Bláthnaid broadcasts from Ballybrit

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh will present the RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta live coverage for the Galway Races this year, starting on Monday 29 July and continuing until Ladies Day on Thursday 1 August.
This is the 150th year of the festival, the biggest horse racing festival in the country, and although Bláthnaid has attended many times as a punter, this will be her first time to present from there.  As a proud Ráth Cairn woman, of course, Bláthnaid has close ties to Connemara and feels very at home in the west.
“I’m delighted to be presenting this year from Ballybrit, it's great to be part of the 150th festival.  My roots go back to the west, to Connemara, and I know that the Races are such an important event for the west and the whole country, so I’m really looking forward to it.”
RTÉ RnaG will be broadcasting all the races live across the four days, with the inimitable Seán Bán Breathnach doing live commentary.  Seán Bán celebrated fifty years on air in April, and his passion for broadcasting remains undimmed.  Seán first attended the races in the sixties, and he says he’s looking forward to this year’s historic 150th festival, and is also delighted to be back working with Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh again, after almost thirty years.
“It’s great to be back again this year at Ballybrit, and to be working with Bláthnaid almost thirty years after we last worked together on Scaoil Amach an Bobailín when she was just starting out as a young TV reporter.”
Bláthnaid will have loads of brilliant prizes to give away too, including a holiday on the Wild Atlantic Way, a stay at the Galmont Hotel, Lancôme gift sets every day, and special prizes for the best-dressed man and woman on Ladies Day, so stay tuned. 

The Galway Races 2019 will be broadcast live on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta from Monday 29 July to Thursday 1 August, with coverage starting at 5 pm from Monday to Wednesday, and at 2 pm on Thursday.   Check out the station’s social media for photos and videos from Ballybrit throughout Race Week.