Galway Races Review

We have survived the madness of the Galway Races! We just about had time to catch our breath after the Galway Arts Festival before the celebrations for Race Week got under way. If you were in Galway this week you would have witnessed style and fashion beyond belief as the ladies strutted their stuff at the racecourse and around town. For those who weren't there, make sure you're here next year for this is the biggest event in Galways festival calendar!

Barnacles Hostel kicked off race week with a Mad Hatter competition. In exchange for 2 race tickets guests had to compete to make a 'mad hat'. Our guests (never shy of a challenge) got busy with materials straight away. There was glitter, glue and feathers flying everywhere and even a few sabotage attempts! But one hat prevailed ....... inspired by the swans at Galways Claddagh this hat had to win first prize.

Barnacles also had a go at predicting the winners........we didn't use any conventional methods such as form, past wins etc .......we based our decisions on the important things like the color of the jockey silks, the look of the horse and when there was a Galway jockey ....we backed him!


Turns out we were spot on with our race tip 'overturn' winning the big race of the day on Thurday.


Our guests also made us proud with their sense of style and taste for adventure with some of their headpieces bordering on the bizzare. But they were not the only ones, as night time on Quay Street brought all the style into the city. The trong of people enjoying the atmosphere and music was huge with Barnacles right in the middle of all the action.


So as of today, we hang up our boots and headpieces for another year. The festival fever still lingers in Galway with plenty more to look forward to in August.