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Hartery and Headon among contenders to succeed Keeling at HRI
Joe Keeling, who is to step down as chairman of HRI next MarchCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)
A vacancy will soon appear on the state boards website advertising the position of chairperson of Horse Racing Ireland.
Given that Joe Keeling’s five-year tenure does not conclude until March, that might seem sooner than expected. However, it might also have come about a year earlier.
This time 12 months ago, Keeling and HRI’s chief executive Brian Kavanagh were embroiled in a fiasco that was of neither man’s direct making but from which both emerged with their reputations bruised.
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Richard ForristalIreland editor
Published on 2 November 2017inComment
Last updated 14:03, 2 November 2017
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