Monasterevin farm raid

An equine doping investigation, which began after a raid near Monasterevin in Co Kildare in November of 2021, has now concluded, RTE Sport reported on Tuesday. Products that were not licenced for equine dispensation in Ireland were found at the site of the raid among other items. A statement issued the day after the raid described the operation of searches and seizure of products "as part of an ongoing investigation into equine doping". A case file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) after a period of intelligence...

All hair and blood samples taken during a raid of a Monasterevin, Co. Kildare farm on Nov. 9 have tested negative for "prohibited at all times substances", according to a release from the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board. The raid-during which animal remedies banned for use in racehorses were seized-was carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine acting on their own investigations and information received and with the support of the IHRB. The IHRB's statement read, "the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board can today confirm that the hair...