Brian Kavanagh appointed CEO of the Curragh Racecourse Brian Kavanagh, currently in his third term of office as chief executive of HRI, has been appointed to the position of CEO of the Curragh racecourse. The Board of the Curragh announced the news in a recently released statement. "The Board of the Curragh Racecourse Limited (CRL) is pleased to announce that, following a competitive recruitment process, Mr. Brian Kavanagh has been appointed as CEO of the Curragh Racecourse Limited and will take up the position in November. Mr. Kavanagh brings with him a wealth of experience in the racing industry and is a welcome addition to CRL to lead the racecourse and training grounds into the future." Mr. Padraig McManus, Chairman of the Board of CRL said: “The Board is looking forward to welcoming Brian into his new role as CEO of the Curragh Racecourse and training grounds, and look forward to Brian leading the Curragh as we prepare for racing in a post-Covid world and growing the world class training ground facilities here at the Curragh together with the strong, committed team we have already in place.” “We also want to put on record how extremely grateful we are to Mr. Pat Keogh for the tremendous job he has done, and his leadership of the Curragh Racecourse and training grounds over the last two years.”
