Funding of €50,000 is to be allocated towards the development of the Doneraile Steeplechase Monument, awarded through the Department of Heritage.
The project, which saw the sod turning in December 2025, is set to honour the foundations of the modern-day steeplechase, which originally took place in 1752, from Buttevant to Doneraile between Cornelius O’Callaghan and Edmund Blake.
Mary Cronin of the Doneraile Steeplechase Committee, said that they are ‘over the moon’ to be allocated the funding.
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