Ireland lifts ban on British horses despite equine flu outbreak

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board has announced horses from Britain "will be permitted to race in Ireland with immediate effect".

The ban on British-trained horses running in Ireland during the outbreak of equine influenza has been lifted with immediate effect, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board has confirmed.

The sport was rocked last Wednesday after it emerged three horses - which subsequently rose to six - were found to have the highly-infectious disease at Donald McCain's stable in Cheshire, England.