Rabbitte calls for clear-out of Bord na gCon

LABOUR leader Pat Rabbitte last night launched a stinging criticism of the handling of the Bord na gCon controversy, claiming that Sports Minister John O’Donoghue and chairman Paschal Taggart had both displayed a serious lack of judgement.

Speaking at his party’s selection convention in Cork North Central, Mr Rabbitte called for a clear-out of the board that runs the Irish racing industry.

He claimed Mr Taggart was indulging in “increasingly bizarre behaviour” in defending his role in the controversy - a reference to tomorrow’s high-profile press conference in Shelbourne Park.