Jim Bolger Required to Pay €72k Kilkenny Development Contribution

Horse trainer Jim Bolger must pay a €72,000 development contribution to Kilkenny County Council as part of planning conditions for a yard.

According to reports, the sports veteran is required to pay the €72,000 sum to Kilkenny County Council. The conditions are associated with a yard currently for sale and 77 stables that had no planning permission. The planning conditions were detailed in reports by journalist Aisling Bolton-Dowling, highlighting the financial requirements imposed by the local authority on the development. No further details about the planning history of the 77 stables or the sale of the yard were provided.