Equestrian centre under fire over list of events

PUBLIC Accounts Committee chairman Michael Noonan yesterday said none of the events listed for this year at the controversial Punchestown Equestrian Centre seemed to be connected to the purpose for which it was built.

Mr Noonan read out a list of events for this year to yesterday’s PAC meeting when discussing the post-project review of the centre carried out by the Department of Agriculture.

They included an Our House exhibition; the Musgraves Christmas Exhibition; the Volkwagon Car Show; the Irish Commercial Truck Show; the Oxygen music festival; a house building show; a woodwork show; a children’s food show; and another Christmas show.