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#546 Taxpayers Hidden Bill for Ireland’s Cruel Racing Industry
Today on The Niall Boylan Show, Niall sits down with veteran Irish Examiner journalist Fergus Finlay, whose recent explosive column has reignited a 25-year-old debate about Ireland’s most protected — and most controversial — public fund.
Every year, without question, tens of millions of euro are quietly ring-fenced for one purpose: horse and greyhound racing. No scrutiny. No debate. No accountability. Fergus Finlay calls it “a 25-year-old gravy train” — more than €2.5 billion in taxpayers’ money poured into an industry that some say should be able to stand on its own two feet.
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