Minister John O'Donoghue turns the sod on the new Killanin Stand at Galway Racecourse Minister John O'Donoghue, Minister for Arts, Sports & Tourism will formally turn the sod on the new Killanin Stand at Galway at 4.30 p.m today. The Killanin Stand is due to be completed by June 2007. The Killanin Stand is being built at a total cost of ?22 million and will accommodate 7,000 people with seating for 700 on the balcony. The new development has been generously grant-aided by Horse Racing Ireland to the amount of ?10 million. The Design team consists of EPR Architects, Campbell Reith Structural Engineers, Gardiner & Theobald Project Managers, BDP Mechanical Engineers, Davis Langdon PKS Cost Consultants, A.P. McCarthy Planning Consultants and JCP Safety Consultants. Michael J. McNamara & Co were awarded the contract for the construction of the Killanin Stand. The state of the art stand consists of 4 floors, the ground floor and first floor on the Killanin Stand has been reserved specifically for our supporters. These floors without any cost whatsoever to our patrons will supply 700 free seats, bar facilities, snacks area, restaurant area, tote hall and toilet facilities. The upper floors will house panoramic restaurants built to standards that will rival any supporting developments in the world.
