Scandals involving the National Stud laid bare in ‘enthralling’ book

THE National Stud needs new rules of governance to avoid further controversies over its business dealings, former finance minister Alan Dukes has said.

Speaking at the launch of a book on the Stud by Irish Examiner Investigative Correspondent Conor Ryan, Mr Dukes said governance at the semi-state organisation was in need of overhaul.

“One of the things that is clear from this [book] is that if you’re going to have a state-owned entity with high-profile people on the board who are involved in the business, you need special rules of governance to deal with the complications that can arise from that,” said Mr Dukes.