WILLIE MULLINS has pulled four of his horses out of Cheltenham Festival – including a Gold Cup hope who’s a ‘natural’ over fences.

The Closutton boss trimmed down his squad for next month’s meeting at today’s latest scratching stage.

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One of the big names to miss out on a trip to Prestbury Park is recent grade 3 winner Embassy Gardens.

The nine-year-old gelding gave a five-length thrashing to the hugely respected Monty’s Star on his first run of the season at Tramore on New Year’s Day.

Victory in the hot contest won previously by Gold Cup heroes including Minella Indo and Al Boum Photo was followed with a sixth-place finish in last weekend’s Irish Gold Cup.

Embassy Gardens, who is owned by Sean and Bernardine Mulryan, only lost ten-and-a-half lengths to Galopin Des Champs.

But his place in the Gold Cup field – for which he had been as short as 25-1 – was scrapped by Mullins, as was his position in the Ryanair.

Mullins also pulled last year’s bet365 Gold Cup winner Minella Cocooner from his Gold Cup team.

A real stayer, the 3m2f of the Gold Cup trip might even prove too short for the 25-1 Grand National chance, who could on his way straight to Aintree off a mark of 154.

Mullins has the 1-2 Gold Cup favourite in the shape of the awesome Galopin Des Champs.

He was untouchable in winning a third straight Irish Gold Cup and looks like being the banker of the week at the Festival.

Elsewhere, Mullins also took two horses out of the Champion Chase.

Gentleman De Mee, the JP McManus-owned nine-year-old who finished a length runner-up in the race last year is out, as is Blue Lord.

Simon Munir and Isaac Souede’s ten-year-old last tasted success in the Grade 1 Paddy’s Rewards Club Chase right back in December 2022.

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OVER 25,000 homes, businesses and schools remain without power, 11 days on from Storm Eowyn.

ESB Networks have confirmed that approximately 25,000 homes, farms, schools and businesses are still without power, while around 400 premises have no water.

The National Emergency Co-ordination Group’s latest update said restoration works are continuing on the worst impacted areas.

This is being aided by crews from Austria, Finland, France, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway.

ESB’s Regional Manager Siobhán Wynne told RTE’s News at One that the number of schools without power should be smaller by tomorrow.

She said there are around 150 schools still impacted, with the figure “greatly reduced this morning”.

She said: “We are hopeful that as of tomorrow morning, it will only be a small number of schools that will be impacted.”

However, she noted that it is currently difficult to give an exact date as to when all customers will see a restoration.

She added that she expects this could be by the middle of the week.

She said: “In the coming days after that, we will restore power to the remaining customers by the end of this week.”

Sligo, Galway, Mayo, Leitrim, Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Longford and Roscommon have been confirmed to be the worst-hit areas in Ireland, all with areas without power.

And dozens of customers in the worst-hit areas of the country have been left furious by the lack of power as we approach day 12.

One said: “I still have no power and the trees that pulled down the ESB lines haven’t even been removed yet!

“A whole forest down behind me!! God knows when it’ll be sorted!”

Another said: “12 days after a storm and Kildare still has intermittent power cuts of three hours long and no reason given by ESB networks or any pre warning.

‘NOT GOOD ENOUGH’

“This is like a third world country as your customers, it’s not good enough at all!

A third said: “Day 11. No electricity. No phone reception. No Internet. And not a single ESB worker to be seen in the area in literally the entire 11 days.”

Another added: “We’re still out of power and water and the esb guys literally told us we aren’t priority so not to expect it back before Friday.”

In Northern Ireland, electricity supplier NIE Networks said there are now less than 1,000 people without power, most located in Co Fermanagh.

They said all power supply should be back tonight.

It is estimated that it could be the end of the week before power is fully restored to the outstanding affected customers in the 26 counties.

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LOWER speed limits are set to come into force on Irish roads in just days.

In a bid to lower the risk of accidents and fatalities, speed limits on some roads are being reduced by 25 per cent.

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And drivers who don’t slow could be hit with fines and penalty points from Friday, February 7.

They will be slapped with three penalty points and a fixed charge fine of €160.

What roads are affected?

The changes for rural local roads will mean that current 80km/h limits will be dropped to 60km/h.

