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Rain dampens numbers but race changes reap rich reward

A shocking forecast for Family Day saw overall crowds at this year’s Galway Races down by 6,000 – but organisers are ...

Galway under starters orders for Race Week spectacular

The fiver drop in advance ticket prices to this year’s Galway Races has already reaped rewards with sales already wel...

Gilligan’s stable star obliges at Ballybrit in terrific 24 hours for Galway trainer

PAUL Gilligan is heading with two horses on the boat to the big November meeting at Cheltenham. And why wouldn’t h...

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Rising star Gilligan makes the headlines at local track

BARRY Geraghty has never won one; Rachael Blackmore and Jack Kennedy have yet to win one, but a teenage Galway jockey has already cracked the code ...

Races off to perfect start with numbers up on last year

The Galway Races are off to a flying start, with crowds topping last year’s figures for the opening days of the week-long festival. Despite the ...

Government rubbishes social media speculation on new asylum centres

The Government has officially scotched social media rumours – stirring up speculation that two vacant accommodation facilities west of the Corrib w...

Plans for two more asylum seeker centres in Galway

A government department is negotiating to procure a further two properties in Galway City to accommodate asylum seekers, even as it finalised arran...

A strong entry for attractive two-day September meeting at Ballybrit

A prize-fund of over €230,000 will be up for grabs over the two-day Galway September meeting at Ballybrit next week. Monday’s fixture is an all-...

Thumbs up from Moloney as Galway is back in the groove

IT would have been easy to have got carried away on the wave of expectancy. With advance ticket sales strong and corporate hospitality booked out f...


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