AT the recent AGM of the Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR), Emma Meehan, the CEO at Down Royal, was appointed a director. From December 2021 she will work in the best collective interest of their membership, Ireland’s 26 racecourses, for a three-year term.

Speaking of her appointment, Emma said: “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to have real and meaningful influence most of all. Each individual racecourse is its own commercial entity. However, like most sports, we are subscribed to a governing body which shapes our overarching strategies on a national, and indeed global, scale, and I very much look forward to working with my fellow executives and key industry stakeholders to endeavour to shape the future of racing for all our members.”