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The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Galway Races food & drink prices revealed as high cost of Guinness pints leaves punters feeling floored
THE food and drinks prices for the 2025 Galway Races Festival have been revealed - with them once again forcing punters to dig deep into their pockets. Monday saw the first of SEVEN days of top-class racing Advertisement 5 A victory by Alan O'Sullivan, brother of tragic jockey Michael, was the big storyline on Monday Credit: Sportsfile 5 A 500ml bottle of water is priced at €3.50 5 While the cheapest burger is available at €11 5 A pint of the black stuff is €6.90 The Irish Sun's reporter on the ground Danielle Russell Masterson supplied the above images which lay out just how much a day out at the Connacht showpiece will set you back. The highlights (or lowlights) include a pint of Guinness costing €6.90 while a half pint is €4. A pint of Rockshore lager or cider is €7.50 apiece while the same price applies for pints of Carlsberg. Alcohol-free alternatives aren't much better as a 500ml bottle of Guinness 0.0 is €5.50 with the same amount charged for a 330ml bottle of Carlsberg 0.0. Advertisement Read More On Irish Sport As regards spirits, €7.50 is also the going rate for a 50ml of either Smirnoff vodka, Roe & Co Irish whiskey, Baileys, Bacardi and Brandy. Naturally, champagne is in a category all to itself in terms of pricing as a bottle of Rose is an eye-watering €140. Meanwhile the non-vintage version is slightly cheaper at €125. With nearly €2.2million prize money on offer over the 53 races this week, 800 horses will hit the track in a bid to make racing history. The annual racing bonanza saw thousands of Advertisement Most read in Horse Racing The groundstaff had the course looking pristine for the week ahead while the crowds prayed the And it was JP McManus and Ruby Walsh pay heartfelt tributes to Edward O'Grady at Galway Races Jessie Harrington's Jerrari went clear on the run-in to beat Ross O'Sullivan's Prove Yourself in the second race of the day, while But it was in the Connacht Hotel Handicap that the day's most popular winner came as Alan O'Sullivan led Filey Bay home first past the post. Advertisement Alan is the younger brother of tragic jockey Michael who died in February from injuries he sustained in a fall at Thurles. MASSIVE BUZZ With over 171,000 Festival CEO Michael Moloney told The Irish Sun: 'There's lots of pints of 'Last year, we welcomed over 120,000 Advertisement Opening day one of the Frank Naughton of The Galway Tenors said: 'To sing up here is always the big buzz of the year, I grew up just over the road from here so it's in my blood. 'I've been singing up here either solo or with the Tenors for over 25 years and believe me when I say, I just love it. 'And to be joined this year by my fellow tenor Padraig Connaughton makes it even more fun.' Advertisement There was, however, a sombre start to proceedings as The 75-year-old 5 Jerrari, with Donagh Meyler up, took the Iggy Daly Easyfix Handicap Hurdle during day one Credit: Sportsfile
Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Filey Bay and Alan O'Sullivan star at Galway on opening evening
Filey Bay justified market support in recording an emotional victory in the Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap at Galway. The feature event on the first evening of the week-long festival at Ballybrit is restricted to amateur riders and it was Alan O'Sullivan - brother of the late Michael O'Sullivan, who tragically died in February following injuries suffered in a fall at Thurles - who shone in the saddle. O'Sullivan had to weave a path to get a run on the JP McManus-owned gelding and when he did he fairly shot clear aboard Emmet Mullins' 7-1 chance, with the winning jockey looking to the skies as he passed the line four and three-quarter lengths ahead of Mon Coeur.
