Galway Races Festival promises to be most stylish yet

This year’s Galway Racing Festival promises to be the most stylish one yet and the festival of fashion has already kicked off in earnest.

Hyde Bar one of Galway’s most stylish bars was the venue for a very chic event hosted by the Connacht Hospitality Group this year’s Ladies Day Best Dressed sponsors. The afternoon fashion showcase was a look at some of the latest looks in Brown Thomas Galway.

Ladies Day Head judge for this year Mandy Maher was joined by fellow judge Kieran O’Malley hosting the event which was attended by a number of well-known fashionistas such as Grainne Seoige, Jennifer Wrynne, Niamh O Donavan, Pam Richardson and many more.

Marilyn Gallagher, GM Brown Thomas Galway and Marilyn Gaughan Reddan – Member of the Panel of Experts on European Capitals of Culture at European Commission

The Connacht Hospitality Group have come on board as the sponsors of this year’s Ladies Day Best Dressed competition with a prize fund of €13000, €10,000 cash for the Best Dressed Prize and €3,000 for the Best Hat. The judging panel on the day who have the unenviable task of picking the winners were the hosts of this exclusive fashion show, Mandy Maher and Kieran O Malley who shared an insights into their favourite style on social media following the sell out show.

Jekyll at Hyde has very quickly become recognised as the most photogenic bar space in the city with a whole host of companies using it as a location for photoshoots such as Harper, Or Jewelery and Carraig Donn to name but a few. Hyde Bar will be the place to be seen this race week with lots of fantastic entertainment lined up for the week including The Ladies Day After party featuring Sax Appeal.

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