Accountant covered up CEO’s bills, says club

An accountant with the Irish Coursing Club was fired for involvement in a “cover-up” which allowed a former club CEO to spend funds on his own “personal lifestyle”, the Employment Appeals Tribunal has heard.

Edmund O’Brien, of Newmarket, Co Cork, took a case against Clonmel-based Irish Coursing Club in relation to his dismissal in Jan 2010.

In evidence yesterday, the club president, Brian Divilly, said an internal investigation found the club’s books had been “manipulated” and the organisation had lost up to “a million pounds”.