VOLVO OCEAN RACE FESTIVITIES BEGIN

Date Published: 30-Jun-2012

The Volvo Ocean Race festival has officially gotten underway in Galway.

Over 100-thousand people are expected to visit the county this weekend, as the world's most famous ocean race draws closer to the finish line.

The boats are expected to hit Galway Port on either Monday or Tuesday of next week.

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