The IHRB offices at the Curragh racecourse in Co Kildare. ‘It was clearly stated that there would be no exceptions to the scheme conditions.’ Photo: David Fitzgerald / Sportsfile
Denis Egan yesterday insisted his decision to vacate his position as chief executive of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) when the regulator is in the midst of a high-profile saga involving serious doping allegations has nothing to do with the ongoing controversy.
Egan, 60, who has spent 26 years working for the sport’s governing body in Ireland, almost 20 of which have been in his role as chief executive, has denied coming under pressure from the IHRB directors or anyone else in the industry.