Photo Essay: Staying on track in Thurles throughout the pandemic

Grooms washing down horses after their race, in the stable area at the back of the Thurles Race Course, on December 20. Pictures:  Neil Michael

The first thing you notice about Thurles Racecourse when you arrive at the entrance are two gunmetal grey stands.

Once you enter into the ground, you soon realise concrete steps leading from the bottom to the top of each stand are its seats.