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Mohammed Al Attiyah Crowned Corinthian Challenge Champion 2025!

Mohammed Al Attiyah Crowned Corinthian Challenge Champion 2025!

Last Friday at The Curragh Racecourse, thirteen courageous riders participated in The Corinthian Challenge Charity Race, benefiting Irish Injured Jockeys (IIJ). The exhilarating amateur charity race was won by Mohammed Al Attiyah, who rode for trainer Joseph O’Brien and represented owners Sean Sweeney and Kieran O’Hare. Mohammed positioned himself in second place during the initial […]

Volunteer for Irish Injured Jockeys

Volunteer for Irish Injured Jockeys

Would you like to volunteer for Irish Injured Jockeys? We are now looking to add to our list of kind volunteers, and if you would love to give something back, we would love to hear from you.. Just click the link to sign up here https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/VolunteerwithIrishInjuredJockeys Applicants must be 18 or over. Thank you in advance.

IIJ Christmas campaign

IIJ Christmas campaign

The 2025 Irish Injured Jockeys Calendar is now available online. This year’s calendar showcases some memorable equine moments of 2024 and features a range of photographers. Shop online at https://www.irishinjuredjockeys.com/…/2025-iij…/ Please note, this year due to the continuing reduced demand and postal costs for cards we will not be producing our annual Christmas cards. You […]

BETDAQ Donate €30k to Irish Injured Jockeys

BETDAQ Donate €30k to Irish Injured Jockeys

Huge thanks to the team at BETDAQ for kindly donating 30k to Irish Injured Jockeys during the Galway festival. This is one of many donations BETDAQ has made this year. They have  also donated £30,000 to the UK Injured Jockeys Fund, and also supported Treo Eile who retrain retired racehorses and the Irish Retired Greyhound […]

Megan O’Leary is crowned Corinthian Challenge Champion 2024!

Megan O’Leary is crowned Corinthian Challenge Champion 2024!

Thirteen riders participated in The Corinthian Challenge Charity Race for Irish Injured Jockeys (IIJ) at The Curragh Racecourse on Sunday, July 21, 2024.  The riders were Diane Scannell, Joanne Quirke, Bridget Speirs, Ryan Sands, Megan O’Leary, Brian Mulvey, Alannah O’Donoghue, Heather MacKenzie, Suzy Quirke, Stephanie Carter, Jenny Fitzsimons, Niamh Byrne and Conor O’Hara.  Megan O’Leary […]