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