Huge turnout again in county Carlow for homecoming of Aintree and Irish Grand National winners

Leighlinbridge again didn’t disappoint turning out in huge numbers last night to welcome home the Aintree and Irish Grand National winning horses and their handlers.

KCLR’s ‘The Home Run’ (4-7pm) broadcast from the county Carlow village as part of the festivities to celebrate the most recent achievements of I Am Maximus and ‘Soldier in Milan’.

While the horses weren’t saying a lot, our Vinny Bradley did manage to get a few words out of legendary trainer Willie Mullins:

Hear too from Ruby Walsh, Paul Townend, JP McManus and Faith Amond;

Meanwhile, our Aisling McDonald too was in the county Carlow village to capture some of the scenes for KCLR;