VIDEO: Mad Hatters party on despite wet conditions at Galway Races

The sun was a non-runner on a dank summer’s day in Ballybrit, but a colourful Mad Hatters competition lit up the final instalment of Galway Race Week.

Imagination and creativity was the name of the game, as hats of all shapes and sizes did their best to stay intact against the gusting odds.

Eilis McEvoy from Claregalway won the main prize in the Ireland West Airport Knock and Ryanair sponsored competition with a suitably crazy creation.