The Irish Field Explained

The Irish Field
Type:	Weekly
Foundation:	^[1]
Headquarters:	Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12.
Editor:	Leo Powell

The Irish Field is an Irish bloodstock, racing and sport horse publication. Established in 1870 and originally known as the Irish Sportsman and Farmer,^[1] it was published by The Irish Times from the 1930s until 2013.^[2] The publication was acquired by The Agricultural Trust, owners of the Irish Farmers Journal, in July 2003.^{[2] [3]}

Publication

The newspaper is published every Saturday, and includes racing, bloodstock and sport horse news, interviews, horse management advice, pedigree analysis, racecards and classified advertising.^[4]

A directory is usually published by The Irish Field in December each year, and includes contacts for trainers, jockeys, racecourses, equestrian organisations and clubs.

Notes and References

1. Book: Biscotti, M. L. . British Sporting Periodicals: An Annotated Bibliography . Rowman & Littlefield . 2019 . 9781538102732 . 49 . Publication began with whole no.1 (18 February 1870) with the title Irish Sportsman and Farmer [..] With whole no. 3283 (25 February 1933), the title became The Irish Field .
2. Web site: Irish Times sells 'Irish Field' to 'Farmers Journal' publisher for €2.5m . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 13 July 2003 . 20 November 2022 .
3. Web site: Notification No. M/03/022 – Acquisition by The Agricultural Trust of The Irish Field . Competition Authority . ccpc.ie . 6 August 2003 . 20 November 2022 .
4. Web site: The Irish Field .