LAYTOWN may only race once a year, but when it comes to launches there will be few to match that held on Tuesday night at the Glenside Hotel. On the one hand it helped to set the ball rolling for this year’s staging of racing on Thursday, September 6th, but the main reason for the gathering was the launch of an exquisite volume titled Laytown Strand Races – Celebrating 150 Years.

This is the work of John Kirwan and Fiona Ahern, both of whom have pedigree when it comes to writing, producing and editing books. John previously wrote about Laytown’s sister track in Bellewstown, both courses managed by Kevin Coleman.