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With only a few days to go before the gates of Galway Racecourse open to welcome hundreds of vintage and classic cars, tractors, motorbikes, steam engines and much more, it already promises to be the biggest shows held in Ireland in 2022.

The Covid-19 vaccination centre at Galway Racecourse in Ballybrit is to serve as the sole centre for the west, following a large reduction in the numbers of people presenting at COVID-19 vaccinations centres nationally.

It was confirmed this week that Grá Chocolates has agreed a two year sponsorship deal with the Galway Races, but the partnership’s origin is based on a historic connection with the racecourse.

The planning is well underway for the welcomed return of Ireland’s largest horse racing festival, the Galway Races that takes place from Monday July 25 to Sunday 31st July for one action packed week and this week Galway Racecourse announced a new sponsor to their race week programme, ‘ Bathshack’ the UK’s and Irelands top bathroom retailer.

Galway Racecourse at Ballybrit is to become the main hub for donations of essential items being sent to help displaced and terrified Ukrainian refugees on the Polish border.

Parents and guardians of children aged five to 11 years can now book an appointment for a Covid-19 vaccine for their child at the vaccination centre in Galway Racecourse. Bookings can be made on www.hse.ie/book.

Two High Court actions have been brought this week over the granting of planning permission for the Galway City Ring Road.

The HSE booster vaccination clinics are continuing to operate at Ballybrit this weekend. For the most up to date queueing times see HSE Twitter and for the times and categories, see below.

Galway Racecourse, traditionally home to Ireland’s largest horse racing festival, the iconic ‘Galway Races’ had a busy 2021 despite a challenging year. In accordance with Covid protocols a lot still happened throughout the year at the Ballybrit venue.