Curragh to get new grandstand in €100m makeover

The Curragh is to get a new world-class grandstand as part of a planned €100m makeover of the Co Kildare racecourse.

Work on the three-year project is due to get underway this April, with Turf Club officials hoping the new stand will be completed in time for the 2007 Irish Derby.

Spokesman Pierce Moloney said the structure would be built on the existing road at the Curragh, opening up new space alongside the track and allowing the racecourse to accommodate up to 50,000 people.