Disappointment as only 1,000 fans allowed attend Galway Races
Galway Racecourse in Ballybrit. Photo by Cody Glenn/Sportsfile
Having last month expressed the hope that as many as 5,000 people would be able to attend each day of its seven-day festival, Galway has been told it will only be allowed cater for 1,000.
The Irish Derby at the Curragh last month was part of a government-led pilot, when 1,000 spectators were in attendance, leading to hopes that bigger numbers would be allowed attend Ballybrit.
