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Racing itself needs to create horse welfare safety net to reassure public confidence

The business of horse racing in Ireland is a hard-nosed enterprise where winning and losing is judged on being in front on the bottom...

Activists hold breath over gambling legislation amid ‘barrage’ of lobbying

“It would have had a huge impact on my life, because in some ways, I was allowed to continue gambling with millions of turnover...

Racing must face up to fundamental issues about managing animals’ lifespans

Public revulsion at the scenes uncovered last week by RTÉ Investigates in Ireland’s sole equine abbatoir has thrown up fundamental questions for Irish racing...

Horse Racing Ireland ‘appalled’ by findings of investigation into treatment of horses

Horse Racing Ireland is “appalled” by the findings of a recent RTÉ investigation, an Oireachtas committee has heard.The investigation was broadcast RTÉ One last...

Suzanne Campbell: Irish people love their horses – just not to the bitter end

We don’t have a horse welfare problem in Ireland. We have a human problem.As the dust settles on the revelations of last week’s RTÉ...

Horse Racing Ireland claim systems for identifying thoroughbreds are ‘second to none’

Horse Racing Ireland has described the systems for identifying thoroughbreds in this country as “second to none”.The ruling body’s director of equine welfare and...

Horse Racing Ireland unveils its new strategic plan for 2024-28

Horse Racing Ireland’s last five-year strategic plan preceded the first Covid pandemic lockdown by a couple of weeks so coincidence bettors might have winced...

Horse Racing Ireland confirms cancellation of two-day Kilbeggan meeting

Horse Racing Ireland has confirmed that next week’s two-day meeting at Kilbeggan has been cancelled. Instead, a meeting at Wexford will take place on...

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