Michael Hourigan is an Irish politician and former Mayor of Limerick. As a member of Fine Gael, he represented Limerick city as a councillor and served as Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Limerick from 2016 to 2017.
The Hourigan family is an Irish family from the parish of Abington near Murroe, County Limerick, several of whose members have held public office in Ireland since the late 20th century. They include a senator, two Teachtaí Dála, a Member of the...
The Savills Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be...
Patrick "Paddy" Hourigan (c. 1934 – 7 May 2022) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who represented the Castleconnell electoral area on Limerick County Council from 1972 to 2004, and who served as Mayor of Limerick (Cathaoirleach) from 1993 to 1994....
The BetVictor Champion Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Northern Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Down Royal, Lisburn over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are...
The Irish Gold Cup (Irish: Corn Óir na hÉireann) is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running...
Neasa Hourigan (born October 1980) is an Irish Green Party politician who was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency from 2020 until 2024. She was Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight from September 2020 until being...
The John Durkan Memorial Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs {2 miles 4 furlongs and 40 yards, or 4,060 metres) at Punchestown in December. The race was first run in...
David Wachman (born 5 July 1971) is a retired Irish racehorse trainer who specialised in flat racing. Before taking out his own licence to train horses, Wachman worked for trainers in Ireland (Jessica Harrington, Michael Hourigan and Jim Bolger),...