This section provides a specific overview of the contribution of horse racing to the Border region, specifically the Counties of Cavan, Monaghan and Louth, where the industry generates €32 million in expenditure and provides 895 jobs. The region is home to Ireland’s only all-weather racecourse at Dundalk, Ireland’s busiest racecourse in terms of fixtures staged annually, which welcomed 48,574 racegoers in 2023.
