IGB warned over contractors’ deals

Lawyers for the Irish Greyhound Board warned it that a controversial land contract should delete contractors’ deals as they were inappropriate for a public body.

The IGB was told that given procurement rules the arrangements should be removed from the agreement to buy land for its new stadium in Limerick.

It recently emerged that the IGB let the firm selling it the site, Limerick Racecourse Company, to appoint key contractors to help develop the stadium.