Martin Heydon, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine was in Tipperary today, Thursday February 12th, to turn the sod on the new Tipperary all-weather track.

Minister Heydon was joined by Nicky Hartery Chairman of Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), Maurice Moloney Tipperary Racecourse Committee Chairman, Andrew Hogan Tipperary Racecourse Manager, Sinead Carr CEO of Tipperary County Council, and Paul Dermody CEO of HRI Racecourses, along with local representatives, community leaders, the Tipperary Racecourse committee and project partners for the sod turning ceremony.

Work will now commence on the new all-weather track, to be completed by the end of September 2027 with a view to staging a full winter race programme in 2027/28.

The main contract has been awarded to Atlantic Golf Construction (AGC Ventures Limited), based in Ballybunion, County Kerry.

Martin Collins Enterprises Ltd will develop the polytrack racing surface, while the floodlights at the venue will be provided by McSherry Electrical Limited, based in Mallow, County Cork.