Ex-trainer says Horse Racing Ireland response to plan for retired racehorses is ‘discouraging’
Ger Hussey calls on high-profile names within racing to publicly back his plan for centralised hub to tackle problem
Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
Consolidation of Irish racing’s charity sector urged by injured jockeys’ body
Irish Injured Jockeys says Mazars report into €350k transfer underlines how there are too many separate funds
IHRB left to tot up reputational damage after charity fund raided to pay staff
Racing’s administration portrayed as bloated and dysfunctional by report into controversial €350,000 transfer
Report into IHRB financial matter of ‘grave concern’ concludes €350k transfer breached Charities Act
Long awaited independent report into financial issue of ‘grave concern’ comes 15 months after being commissioned
Luke Comer Jnr free to continue training horses after an IHRB panel accept appeal
Original 12-month suspension of training licence reduced to three months and suspended for a year
Hewick added to €150,000 Grade One highlight at Down Royal ahead of ‘Shark’ Hanlon suspension
Aidan O’Brien turns to Frankie Dettori for some of his Breeders' Cup runners in Del Mar
IHRB conclude positive drug of Galway Hurdle ante-post favourite was for therapeutic purposes
The build-up to last summer’s big race at the Galway festival was dominated by the withdrawal of Petrol Head
Shark Hanlon has suspension of licence reduced to six months
Trainer was deemed to have damaged the sport’s reputation after footage emerged on social media of dead horse being transported in open trailer
Shrugging shoulders at Irish racing’s ‘wastage’ rate won’t cut it anymore
Ex-trainer Ger Hussey poised to deliver his proposal to authorities about system for dealing with horses after they stop racing
Crucial appeal against severity of John ‘Shark’ Hanlon’s 10-month suspension to be heard
‘I haven’t slept for six weeks. My heart’s gone out of the game, and I absolutely love the game,’ says King George-winning trainer
Philip Fenton fined €2,500 following disqualification of Kilbeggan winner for failed drugs test
Appeals by ‘Shark’ Hanlon and Luke W Comer against severity of license suspensions to be heard next week
If optics are so important how ‘injurious’ to racing’s image is Comer Group’s Irish St Leger sponsorship?
Billionaire businessman Luke Comer – whose Comer group still sponsors the Irish St Leger – lost his training licence for three years after most extensive doping scandal in Irish racing history
IHRB turn down request from John ‘Shark’ Hanlon to delay start of his suspension
10-month suspension for causing reputational damage to racing to start on December 1st
Trio of Irish-trained hopefuls attempt to change the trend in Haydock Sprint Cup
Luke W Comer lodges appeal against one-year suspension of his training licence for causing reputational damage
Far greater systemic safety net required for racehorses after they stop racing
The future for racehorses after they stop racing? Racing's authorities must establish the scale of the issue before appropriate measures to address it are attempted
Trainer ‘Shark’ Hanlon to appeal 10-month suspension for reputational damage to racing
Penalty imposed after social media clip of a dead horse being towed through village by Hanlon’s horsebox
Trainer Luke W Comer has licence suspended for a year due to reputational damage to racing
Son of billionaire businessman Luke Comer suspended following discovery of decomposed horse carcases on his property in 2021
IHRB reviewing Galway festival horse fatalities but says ‘no commonality’ between incidents
A total of five horses were euthanised after running over the first four days of the festival
Amateur jockey Shane Bargary’s licence suspended for 10 years after second positive test for cocaine
Penalty is the biggest for a drugs offence ever handed out to a rider in Ireland
Tony Martin’s licence suspension increased by two months following Newcastle controversy
Co Meath trainer now suspended until October 16th after IHRB referrals hearing
Racing itself needs to create horse welfare safety net to reassure public confidence
Leaving it to individual owners to do right thing by horses after their racing career is finished is an unsustainable each-way bet for racing's authorities
Trainer Luke Comer loses appeal against three-year licence suspension for doping offences
Businessman’s ban will come into force on July 15th
Transfer of €350k from Jockeys’ Emergency Fund to IHRB an ‘isolated incident’
IHRB CEO Darragh O’Loughlin tells PAC he cannot reveal why financial transfer took place ahead of Mazars report publication
Racing watchdog’s matter of ‘grave concern’ a €350,000 transfer from Jockeys Emergency Fund to regulator
Funds transferred in early 2022 and reversed three months later, states IHRB’s 2022 annual report
Luke Comer’s appeal against three-year licence suspension to start on Wednesday
IHRB appealing ‘undue leniency’ of penalties imposed on billionaire businessman Luke Comer after dozen horses tested positive for anabolic steroids
High Court considers whether to pause three-month suspension on trainer Tony Martin
Trainer can run two horses at Tipperary on Wednesday ahead of learning if he has secured a judicial review on Thursday
