Youghal make stand improvement a priority with €100,000 IGB grant

They must have thought the day would never come, but the long suffering patrons at Youghal track finally heard the news yesterday that the seaside track is to get a €100,000 contribution from the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) to deliver improvements at the track.

A meeting on Monday next with the engineers and construction personnel will progress the development plans.

Bertie Lupton, who has made a huge contribution at the track was thrilled yesterday. “We have had to listen to gloom and doom for so long with the threat of closure hanging over us, so it is refreshing to have some positive news. The plans have yet to be finalised but the objective will be to make the Grandstand comfortable for racegoers,’’ he said.