{"id":122340,"date":"2021-06-28T14:01:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T13:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=122340"},"modified":"2021-11-05T09:35:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T09:35:48","slug":"tg4-back-in-ballybrit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2021-2\/tg4-back-in-ballybrit\/","title":{"rendered":"TG4 back in Ballybrit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Rasai_Beo_Ballybrit_1_1920x1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Rasai_Beo_Ballybrit_1_1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-122335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Rasai_Beo_Ballybrit_1_1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Rasai_Beo_Ballybrit_1_1920x1080-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Rasai_Beo_Ballybrit_1_1920x1080-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Rasai_Beo_Ballybrit_1_1920x1080-252x141.jpg 252w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Rasai_Beo_Ballybrit_1_1920x1080-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Rasai_Beo_Ballybrit_1_1920x1080-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; overflow: auto; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U9nToStA0YA\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowFullscreen=\"true\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nTwo days of racing from this year\u2019s Galway Races Summer Festival will be broadcast live on TG4 on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st July, the station has confirmed. The live coverage on TG4 will include a packed race card with 15 races shown over the two days to a free-to-air audience.  The live broadcast from Ballybrit will be a welcome return to the racecourse for the Irish language broadcaster, who last aired the races in 2006.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2021 saw a concerted increase in Irish Horseracing coverage for TG4, which provided live racing to fans over 10 weeks from venues including Leopardstown, Punchestown, Naas, Cork, Limerick, Dundalk, Navan and Sligo.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHighlights have included the opening of the flat season back at its home in The Curragh; the Easter Festival in Fairyhouse and the triumphant return to Tramore of trainer Henry de Bromhead and his stable of champions (Minella Times, Honeysuckle, Put the Kettle On, Minella Indo and Balko Des Flos) who were paraded live for admirers on TG4.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>R\u00e1sa\u00ed Beo<\/em> will be presented by <strong>Se\u00e1n B\u00e1n Breathnach<\/strong>, with analysis by <strong>M\u00e1nus \u00d3 Conghaile<\/strong> and <strong>Evelyn N\u00ed Ghriallais<\/strong>. Racing journalist <strong>Daragh \u00d3 Conch\u00fair<\/strong> will be getting all the reactions from trainers, owners and jockeys outside the parade ring and race commentary will be provided by <strong>C\u00e1rthach Breathnach<\/strong>. The team will be providing the TG4 audience with comprehensive coverage from the racecourse and no doubt there will be some craic agus spraoi to be had in Ballybrit as well.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>R\u00e1sa\u00ed Beo<\/em> is produced by Waterford based company Nemeton TV. The team in the An Rinn Gaeltacht also produce <em>Laochra Gael<\/em>, <em>GAA C\u00fal Camps<\/em> and <em>GAA Beo<\/em> for TG4.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nR\u00e1sa\u00ed Beo will also be available to watch on the TG4 Player and on the TG4 Mobile and Smart TV App.  <em>Sp\u00f3rt TG4<\/em> will also have exclusive behind the scenes action from Ballybrit across its social media channels.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>CEO of Galway Racecourse, Michael Moloney<\/strong> said:<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;We are delighted to have the team from TG4 broadcast live from Galway Racecourse on both the Friday and Saturday of our Summer Festival this year. In the current times, we really miss our loyal supporters here in Ballybrit that come year after year, and bring such magic to our event, so this news that they can get close to the action this Summer is very much welcomed. The Galway Races is a multi-generational event and such a huge part of Summer tradition and Irish culture.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn total, viewers at home throughout Ireland tuning into TG4 will get to see fifteen races live on television, and will feature The Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle, The Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Steeplechase, and The Galway Shopping Centre Handicap with a total prize fund in excess of \u20ac500,000 over the two days. The team at TG4 have always been hugely progressive and are great supporters of Irish racing and our Festival. On behalf of our fans and the Galway Race Committee, I would like to thank them for making this happen.  We look forward to working with the team in TG4 both in the build up to and during race week.&#8221;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>TG4\u2019s Head of Sport, R\u00f3n\u00e1n \u00d3 Coisdealbha<\/strong> said:<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;We are delighted to be showing the Galway Races Summer festival. Horse racing became an integral part of the station\u2019s sporting output this year, and we look forward to continuing this with TG4\u2019s free-to-air coverage from Ireland\u2019s largest horse racing meet. We are particularly excited to be back in Ballybrit for the first time in 15 years, and to bring all the thrills that comes with this iconic festival to the viewers at home.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe full TG4 Galway Races schedule is as follows:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>FRIDAY 30 JULY<\/strong><br \/>\nLive coverage begins on TG4 at 3.45pm <\/p>\n<p>1st race, 4pm: The James\u2019s Gate Maiden Hurdle<br \/>\n2nd race, 4.30pm: The Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle<br \/>\n3rd race, 5pm: The Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle<br \/>\n4th race, 5.30pm: The Guinness Handicap Hurdle<br \/>\n5th race, 6.05pm: The Guinness Beginners Steeplechase<br \/>\n6th race, 6.40pm: The Arthur Guinness Steeplechase<br \/>\n7th race, 7.10pm: The Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Steeplechase<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SATURDAY 31 JULY<\/strong><br \/>\nLive coverage begins on TG4 at 12.30pm <\/p>\n<p>1st race, 12.50pm: The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden<br \/>\n2nd race, 1.22pm: The Galway Shopping Centre Maiden<br \/>\n3rd race, 1.57pm: The O\u2019Leary Insurances Handicap<br \/>\n4th race, 2.32pm: The Galway Shopping Centre Handicap<br \/>\n5th race, 3.10pm: The Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden<br \/>\n6th race, 3.45pm: The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap<br \/>\n7th race, 4.20pm: The Galway Shopping Centre Handicap<br \/>\n8th race, 4.50pm: The McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Two days of racing from this year\u2019s Galway Races Summer Festival will be broadcast live on TG4 on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st July, the station has confirmed. 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