New boss for Horse Sport Ireland
Former Irish Gaelic Food Safety Authority Chief Executive Patrick Wall has been named the new Chairman of Horse Sport Republic of Ireland in addition to volition cause got over the purpose from Joe Walsh.
Wall was appointed past times the Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar, on Thursday. He starts on Feb 6.
Outgoing chairman Joe Walsh said he knew Wall good from his fourth dimension as Minister for Agriculture when Wall was CEO of the Food Safety Authority.
“Professor Wall has an outstanding CV in addition to I am certain he volition survive a strong, progressive in addition to independently minded Chairman of Horse Sport Ireland.
“I cause got greatly enjoyed my fourth dimension every bit Chairman of Horse Sport Ireland. I desire to give cheers the board members past times in addition to present, our 22 affiliate bodies in addition to the staff inwards Horse Sport Ireland,” Walsh said.
“For an organisation that exclusively became the governing trunk for equestrian sport inwards 2008 a huge sum has been achieved. It is of import to cause got a potent governing trunk which tin resist the demands of vested interests in addition to potent personalities piece moving the sector forrad without fright or favour.”
Wall is Professor of Public Health at University College Dublin, in addition to is qualified both every bit a veterinarian surgeon in addition to a medical doctor. He was nominated past times Minister Varadkar, inwards consultation amongst the Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine Simon Coveney, in addition to amongst Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring, in addition to appointed past times the board of directors of Horse Sport Ireland.
A keen horseman, Dr Wall has shown in addition to judged immature horses, produced riding horses for the Ridden Hunter classes, participated inwards hunter trials in addition to one-day-event competitions, in addition to ridden inwards Point-to-Points. During the past times yoke of years, Dr Wall led the RDS Breeding Group appointed to investigate the lack of success of Irish-bred horses at the transcend halt of exhibit jumping competition.
He is qualified every bit both a veterinarian surgeon in addition to a medical medico in addition to is shortly a Professor of Public Health inwards University College Dublin. He was co-author of the 2010 UCD study on Horse Welfare inwards Ireland commissioned past times World Horse Welfare. He is a co-director of the UCD/Redmills Advanced Certificate inwards Applied Equine Husbandry, a novel course of education developed for individuals from the fledgling Chinese sports Equus caballus industry. He is the quondam caput of the Food Safety Authority of Republic of Ireland in addition to a quondam Chairman of the European Food Safety Authority.
Minister Varadkar said: “Patrick Wall brings a wealth of sense in addition to expertise which volition enable Horse Sport Republic of Ireland to prepare farther inwards the years ahead, edifice on the real venture foundation which has been set for the organisation past times outgoing Chairman Joe Walsh. His previous sense every bit a chairman in addition to a primary executive volition survive useful inwards this role, along amongst his ongoing participation inwards equestrian sports. I likewise desire to cause got this chance to give cheers Joe for his exemplary operate inwards bringing the dissimilar elements of equestrian sport together in addition to his contribution to the sport.”
Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring said: “This appointment marks the get-go of a novel era for equestrian sport inwards Ireland. Patrick Wall is the ideal candidate for this position, in addition to I await forrad to working amongst him inwards the future”.
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