Minister under pressure to investigate Irish Greyhound Board problems

Junior minister Tom Hayes has come under cross-party pressure to formally investigate integrity and corporate governance problems at the Irish Greyhound Board.

Mr Hayes addressed concerns in the Seanad yesterday where members of all parties, except Fine Gael, called for an investigation into how the company has been run.

During the debate it was revealed the IGB’s internal auditor, who had been in a dispute with its chairman, Phil Meaney, over claims of interference into a race-fixing inquiry, had left his job.