Plenty of colour for Barrow Dragon Boat Regatta in Carlow

The Barrow Dragon Boat Regatta’s back in Carlow today.

There’s plenty of colour amid the competitive edge on the river at the town park.

Racing runs from 10am to 5:40pm while support would be hugely appreciated for the usual fundraiser selling homemade treats and refreshments there.

Also worth watching out for the Lion Dance scheduled for 1.20pm – this is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture in which performers mimic a lion’s movements in a lion costume, it’s believed to bring good luck and drive away evil spirits on auspicious occasions.

Alan O’Reilly captured some great shots earlier;