What time is the Oireachtas meeting on doping allegations in horse racing?
Sign up to our FREE newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Allegations of doping in Irish horse racing will be discussed at an Oireachtas Agriculture Committee meeting on Thursday, July 8. The meeting comes on the back of leading trainer Jim Bolger's claim that the number one problem in Irish racing is drug cheats" who, he said, were "stopping the sport from being a level playing field. Bolger's accusations led Fianna Fil TD for Tipperary, Jackie Cahill to ask Bolger to speak about his concerns before the before the Oireachtas committee. But the trainer has since turned down the chance to attend the meeting, citing legal reasons. Nevertheless the meeting will still go ahead with representatives of Horse Racing Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board due to appear at the first of three separate hearings at 9.30am. Representatives of the Irish Racehorse Trainers Association will then appear before the committee the following Tuesday, July 13. Speaking in advance of the meetings, Cathaoirleach, Jackie Cahill TD, said: The Committee agreed to a series of meetings in light of the concerning commentary around the integrity of the horseracing industry in Ireland. "The Committee took the opportunity to invite the relevant individuals, bodies, and organisations in to discuss the relevant policies and procedures in place and give them the time and place to debate the issues and highlight their own concerns.