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The Connemara Pony Festival in Clifden starts today with crowds expected to descend on the capital of Connemara.

Moycullen Riding Centre is situated just a few miles from the city of Galway in Poulnaclough, Moycullen.

The annual charity Skyride event takes place on Easter Sunday, April 8, on Clifden's Sky Road with all proceeds this year going to Ability West.

At just 10 years of age, Jason Foley is rapidly making an impression as a name for the future of Irish showjumping.

The 49th Oughterard show will take place at the end of next week and prospective entrants are encouraged to move fast as today marks the deadline for applications. The committee have yet again put together a sterling line up which is sure to attract patrons from all over the country.

I have often heard my grandmother say that the fun of Galway races began when you were hauled up onto a sidecar, behind a lively pony, and driven at a smart pace to Ballybrit. Passengers held on tightly to each other, or to the wooden seat, as the smell of horse, and the jolting ride over rough roads gave it a carnival atmosphere. The races were a two-day meeting then yet the jarvies, or ponymen, would hang about the town for the week hoping to get a fare. As well as bringing racegoers to Ballybrit in the mornings, and home in the evenings, they also brought them to Salthill. Sometimes they carried them to the dogtrack at College Road. Either way it was a long and busy week for the ponymen who came mainly from the Moycullen area, renowned for its Connemara ponies, and passionate owners.

Oughterard, currently in the spotlight for Celebrity Bainisteoir, will continue its action-packed summer activities with its annual show, which takes place this year on August 27 and 28.

Monty’s Pass, the legendary winner of the 2003 Grand National at Aintree, will be among the attractions at the 48th Oughterard Agricultural Show, which takes place this weekend.

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The highly popular Galway County Show takes place this weekend in the grounds of the Brothers of Charity in Kilcornan, Clarenbridge