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"We'd people in tears on the phone" Galway Races limited to 1,000 spectators

It’s been announced that the Galway Races will be limited to 1000 spectators per day.   It will b...

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14.18 15 Jul 2021


"We'd people in tears on the phone" Galway Races limited to 1,000 spectators


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14.18 15 Jul 2021


It’s been announced that the Galway Races will be limited to 1000 spectators per day. 

 It will be a lot different to the numbers in 2019 when 125,000 spectators were in attendance over the course of the week-long festival.  

 CEO of Galway Racecourse is Michael Moloney and General Manager of the Harbour Hotel Ali McHugh chatted to Andrea.

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