The Minister for Agriculture is to consider submissions from both parties involved in a legal row over the process used by the body that represents Irish racehorse owners to select its representative to the board of Horse Racing Ireland. Businessman James Gough, who has been the Association of Irish Racehorse Owner's (AIRO) nominee to the board of Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) since 2015, has brought High Court proceedings against the association over how it intends to select its nominee to the HRI board. He claims that another person's name has been put forward to the members as the AIRO's nominee to the board of HRI. He claims the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is legally obliged to determine this dispute. Frank Crean Bl for the AIRO said his side hopes the matter will not trouble the court when it returns in four weeks time.

Source: Irish Examiner March 01, 2019 16:41 UTC