BARBERSTOWN Castle has been unveiled as a major player on the Irish hotel and sporting hospitality scene with the announcement of a dual racecourse sponsorship…
Barberstown Castle has announced of a dual racecourse sponsorship that will see the county Kildare venue feature at both Punchestown, the home of Irish jump rac.
Tough times but not all doom and gloom at Punchestown
Conor O Neill, CEO talks all things about the home of National Hunt
Conor O Neill, CEO Punchestown
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Imagine having just been appointed to the prestigious position of CEO of Punchestown Racecourse succeeding a man (Dick O Sullivan) who had literally pulled the place out of the gutter financially-wise, returning it to its past glories, only to find that in his first season in charge of the biggest festival of the year in Irish racing it is cancelled in its entirety due to Covid-19.
Fast forward 12 months and while the festival gets the go-ahead it does so but only in front of empty stands, empty hospitality areas, in fact empty everything but for those involved in the actual running of racing.