Quick IGB chairman appointment likely

Here’s hoping that the worst predictions of the Met Office prove off the mark and that the Christmas racing schedule can continue at full pace at tracks all over the country over the weekend.

The recent Arctic experience was a very costly one for the greyhound industry and we simply cannot afford any more interruptions in the build-up to Christmas.

While the possible weather problems have been a major talking point over the last few days, the big chat has been about the impending retirement of the IGB Chairman Dick O’Sullivan. He will stand down at the end of January and he will be missed. He was dealt a difficult hand as his arrival on the scene followed the major transformations brought about by Paschal Taggart and coincided with the economic disaster which hit this country.