SPORTS Minister John O'Donoghue has announced the appointment of three new members to the Board of Horse Racing Ireland - Michael Doyle, Michael Murphy and James Nicholson.

BOB HALL is fancied to get punters away to the ideal start in the opening Renault Hurdle at Wexford this afternoon.

BILL DEEGAN’S name was synonymous with business and sport in County Wexford so it must have appeared to outsiders a dream come true when he combined both pursuits by becoming a director of one of the most prestigious golf courses in Hungary.