38 family members applied to vote for quango director

A director of a state-sponsored quango said he does not know how a plethora of family members and friends became eligible to vote him onto its board at the last minute.

38 family members applied to vote for quango director

In Nov 2011, Kieran O’Gorman from Clonakilty, Co Cork, was nominated to contest an election for the Irish Horse Board Cooperative Society. The winner earned a seat on parent body, the Irish Horse Board (IHB). This operates under the umbrella of Horse Sport Ireland.

Within a week of his nomination, 98 people paid €10 to join the southern region of the co-op and looked to vote in the election he was contesting.

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