Bloodstock breeder quits as National Stud chair

Heiress and bloodstock breeder Chryss O’Reilly is to step down from one of the most controversial chairmanships in the semi- state sector.

She will leave the board of the Irish National Stud (INS) at the end of the year after a period of unprecedented turmoil.

She had remained in the €12,600-a-year post despite a partial clear-out of the board by a former agriculture minister, Brendan Smith.