Joe Collins (b. 1949)

Track 1: Growing up in Drogheda; his interest in hunting from an early age. Track 2: His ambition to be Clerk of the Course after joining the Turf Club in 1968. Track 3: Manager of Bellewstown Racecourse for a number of years. His years as Clerk of the Course during the 1970s and 1980s, travelling to race meetings around the country. Track 4: Became Director of Laytown Races in 1974, and managed to halt its decline. Track 5: Examples of his role and responsibilities as Clerk of the Course. Track 6: A discussion of his duties as Race Starter and Clerk of the Scales. Track 7: The racecourses he particularly enjoyed. His views of the structure of the Turf Club during his tenure. Track 8: Discussed the enjoyment he took in his career and the reasons for his retirement.