Listowel lady in red past the post in fashion stakes

A LADY in red was first past the post in the fashion stakes at sun-splashed and crowded Listowel Races.

Local woman and homemaker Catherine Keane was a popular winner of the best dressed lady competition, crowning it all with a hat designed by herself.

Wearing a Quinn and Donnelly red dress and coat, she caught the eye of celebrity judge Celia Holman Lee, who admitted to having an extremely difficult task in picking a winner from the large numbers of elegantly turned-out women.