Ross defends Rio ticketing probe
Minister says report exposed 'rotten culture' at the heart of the OCI as committee rejects Hickey request
Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister Shane Ross has strongly defended his decision to establish a non-statutory inquiry into the ticketing controversy surrounding the Rio Olympic Games.
Ross was appearing before a sitting of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport held to discussthe report by retired judge Carroll Moran, which was published on Monday.
The minister said Moran had revealed “a hitherto unknown rotten culture at the heart of the Olympic Council ...
