Irish Examiner view: Concerns over governance in horseracing 

Dáil public accounts committee puts the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board in the spotlight 

IHRB chief executive Darragh O’Loughlin told the public accounts committee that he had become aware of a “hitherto unknown issue” within the foregoing 48 hours. Stock picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

While the entire country is learning about the intricacies of corporate compliance as RTÉ executives troop in to face Oireachtas committees, another organisation had a landmark day in Kildare St yesterday.

The revelations about RTÉ’s internal processes on Wednesday set a high bar in terms of grabbing headlines, but the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) made a valiant attempt to outdo the national broadcaster yesterday.