TG4 to televise three days of Galway

TG4 has announced that the station will broadcast three days of the Galway Races exclusively live on the station on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of next week's Festival.

The channel's cameras return to Ballybrit again on Friday 30th July with an extended live programme of racing, betting news and tips, features and celebrity interviews and continue on until Sunday afternoon. In total 21 races will be broadcast live over the three days.

TG4's own Hector Ó hEochagáin, whose love of horses is well known, will be reporting from in and around the parade ring meeting various owners, jockeys and personalities from the racing world, along with Mick Ó hUallacháin, while race commentary will be provided by Micheál Ó Sé and Brian Tyers.