MARK Bolger has stepped down as director general of the Irish Horse Board (IHB), a position he has held since 2009. Bolger continues to serve as Horse Sport Ireland’s director of finance and operations and cited increased workload as reason for the decision.

Meanwhile, the Deloitte audit of Horse Sport Ireland will not be ready for next Tuesday’s meeting of the HSI board. It is almost a year after the Irish Sports Council were ordered by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to initiate the audit.