Mollusc madness

They came to the city in the thousands from as far afield as Australia, Thailand, Singapore, and the US, all with one thing on their minds — the mighty oyster.The 53rd Galway International Oyster Festival came to an end Sunday evening, but not before tens of thousands of the slippery little molluscs were consumed during the four day extravaganza, which included plenty of music, dancing, Guinness (who are the main sponsors of the event) and, of course, seafood.Festival organisers estimate that some 10,000 people visited the city during the annual event, with 70% of those coming from abroad, from places like Australia, Singapore, Thailand, North America, the UK and Continental Europe.“About 5,000 people in total attended the actual festival, but there are thousands more that just come to Galway for the weekend,” said Ann Flanagan, Festival Administrator.The event — which is said to inject €8million into the local economy — kicked off on…..