So you think you know all there is to know about the benefits of Galway Races. Here is a list of facts to help you sound like a know-all this week.
1 — A tonne of chips will be consumed during the week
2 — 160,000 pints will be pulled.
3 — Maybe about 50,000 people will be pulled. Get your coat.
4 — About 45 extra escorts have travelled to Galway, charging €100 an hour
5 — 800 horses will run over the course of the week
6 — There will be 120 helicopter landings
7 — 100 man-hours will be spent cutting the grass at Ballybrit
8 — 110,000 racecards will be sold during the week
9 —1,500 staff will be employed at the course
10 — €15 million will be gambled on the course
11— Race week is worth €54million to Galway hotels and businesses
12— Five tonnes of Irish beef will be eaten over the seven days
13 — 500 bottles of champagne will be sold
14 — 4,000 hot beef rolls will be sold
15 — 160,000 will attend over the week
