Confusion surrounds departure of Greyhound Racing Ireland's CEO

Less than two weeks ago Ms O'Brien (pictured) had informed the Public Accounts Committee that both she and Mr Nyhan would not be available to appear at the PAC in mid-September due to the proposed dates clashing with the Irish Greyhound Derby semi-finals and finals, and suggested a date towards the end of that month instead. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

Confusion surrounds the resignation of Greyhound Racing Ireland’s chief executive, Dearbhla O'Brien, after just eight months in the role, with sources suggesting Ms O’Brien “just hadn’t been a good fit”.

The Irish Examiner revealed on Wednesday that Ms O’Brien had tendered her resignation to GRI effective September 30, having taken over the post in January of this year. However, little official insight has been forthcoming to date regarding the reasons for her departure.