Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I wonder if that is correct.

Horse Racing Ireland will take over the promotion and development of point-to-point racing. It is unprecedented that the State proposes to take over an amateur sport. HRI also has its neck in to negotiate the media rights for point-to-point racing. Is there anything HRI does not want to control? It will come as a great surprise to hunts around the country that organise point-to-point fixtures for which they own the media rights.

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