'Completely and utterly unacceptable' delay in IHRB finance probe

The “time lapse” was criticised by the Chairman of the Joint Committee for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on Wednesday night.

FIVE months after an investigation was opened into serious financial issues at the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) no findings or report have yet been produced, an Oireachtas Committee hearing has been told. (Healy Racing)

FIVE months after an investigation was opened into serious financial issues at the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) no findings or report have yet been produced, an Oireachtas Committee hearing has been told.

The “time lapse” was branded “completely and utterly unacceptable” by the Chairman of the Joint Committee for Agriculture, Food and the Marine during an appearance on Wednesday night of the IHRB’s chief executive officer.