Outside of the Listowel Races, it s one of the biggest nights in the famous horse-loving town for the Sport of Kings.
Thankfully, COVID hasn t entirely put paid to the annual Cheltenham Preview Night at Christy s Well Bar in the Square - as the action goes online.
As ever, it s in aid of the vital work of the Kerry Parents and Friends Association, complete with a fantastic expert panel, and with Pat Cash Healy and Billy Keane on point as hosts. Kerry Parents and Friends Listowel Branch are delighted to announce that our annual Preview Night will go ahead on Tuesday, March 9, between 8pm and 10pm but in a different format this year, organiser Eilísh Stack said.
He would have been a proud man, my Dad. I call it a memory stir
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Silhouettes in flight at Fairyhouse.
Image: Healy Racing
Image: Healy Racing
OUT OF LOCKDOWN, some sporting opportunities arose.
Like many Pat ‘Cash’ Healy saw his way of life swerve off course last March when normal activity in the country ground to a halt.
The Listowel-based horse racing photographer saw tracks around the country shut down and with plenty time to kill, there was a chance to get a project going.