3 Kildare Based Racing Organisations Begin Appearances Before Oireachtas Agriculture Committee Today.

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Thursday, July 8th, 2021 7:20am

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

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Its with respect to claims of drug usage in horse racing.

3 Kildare based racing industry organisations are to appear before an Oireachtas committee, beginning today,  to discuss "concerns surrounding the integrity of the sport".

Its with respect to claims of drug usage in horse racing.

Representatives of Horse Racing Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, both headquartered on the Curragh, will appear today.

Representatives of the Irish Racehorse Trainers Association, also based in Kildare, are invited to appear before the Joint Committee on Agriculture the following week, on July 13th.

IRTA's deputation will be followed by that of the Dept. of Agriculture.

 

Agriculture Committee holds series of meetings on horseracing industry #seeforyourself #HorseRacing

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— Houses of the Oireachtas (@OireachtasNews) June 30, 2021

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