Newbridge-based horse racing body looking for college interns

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) in Newbridge is looking for third-level interns.

The internships will begin at the end of May and will run for 10-12 weeks. One of the internships will be in the HRI head office in Newbridge, Co Kildare while the other four will be in each of the HRI racecourses: Fairyhouse, Navan, Leopardstown and Tipperary.

The programme is open to students in any year of any course, though of course students with an interest in horse racing and the promotion of racing will be at an advantage.

Carol Nolan, Group Human Resournce Manager at HRI said: "As a business, we really look forward to seeing the students arrive every year who contribute greatly to our businesses during their time with us.”

All interns will be doing social media and website maintenance.

Students at the four HRI tracks will be required to assist in many areas of racecourse operations such as marketing, ticket sales, and raceday operations while the intern based in head office will be placed in the marketing department and will also assist with media monitoring and racecourse events.

The internship programme also includes group outings. In 2015 the students visited Kildangan Stud, The National Stud and trainer Eddie Lynam’s stables, while they also went twilight racing in Naas and Leopardstown.

The deadline for applications is 7 March, following which suitable candidates will be called for interview. Successful candidates will receive a weekly payment.

Applications should be sent to Kate O’Sullivan, Marketing Department, Horse Racing Ireland, Ballymany, The Curragh, Co Kildare.