Irish National Hunt Festival.
Curragh:
Contact details: Curragh Racecourse, Co Kildare, R56 RR67, Ireland
Tel: 353 (0) 45 441 205
Email: info@curragh.ie
There are many accounts that hold the very first racing event at the Curragh took place around the 1700’s, a contested fact that was documented by Cherney’s horse sporting calendar in the early days early of 1727.The very word “Curragh” denotes a place’ of the galloping horse. As early as the 3rd century, there were chariot racing events at the Curragh.
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