Horses fare better than humans

Date Published: 03-Jul-2007

Horses at the Galway Races will be afforded a privilege that mere mortals of the city and county have been denied for the last five months — safe drinking water.

The €22m revamp of Ballybrit has resulted in a state of- the-art four-storey grandstand with seating for 700 and boasting panoramic restaurants replacing the 1970s West Stand.

As part of the construction work, a new €95,000 water filtration system has been installed to ensure none of the prized four-legged visitors — or the paying two-legged ones — come down with an upset stomach.

The ultraviolet unit with sand filtration is a major piece of engineering equipment, akin to a system that would be installed in a group water scheme.