THE main office holders of Limerick County Council have clocked up a huge amount of air travel over the past four years, with foreign trips costing the taxpayer a total of €41, 671.

Eddie Ahern will be able to ride at Royal Ascot next week after enjoying partial success in his appeal to overturn a ban incurred for improper riding at Bath on Sunday.

Rae Guest has ambitious plans for Bahia Breeze after the filly put up a game display to land the Weatherbys Bank Pipalong Stakes at Pontefract.

Eddie Ahern experienced a topsy-turvy day at Bath where he incurred an eight-day suspension under the Jockey Club’s totting-up system only to make the best of a spare ride on Bold Diktator.

Mick Channon paid a huge compliment to his Stan James 1000 Guineas hope Flashy Wings when he compared her to his previous champions Bint Allayl and Queen’s Logic at his press morning at West Ilsley.

AN alliance between Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats on Limerick County Council is under threat in a row over the lucrative chairperson’s position - which carries an allowance of almost €40,000.

THE 28 members of Limerick County Council last year drew down a total of €668,100 in salaries, allowances and expenses.

MEMBERS of Limerick County Council claimed €157,076 in conference expenses during the first six months of the year.

A €70 MILLION housing, hotel and business development planned for the small Limerick town of Hospital is set to create 300 jobs.