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11 WTF moments that could only happen at the Galway Races

The most wonderful time of the year.

Jul 28th 2016, 1:25 PM 15,177 Views 0 Comments

IT’S A HELL of a time.

1. When this guy just couldn’t get a bed

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2. This man wiping his face with a fifty euro note behind a news report

Source: TheBradley91/YouTube

3. This guard taking a selfie with the LADS

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4. When mass was held here

Thanks @galwayraces for looking after my team so well ! Not sure that many made it for noon service #craic pic.twitter.com/c2HhxlyH5w
— George Baker (@GBakerRacing) August 3, 2015

Source: George Baker/Twitter

5. This chat about horse-names, the saucy divil

#AskTed gets a bit racy as Ted Walsh recalls the funniest named horse he's ever come across... #RTEracing https://t.co/gS1wtCtR1K
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) July 25, 2016

Source: RTÉ Sport/Twitter

6. This videobombing lad having the craic with Joe Stack

https://www.facebook.com/RTEsport/videos/vb.341867628578/10153215804968579/?type=2&theater

7. And these

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8. Wait for it…

9. When a load of nuns popped by to see what all the fuss was about

Great variety of styles today at #GalwayRaces #ladiesday http://t.co/mk2TMDZa0N @RougeGalway @Kinlay_Galway @Annehug pic.twitter.com/BDWnMuoSDU
— Dove Release for any occasion (@joemaxitaxi) July 30, 2015

Source: Ireland West Taxis/Twitter

10. This wild horse

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11. And when Cinderella herself was spotted passing through

Cinderella was in Galway last night #galwayraces #ladiesday #galway #irishsummer pic.twitter.com/5Ugovvyxhq
— cathy byrne (@rehsifgnik) July 31, 2015

Source: cathy byrne/Twitter

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11 WTF moments that could only happen at the Galway Races