Attendance at the Galway Races 2009
Up or Down?
In light of the current economic recession and the dramatic fall in attendances at race meetings throughout Ireland and the UK, the big question among the horse racing fraternity in Ireland is 'Will attendances be up or down at the Galway Festival in 2009?'.
Galway Races Summer Festival 2009
Admission Prices
Mon July 27th - €20
Tues July 28th - €25
Wed July 29th - €30
Thurs July 30th - €30
Fri July 31st - €25
Sat Aug 1st - €20
Sun Aug 2nd - €20
Factor in racecards at €3.00 per meeting, car parking, meals, snacks, drinks, refreshments, not to mention BETTING (if you can afford it).
Recession? What recession?
Don't mention spiralling unemployment or plummeting house prices.
Don't mention the blitzed construction industry or the stalled motor industry.
Don't mention the collapse in the number of visitors from Britain, who are discouraged by the sterling-euro exchange rate.
Can the plain people of Ireland afford to go to Galway Races this year?
Ask RTE's Paddy O'Gorman ('Queueing for a Living') as he tours the children's playgrounds of Ireland interviewing Ireland's new poor.
Ask your local property developer or your neighbourhood architect.
How to beat the recession?
Shanks's mare, a packed lunch and cold tea in a bottle.
Racing page from a giveaway newspaper that includes a free €5 bet.
Stowaway in a horsebox.
With a little ingenuity, you can 'join the crowd at Galway'.
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