Planning crux may see racing continue at Tralee

LOCAL businessman, Eddie Barrett, yesterday called on everyone to “pull together” in the wake of Kerry County Council’s decision not to grant full planning permission for a new development at Ballybeggan Park in Tralee.

It has been a particularly traumatic week for racing in the Kerry town, after they lost the first four days of their ‘final’ five-day Festival, because of the weather, and tomorrow’s card is, of course, subject to a 3pm inspection this afternoon.

Ballybeggan Park was originally due to close it’s gates to racing for the last time at the conclusion of tomorrow’s meeting, but Horse Racing Ireland has re-scheduled most of what was lost this week to next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.