Thomond open for (corporate) business

TALK of a looming recession hasn’t deterred big spenders from scrambling to buy corporate space at the revamped €40 million Thomond Park, which opens next month.

The 20 corporate boxes, which each holds 15 people, are nearly all booked for a five-year period — harvesting a huge €12.1 million rental.

Six on the 22-metre line each cost €150,000 per year; eight others have a rent tag of €120,000 each a year and six are priced at €100,000 each per year.