Weld worth his weight in gold to Galway

ASTONISHING seems the most appropriate word to describe the success of the Galway Festival this week.

It simply bucked all trends and for the betting, with both the bookmakers and the Tote, to hold up the way it did was quite extraordinary.

The bottom line is that if you were in Galway over the last few days and someone told you we were in the middle of a deep recession then you’d be inclined to call for the guys in the white coats.