High Court to hear judicial review over Tony Martin’s three-month licence suspension
Suspension for breaching anti-doping rules in 2023 is due to come into force on Wednesday
IHRB needs to consider reputational damage to racing in grim Luke Comer Jnr case
Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board must must decide how best to respond to residual reputational knock to the sport from grim Luke Comer Jnr case
Trainer Tony Martin to lose licence for three months after IHRB appeal
Martin originally received a suspended six-month sanction and was fined €11k over positive drug test on Firstman
Unpredictable panels delivering feeble penalties don’t help deterrent factor
Minimum €1,000 fine after Asian Master disqualified for failing drugs test gets waived
Suspended suspension for trainer Thomond O’Mara sends out sorry signal
Trainer abused, intimidated and physically assaulted regulatory official at Cork in November
Officials uneasy there are fewer horses in prestigious classification behind two-year-old champion City Of Troy
Aidan O’Brien points to Meydan’s Sheema Classic in March as return date for Auguste Rodin
Jockey Patrick Mullins escapes penalty after IHRB investigation into Limerick incident
Champion amateur jockey apologised for his conduct over incident involving his cousin Danny
Old O’Connor’s 2024 Racing Almanac: Predictions, tips, sure things and political longshots
Go for Galopin Des Champs in the Gold Cup, expect a particularly fraught build-up to the Grand National, and watch out for raw meat from Sinn Féin
Horse Racing Ireland welcomes Government review of prize money policy
Increased prize fund of €69.4m in place for Irish racing in 2024
Naas officials keeping fingers crossed they can beat frost and race on Friday
IHRB confirms hearing will take place into incident involving trainer Thomond O’Mara at Cork in November
Financial shadow over IHRB makes refusal to grant it extra funding no surprise
Horse Racing Ireland turn down budget request from IHRB for more money to fight anti-doping
Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board to receive no extra operational funding from HRI in 2024
Horse Racing Ireland allocates €17.3m to integrity services for 2024, an increase of 7%
New working group with HRI part of objectives in new IHRB strategic plan
No decision yet from regulator about potential appeal against Tony Martin penalties
Trainer Tony Martin fined €11k after IHRB complete investigation
Referrals committee also hand down six-month licence suspension but suspend it for two years
Independent report into financial matters of grave concern may not be delivered until New Year
Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board to appear before Oireachtas Agriculture Committee on Wednesday
Charges against trainer Denis Hogan and two others formally dropped
Referrals panel rules that it can’t adjudicate in Yuften case in the absence of any evidence from the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
Pace of change has to increase at IHRB if public scepticism is to ease
Regulator’s failure to present evidence in marathon Denis Hogan referral case appears dispiritingly slipshod
Unclear if referrals panel will still convene after IHRB drop Yuften case
Trainer Denis Hogan describes regulator’s statement on long-running investigation as ‘self serving’
IHRB awaiting independent report before commenting on apparent financial discrepancy
A number of charity funds administered by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board come under scrutiny
Neill McCluskey becomes the latest trainer to have his licence suspended
Trainer Neill McCluskey banned by IHRB for six months from December 1st after his charge I Don’t Get It failed a drugs test following victory at Downpatrick in April
IHRB to examine possibility of identity scans before races after Killarney mix-up
Trainer John Feane fined €3,000 after mix-up in his runners he puts down to human error
Valid questions remain over Comer case but anti-doping systems worked on the ground
Hair testing promises to be a game-changer in fight against prohibited substances
Luke Comer indicates he will appeal against three-year ban for positive steroid tests
Monaco-based billionaire businessman claims to have spent €1.4m fighting Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board charges
Vindication for IHRB as Luke Comer hit with three-year training ban
Billionaire businessman fined €85,000 and faces costs of over €750,000 after 12 horses test positive
Irish racing regulator says CCTV has enhanced its ability to combat doping
Over 500 cameras have been installed in racecourse stable yards and sampling units
Denis Hogan’s suspension postponed until start of September
Trainer suspended for three months after four winners disqualified in five years due to failed drug tests
Committee hearing on horseracing regulator adjourns unexpectedly due to legal advice
Public Accounts Committee heard of ‘hitherto unknown’ 2022 issue at earlier hearing
Racing is publicly funded so why is this €2.5bn industry regulated by a private body?
Having promotion and integrity under one roof is managed without fuss in other racing jurisdictions, so why not here?
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