Ladbrokes buys Irish bookmakers Joanne Payne07/02/2008 | Retail | Northern IrelandPrintDownload Ladbrokes has bought Eastwood Bookmakers, Northern Ireland’s largest bookmaker, for £117.5m. Ladbrokes will have 70 shops throughout Northern Ireland, which include the 16 shops it acquired in 2006 Thank you for reading EG Want to read more? Enjoy a story a week for FREE. Register Find Out More Already a subscriber or registered user? Sign in