Co Meath racegoer won Best Dressed Lady competition while Best Hat award went to Maksuda AkhterLisa Walsh was the winner of the Ella & Jo Best Dressed Lady Competition on Ladies Day at Galway Races Summer Festival. Photograph: Andrew Downes, xposure Lisa Walsh (37) from Dunboyne, Co Meath was the winner of the Ella & Jo Best Dressed Lady competition on Ladies Day at the Galway Races Summer Festival. Walsh, an accountant by profession, takes home €10,000 in prizemoney.The Best Hat award was won by Maksuda Akhter, who wore a design by Irish milliner Fiona Rafter.The judging panel was made up of Mandy Maher, Laura Fox and Ella & Jo co-founder Charlene Flanagan.Lisa Walsh shows off her competition-winning outfit at Ballybrit, Co Galway. Photograph: Andrew Downes, xposure Olena Vriivna, from Dublin, at the Galway Races on Thursday. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho Stylish hats and fascinators were out in force on Ladies Day at Ballybrit, Co Galway. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Pam Richardson from Galway with matching red dress and headwear. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho Five -year-old Molly-Mae Moran Ward enjoying Ladies Day at the Galway Races Summer Festival on Thursday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Hats on show on day four of the 2026 Galway Races Summer Festival. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Leah Hoey and Jamie O'Grady pause for a selfie during Ladies Day at the Galway Races. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO Racegoers on Ladies Day on day four of the Galway Races Summer Festival. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Niamh O'Grady and former Mayo footballer Pádraig O’Hora at the Galway Races on Thursday. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO Jennifer Wrynne from Leitrim enjoying the weather and racing at Ballybrit race track, Co Galway. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO Talita Sweeney from Ballincollig, Co Cork. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO Emma Morgan and Tara Quinn from Armagh at the Galway Races. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO Talita and Mark Sweeney from Ballincollig, Co Cork. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO IN THIS SECTION
In pictures: Lisa Walsh scoops €10,000 prize on Ladies Day at the Galway Races
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