Hollywood had its $50m man, but in just a few days in the region of 400,000 people have watched Tuam’s €50 note man.

Normal service was resumed for the Galway Plate as rain of biblical proportions battered bedraggled punters.

It was agony and ecstasy at Ballybrit yesterday as one Aussie took home €12,000 as Best Dressed Lady — and I missed out on €1,000 by a matter of inches.

Football fans would have pocketed over €4,000 if they had backed Paul the psychic octopus’ World Cup predictions, online bookmaker Betfair has claimed today.