Galway an Irish phenomenon

WHAT price Galway Hurdle day next year to attract an attendance in excess of 50,000?

Galway an Irish phenomenon
Sun, 08 Oct, 2006 - 01:00
Pat Keane

Not so long ago such a crowd at an Irish race meeting would have been quite unthinkable, but as far as Galway is concerned nothing is impossible.

The new €22m stand will be up and running for the 2007 Festival and that magical mark now has to be regarded as more probable than possible.

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