Amid increased awareness of safety requirements, jockeys know it is impossible to remove all risk from horseracing, a fact tragically underlined by the recent death of a much loved 24-year-old
‘Ink on the press release was hardly dry before threats of legal letters were flying about’
Cross-channel sales firms apply mandatory levies on vendors and purchasers to help fund retraining charity
Ger Hussey has no regrets about about going public with proposals to address wastage rates in racing
Ger Hussey calls on high-profile names within racing to publicly back his plan for centralised hub to tackle problem
Racing’s administration portrayed as bloated and dysfunctional by report into controversial €350,000 transfer
Long awaited independent report into financial issue of ‘grave concern’ comes 15 months after being commissioned
Equine researcher says relentless search to exploit fastest horses’ qualities has led to potentially damaging narrowing of gene pool
Association of Irish Racecourses boss claims no sign that racing is a key contributor to problem gambling
Ex-trainer Ger Hussey poised to deliver his proposal to authorities about system for dealing with horses after they stop racing
Government's substantial financial support entitles it to demand greater focus on priorities other than just prizemoney
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
Large numbers of people through the turnstiles remains integral to the Galway racing festival's enduring appeal
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
Committee chairman laid the blame for the scandal squarely at the door of the Department of Agriculture
More than 130,000 Irish people suffer from problem gambling or are at risk of it, according to the ESRI
Visceral public response to RTÉ programme prompts urgent questions about numbers of thoroughbreds going to abattoir
IHRB CEO Darragh O’Loughlin tells PAC he cannot reveal why financial transfer took place ahead of Mazars report publication
The programme examined Irish and European horse industries
On all levels of breeding – hairy cobs on the side of the road to elite thoroughbred studs - we are producing too many horses. Once something is ubiquitous, it loses value, and the results are distressing
Protesters gather outside Shannonside Foods facility in Straffan following RTÉ programme that showed footage of horses being mistreated and beaten on site
Racing needs to take more active steps to uphold public confidence in welfare standards
RTÉ Investigates programme into what happens to horses after their racing career is over due to be aired on Wednesday
Racing’s ruling body confirms its intention to have Ireland’s second all-weather track at its own Tipperary course ‘fully operational’ by 2027
Some 1.5m viewers tuned into Irish Grand National on Easter Monday
Wexford will host a race meeting on Thursday evening (April 25th) and Downpatrick one a day later as Kilbeggan's two-day meeting cancelled by HRI
Auctioneer and businessman transformed the Co Westmeath track during his 35 years in charge
Sport can’t keep leaking reputational own goals and expect no political repercussions
BoyleSports' three-year agreement with HRI Racecourses broadens partnership from Irish Grand National to races at Leopardstown, Tipperary and Navan
Increased prize fund of €69.4m in place for Irish racing in 2024
Punters said having fun, not picking a winner, was what counted most
Horse Racing Ireland turn down budget request from IHRB for more money to fight anti-doping
Horse Racing Ireland allocates €17.3m to integrity services for 2024, an increase of 7%
No decision yet from regulator about potential appeal against Tony Martin penalties
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