GALWAY Racecourse had a delayed launch of their exciting three-day October Festival that takes place over the Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday 26th to Monday 28th. The meeting offers fantastic horse racing, live music, delicious hospitality, entertainment and the meeting of old friends and new at Ballybrit.

Last year Galway Racecourse approached The National Breast Cancer Research Institute, an Irish charity, to host a dedicated fundraiser for them as October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. The event was such a success, and received a huge ground swell of support, that it raised €95,000 for the charity.