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Credits, Links and Information

Below you will find links to other websites of interest, legal and copyright information relating to the images, video and music used on this site, as well as software used in its creation, contact details for the webdeveloper and technical information about the site.


Useful Links

Tom and his team vist the following websites frequently and recommend them as invaluable sources of information on racing.

  • Horse Racing Ireland administers almost all aspects of horseracing in Ireland. This website is an indispensable resource for both racing professional and enthusiast alike.
  • The Racing Post is the online version of the newspaper of the same name. A great source of up to date racing news with particular emphasis on the UK.
  • Irish Racing .com is the dedicated racing website from The Irish Times. It provides excellent coverage of Irish racing - news, views, reviews, previews and more.
  • The Association of Irish Racehorse Owners is officially recognised by Horse Racing Ireland as the body representing Irish racehorse owners.

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Image and Video Credits and Copyright Details

  • The music used on the Video is used under a Synchronisation License between Glic I.T. and John McDermott (Macca Records). Reproduction in any format strictly prohibited under international law.
  • Our thanks to Tamarisk (Tamso) Doyle for the image of the Horse of the Year presentation on the Previous Wins page. Also for the two images credited to her on the Gallery page.
  • The image of Diana O'Huid on the Meet the Team page is courtesy of Diana.
  • The "still life" image on the Gallery page is by Elaine Taaffe.
  • The images of Finger Onthe Pulse jumping, and of Kicking King and Finger Onthe Pulse in the parade ring, on the Home page are used with the permission of Peter Mooney Photography, as is that of the staff on the Meet the Team page. Also the three images credited to him on the Gallery page. Tel: +353 (0)1 2300492 Email:
  • The image of Tom Taaffe used in the banner and on the Meet the Team page is used with the permission of Tony Keane - TK Photography. Also the five images credited to him on the Gallery page. Tel: +353 (0)87 7734002 Email:
  • All other images, including those used to create the banner and video, were taken at Portree Stables by Jim Daly of Glic I.T.
  • The above images are copyright the person or entity credited and may not be reproduced without permission.

Queries regarding the above should be addressed to the individual named or to .


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Website Development - Legal Notices and Acknowledgements

  • Lightbox2, for the display of large versions of images, is used on this site under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. Lightbox2 incorporates the Prototype Framework (under the terms of an MIT-style License) and Scriptaculous Effects Library (open License).
  • The map on the Directions page is map displayed and may be accessed by using the Google Maps API pursuant to the API terms and conditions as laid down by Google Inc.
  • Some of the work in creating the video on this site was done using VirtualDub 1.7.5. VirtualDub was used under the terms and conditions of the GNU Public License Version 2, June 1991.

Website Development - Contact Information

  • This site was developed by Jim Daly of Glic I.T. For queries relating to this site or to get a quotation for a site of your own, contact Jim by email at or by phone on +353 (0)87 2223552.

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Technical Information

  • This website has been tested on Firefox 3.5.4, Opera 10.01, Flock 2.5, Safari 4.0.3 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0. If you experience any difficulty viewing the site on these or other browsers (other than Internet Explorer 6.0 which is not supported by Glic I.T.), please email the webmaster: .
  • This site makes use of Javascript on all pages and temporary cookies are set for contact forms. To gain full benefit it is necessary to enable Javascript in your browser and to accept cookies from this site.

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