HORSE Racing Ireland has refunded the stakes placed by punters, following the failure of former bookmaker, Ger Dalton, to honour winning bets at Listowel last September.

IF, like some of us, you have been hitching your wagon to Noel Meade over the past couple of weeks you will have found it, if not exactly a licence to print money, at least a decent source of income.

SPORTS Minister John O’Donoghue gave the horse and greyhound industries hugely welcome news at Listowel yesterday when announcing that the government was renewing its considerable assistance to both sports.

Horse Racing Ireland and the Irish National Bookmakers’ Association have published a new code of practice for on-course betting.