HRI announce new appointments Horse Racing Ireland today announced a number of new appointments to various committees and Boards as follows: 1. Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Dermot Cantillon has been appointed as Chairman of Irish Thoroughbred Marketing to succeed John Oxx and Gerry Duffy of Darley has been appointed to replace Joe Osborne. 2. Leopardstown Racecourse Henry De Bromhead has been appointed to the Leopardstown Committee, to succeed the late Dessie Hughes. 3. Media Rights Committee Joe Keeling has been appointed to replace John Power on the HRI Media Rights Committee. 4. Cork Racecourse Local business man and breeder Denis McDonnell has been appointed to the Board of Cork Racecourse. Tom Gaffney who has been a board member of Cork Racecourse since 2007 has taken over as Chairman to succeed the late Joe Walsh. 5. RACE Carol Nolan, HR Manager of Horse Racing Ireland has been appointed as a nominee to the Management Committee of the Racing Academy (RACE). HRI CEO, Brian Kavanagh said: "I am pleased to announce these various appointments and I am grateful to the nominees for giving their time so generously to the various sub-committees and boards. We look forward to working closely with all nominees in the future."
