IT’S often said the Irish love certain things in life such as Home and Away, Nathan Carter country music, the GAA, the Late Late Toy Show and Tayto but on the list comes horse racing and the colourful Christmas jumper phenomenon!

Fairyhouse have combined the Winter Racing Festival, which attracts 8,000 racegoers, and a huge Christmas jumper competition on Sunday, December 1st.

The ground-breaking Rachael Blackmore will be judge and the winner gets a VIP trip to the Fairyhouse Easter Festival for the Irish Grand National with hospitality for four and staying in Dunboyne Castle Hotel.