A day at the races

So what do Irish racegoers want from their day following the sport of kings? Declan Colley goes in search of some answers.

WHATEVER about the ongoing wranglings about the future, racegoers are more concerned with the facilities which face them every time they part with their hard-earned euros as they pass through the turnstiles.

This fact was highlighted last week by the launch by Sports Minister, John O’Donoghue, of the report of the Racegoers’ Consultative Forum (RCF) in the appropriate setting of the newly revamped Killarney Racecourse, which has just completed a €1.7m redevelopment of facilities.