Horseracing body failed to outline large exit payment to former chief executive

Former IHRB chief executive Denis Egan. Picture: INPHO/Caroline Norris

Ireland’s horseracing regulator failed to outline a massive exit payment made to its former chief executive despite a specific instruction to do so, for fear of breaching his GDPR rights.

Former chief executive of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) Denis Egan was paid a termination payment of €384,870 in September 2021, around €141,000 more than he was entitled to under a voluntary redundancy scheme.