Charge point for electric vehicles installed at Tipperary Racecourse

Above, from left, Ciaran Flynn, General Manager Navan Racecourse; Victor Quinlan, Horse Racing Ireland (HRI); Tim Husbands, CEO Leopardstown, and Ivan O’Connor, ePower, pictured at Leopardstown Racecourse as ePower installs charge points for electric vehicles at four Horse Racing Ireland owned racecourses - Leopardstown, Fairyhouse, Navan and Tipperary. Picture: Morgan Treacy/INPHO

ePower has installed charge points for electric vehicles at four Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)-owned racecourses - Leopardstown, Fairyhouse, Navan and Tipperary.

The Irish firm was engaged by Horse Racing Ireland via public tender to install chargers at eight separate locations across the four venues.

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The new 22kW chargers will serve racegoers on race days, as well as other visitors and staff throughout the year.

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They are all remotely monitored by the ePower charger operations centre and are supported by  a 24/7 helpdesk.