O’Donoghue under fire for lack of women on board

SPORTS Minister John O’Donoghue was yesterday accused of turning a State-sponsored sports body into an “old boys’ club” which excludes women.

O’Donoghue under fire for lack of women on board
Mon, 23 Jan, 2006 - 00:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

There has been no woman on the governing body of Bord na gCon (Irish Greyhound Board) for a number of years.

The board consists of a chairman and six members, all appointed by the minister.

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