LIFE and industry tend to be full of change in a lifetime but next year represents a landmark half-century in business for one of the great constants of Irish racing.

It’s not just silky footballers and figures from the world of arts and literature who fly the Kingdom’s flag with distinction far and wide. Listowel’s Healy Racing Photographers are fast approaching 50 years of capturing memories from racecourses across the length and breadth of Ireland – and at major international meetings. It is quite the feat for the family-run institution, which can be found snapping and clicking at every single meeting in Ireland with metronomic reliability.