Mulholland no apprentice as Galway races to catch up

Thursday morning finds Alan Mulholland pulling up the shutters of one of his family’s 18 bookmaking shops.

Hectic times, these. Just behind the Galway races, next week is the second busiest of the year.

“Cheltenham sandwiched between Meath and Tyrone. It’s a testy week for me, anyway,” he smiles.