Tag: Ballybrit
Med-tech giants tempt ex-pats home – by flying them for free
The new wave of ‘generation emigration’, who left Galway in search of work during the recent recession, are being lured back home from Australia...
Galway Races saddle up for special birthday
The Galway Races is celebrating a big birthday this year – and the Festival Committee is seeking the help of Galwegians to make its...
Galway jockey lands big win – without getting into the saddle
Galway jockey Leigh Roche is the toast of Ballybrit – without riding a single winner at the annual festival.
In fact he did not even...
Racecourse investment ‘vote of confidence’ in Galway
Horse racing’s biggest and best festival in Ireland is set to get better – with a new €6 million redevelopment project well underway at...
Galway’s feast of racing gets off to a flyer!
Racing’s favourite festival has got off to a flyer with bumper crowds flocking to Ballybrit in the early half of the week, and punters...
Your guide to the Galway Races traffic system
Gardai and the city’s traffic management centre will be monitoring the flow of traffic across Galway during the Races.
A colour-coded route system for traffic...