Galway Races countdown begins

One of the biggest spectacles in Irish racing is now only 7 days away and the sense of anticipation is growing by the hour. Starting next Monday, the Galway Races promise to once again draw tens of thousands of racing fans from all corners of Ireland to the Ballybrit Racecourse, with some forecasters expecting attendances to topple the 200,000 mark.

With 7 days of quality racing on offer, the Galway Festival offers diversity, breathtaking action and a wide variety of betting opportunities. While a win in any Galway race is a major prize for trainers, owners and jockeys, the feature races run on each day of the festival are some of the most sought after prizes in horseracing.

The Galway Festival has established itself as the pinnacle in Irish Racing and is arguably the most lavish, colourful and sociable fixture in the Irish Racing Calendar. Its not only the quality of racing that sets Galway apart, but the coming together of racing fanatic and party goer combine to make the atmosphere something that can only be experienced to fully appreciate. True Irish Craic is guaranteed not to mention the odd one or a dozen pints of Guinness!

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Bank Robbery Skibbereen Cork

Today July 21, 2008, news is just breaking of a armed robbery at the Bank of Ireland in Skibbereen Cork. Early reports say there was a car hijacked shortly after the robbery but this is unconfirmed at present. The sleepy West Cork town is in shock at the events as Gardai investigate what happened.

Report from RTE.ie this afternoon at 16:01

Two armed men are being sought after they held-up a bank in Skibbereen, Co Cork.

At around 11.30am this morning two men entered the Bank of Ireland in the town.

One man was armed with a shotgun, the second man was armed with a small fire arm.

Gardaí are unsure whether the smaller firearm was genuine or an imitation.

No one was injured and no shots were fired during the robbery.

The men made off with an undisclosed sum of money from the bank.

While making their getaway the men crashed their car and stole another car before making their escape.

One man is described as being around 6ft tall in height, the second man was around 5'8".

Travel tips for Ireland

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