Greyhound drug testing report may be delayed

THE investigation into drug testing in the greyhound industry has reached several far-reaching conclusions that may delay the publication of its findings for another month.

The report of retired civil servant Tim Dalton into the decision by Bord na gCon’s drug control committee to suppress publication of two positive EPO tests has been handed over to the Attorney General who is studying the findings.

Mr Dalton, the former secretary general of the Department of Justice, also examined the circumstances surrounding the sacking of Bord na gCon’s chief executive Aidan Tynan, the role of chairman Pascal Taggart in the affair; as well as wider issues of corporate governance.