STAFF of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) gathered recently to celebrate the organisations long serving staff members who have dedicated a combined 1,080 years of service to horseracing in Ireland through the IHRB or formerly The Turf Club.

A total of 58 people were recognised for their contribution of 10 years or more, including Andrew Tyrrell and Denise O’Neill who have both worked for the organisation for over 40 years and the current workforce have over 1,600 years of service combined.

Darragh O’Loughlin, IHRB CEO, commented: “Over the years the people we recognised have worked on racecourses in all weathers, in offices, in point-to-point fields, in weighrooms and stewards’ rooms, in stable yards and training yards, in medical rooms, hearing rooms and in countless other roles that have helped keep this organisation and Irish racing moving forward.”