PRESS RELEASE

 Tuesday 14th May 2024.

 ‘THE VILLAGE SALTHILL’ ANNOUNCED AS NEW SPONSOR FOR THE GALWAY RACES SUMMER FESTIVAL.

 

With just two months to go until the highly anticipated Galway Races Summer Festival, taking place from Monday 29th July to Sunday 4th August, the team at Galway Racecourse today announced a new name to their race week sponsors rostrum, a local organisation, ‘The Village Salthill’.

 

‘The Village Salthill’ is a representative group made up of many businesses in Salthill. The aspiration is to help create an environment in the ‘Village’ and surrounding areas that makes it a quality location to live, work and holiday in.  ‘The Village Salthill’ have signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Galway Racecourse to sponsor the seventh race ‘The Village Salthill Handicap’ on the popular family fun ‘Mad Hatters Day’ Sunday 4th August, 

 

The Village Salthill: www.salthill.com

Located by the sea, Salthill is one of Ireland’s top tourism destinations for family holidays with the business group aspiring to enhance that reputation, while also being aware of their resident population, for whom Salthill is their ‘town centre’. Renowned for it’s picturesque ’Prom’, the Blackrock Diving Tower, beaches, superb restaurants, bars, live music, hotels and a wide selection of shops, it really is a must see destination when you’re in Galway for the races.

 

Commenting on the new sponsorship deal, Chief Executive of Galway Racecourse Michael Moloney said, “we’re delighted to welcome the local businesses on board from ‘The Village Salthill’.  They’re such a progressive group and a pleasure to work with. We look forward to supporting them and showcasing the many wonderful things happening in Salthill in the run up to and during the races.”

 

Commenting on their new two-year agreement, Pete Kelly, spokesperson for ‘The Village Salthill’ said, ‘“we’re delighted to be associated with Galway’s longest established sporting event. The Galway Races are storied worldwide and it’s appropriate that Salthill, the home of family holidays, is involved on family day in Ballybrit”

 

Widely regarded as the highlight of the Summer Season in Ireland, the Galway Races looks forward to welcoming its race goers back to Ballybrit for one amazing week that offers its guests great horse racing, entertainment, fashion, reunions with friends and family and an electric fun atmosphere that continues to draw people from all over the world. To book your ticket to this year’s Galway Races check out www.galwayraces.com The Galway Races is calling you.  See you soon.

 

ENDS-

Photography attached from Andrew Downes.

For further information, please contact:

Michael Moloney                                                         Sinéad Cassidy

General Manager                                                        Director of Marketing & Communications

E: michael@galwayraces.com                          E: sinead@galwayraces.com

M: +353 87 679 7706                                                M: +353 87 2888 562