Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 November 2015

Public Accounts Committee

Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014

10:00 am

Mr. Phil Meaney:

I would not like to say that. No matter what one does, there are a small number of people who will always find difficulty. I will give an example of a contentious issue which arose when I became involved in the board and which proved to me what we were dealing with. The board was faced with a decision on whether we should race on Good Friday and decided to do so. I was born in the 1950s and would find it difficult to say whether we should have raced. However, I always believe in going with the combined wisdom. We raced at four of our major venues on Good Friday. We received letters of congratulations saying it was right to give people the opportunity, while on the other side, a small number of people preached hell fire. No matter what we do, we will please some people and displease others. Such is the industry we are in and we must try to work with the majority.

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