Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 November 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed)

5:30 pm

Mr. Darragh O'Loughlin:

I thank Senator Daly. We, of course, are familiar with his love of racing, which we all share. The two cases cannot be equated. It would not be fair to Mr. Hanlon for me to expand on his particular case. The charges were brought under the rules of racing to which all trainers and licensees sign up. The man appeared before a referrals committee, which is our disciplinary process, and was fully represented by a solicitor and senior counsel. As the Senator said, he had an appeal, which is a part of our process.