Simon Harris had a tour of the site in Limerick Junction last night at the end of a visit to the Premier County.
The project to build the second biggest all-weather track in the world – with a new multipurpose stand a conference centre – is on track to be finished by October next year. The Tánaiste says he’s been impressed by how much it can do for the county as well as for the horseracing industry.
The Minister for Finance additionally warned Tipperary County Council that it needs to manage its money better. Councillors are involved in talks with the local authority management to try and agree a Budget for next year amid warnings of a 20 to 30 million Euro shortfall if they want to provide the same services as this year. Last year councillors failed to pass the proposed budget and a deal was only worked out after a week of negotiations.
Speaking on his visit to the Premier yesterday Simon Harris told TippFM News that there may be some services and projects that should be cut:
