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As planned I headed over to the Carlton Shearwater Hotel last Sunday to check out this year’s October Horse Fair. Huge crowds of over 60,000 people attended the opening day of the fair, plus they had visits from two of the presidential candidates, Mary Davis and David Norris. The fair was officially opened by this year’s guest of honour, Niall Quinn, who was driven through the streets of Ballinasloe in a horse drawn carriage with the Queen of the Fair, Cathriona Farrell. I was lucky enough to meet Niall Quinn while I was there and it was great to get the chance to talk to him. I also took some time to chat to Martin Daly, the general manager at the Carlton Shearwater Hotel, and I had to commend him on his choice of fair queen as Cathriona was a natural and did a great job representing the town. During my visit I called into the hotel for a bite to eat and it’s great to see they’re well prepared for the thousands of people that will pass through the hotel over the next week.
