Rare hint of summer weather lures fashionistas to Killarney

On a day that brought a long-awaited hint of summer, style-conscious women turned out in their droves at Killarney Races.

Sunshine was the lure, and top prize in the fashion stakes — a weekend for two in Paris — went to Ciara Kelly, from Beaufort, Co Kerry, who was attending Ladies’ Day for the first time.

Looking a picture in a fitted, black, classic shift dress, purchased in Zara in Cork, and a disc headpiece with a veil and feather, from Debenhams, also Cork, Ciara appeared more surprised than anybody when declared Dawn Dairies Queen of Fashion.