In these urban core spots, speed limits will be reduced to 30km/h.

And the speed limit on national secondary roads will also drop from 100km/h to 80km/h.

Motorists will soon spot the new speed limit signs that will have replaced existing ones.

A sign with a white circle and three diagonal black lines will mean that your speed must change from 80km/h to 60km/h.

Drivers in urban areas, which include built up parts as well as housing estates and town centres, will also see speed limit changes later this year.

Why are the speed limits changing?

The phased rollout aims to address the high number of fatalities and serious injuries on rural roads.

A Road Safety Authority (RSA) document revealed that 11 learner drivers were involved in fatal accidents in 2023, the worst year for road deaths in a decade.

This record number compares to the three learner driver deaths reported four years earlier in 2019.

And traffic fatalities have increased by nearly 15 per cent in 2024, with 86 deaths, 11 more than in 2023.

Elena Leao, Marketing & PR spokesperson for AA Ireland, stressed that reducing speed limits is a proven method for saving lives.

She said: “Reducing speed limits is a proven way to save lives.

“These changes reflect a commitment to tackling the factors that contribute to road traffic accidents and fatalities.

“We encourage all drivers to familiarise themselves with the updated speed limits and adapt their driving habits accordingly.”

How are Gardai implementing the speed limits?

To support the new limits, An Garda Síochána will continue using speed checks and advanced detection technology to ensure compliance.

This technology, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) will log the time, date, and location of every vehicle that passes through the entry and exit points.

Drivers who are caught speeding will receive a fixed charge notice.

Once processed, this will result in three penalty points on their licence and a fine of up to €160.

These new cameras are replacing older yellow box models that have been out of action for years, serving as a heads-up to drivers that penalties will be on the way if they exceed the limit.

The AA is now urging drivers to stay alert, follow the new speed limits, and reflect on their driving behaviour.

They added: “Speed limits exist to protect everyone on the road.

“This initiative is a positive step toward creating safer communities and ensuring that we meet the ambitious targets set out in the Road Safety Strategy.”

LOVE Island star Lana Jenkins appeared to take a swipe at Ron Hall after he walked out of All Stars.

Ron decided to leave the series, declaring he didn’t think he would find love while in the villa and “wanted to leave on a happy note”.

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Lana appeared to note his departure by sharing a picture of herself enjoying a drink in the bar.

In the caption, she simply wrote: “The Bar” alongside an emoji chart rising off the page, and a winky face.

Fans quickly commented that it appeared to be a swipe at Ron, with her “setting the bar high” for him when he returned to All Stars.

“Another Ron dig?? ,” wrote one fan, prompting another to respond: “he literally stated his bar is high, she was how high the bar was set at.. it’s the truth far from a dig ”

“What a indirect” laughed another, while a fourth said: “Well thats not Cryptic! ;)”

Ron’s exit scenes aired on Monday night, with Ron pulling the gang to the firepit to explain his decision – especially as it came just days after Scott Thomas also walked.

“I know we’ve just lost Scott, and I know it’s s**t, but it is my time,” he told everyone.

“There’s only so much that I can do, sitting in the sun, just sort of staring at the door for the right person.

“I just don’t know whether that right person is going to come in for me so I am going to go tonight.”

He’d previously told the boys of the decision:  “My time is done… I think, not having a couple, not having, like that strong connection with anyone, I’m a very logical person.”

“It’s like, what chance is that right person gonna walk through the door? I want to leave on a happy note.”

During his first time in the villa, Ron found himself in demand – first coupling up with Lana before he was “stolen” in a recoupling by Tanyel Revan.

He remained with Tanyel for the next couple of weeks, but ultimately returned to Lana, with the pair making it to the final together.

The pair were runners up of the Winter 2023 series, with Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan – who are now engaged to be married – taking home the win.

However, Lana and Ron split three months later, with Ron later commenting that he didn’t enjoy a relationship in the public eye as it “ruined it”.

He told The Sun at the time: “The world is a bit nuts, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, and if it was in another world it might have worked.”

Ahead of entering All Stars, Ron said he would flat out quit if she walked in as a bombshell, saying he couldn’t watch her crack on with other men in front of him.

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