Desmond gets award

JERRY DESMOND, Chief Executive of the Irish Coursing Club, was awarded a prestigious ‘Lifetime Commitment’ award by Irish Country Sports and Country Life (ICS&CL) magazine, at an awards ceremony in Shane’s Castle, Co. Antrim, recently.

The magazine is Ireland’s largest field sports publication and the awards ceremony was initiated to recognise people who have made an outstanding contribution to the well-being of Irish field sports.

Albert Titterington, editor of ICS&CL, said: “Jerry Desmond has held the positions of Chief Executive of the Irish Coursing Club, Editor of the Sporting Press newspaper and Manager of Clonmel Racecourse since 1986 and is respected by all Ireland’s major field sports bodies.”