Conman,
I agree it was an expensive week as I've just heard what our bill was and we didn't do a huge amount of flying at it
, I think the whole event was over-hyped, didn't think it was any bigger or busier than Galway races or Punchestown. However I know the team at Celtic put a lot of time in effort in to the project and it went well and more importantly safety was not compromised at any stage, which was my main worry.
As to being in bed with the I.A.A.
don't think thats a fair comment as I have heard Celtic have the same problems as everyone else when it comes to I.A.A. red tape. I didn't hear the story about the other operator being refused permission to operate, but would be interested to hear more
I think it was a good event for Ireland to host and good for the economy and Irish business, but thankfully we don't have to worry about it next year
