Listowel Racecourse is a fantastic horse racing venue in the south west and attracts large crowds to its race meetings. During a race meeting the town comes alive with the streets, hostelries and pubs buzzing with entertainment.
Listowel is particularly noted as a spawning town for great contemporary writers such as John B. Keane ('The Field'), Bryan McMahon, Brendan Kenneally and J.B. Gaughan.