The Irish Sports Council is hosting a day on anti-doping in advance of rule changes and increased penalties for doping being introduced on January 1st 2015.
The event was opened by Minister Michael Ring and featured contributions from Travis Tygart, Head of the US Anti-Doping council.
A centrepiece that will live long after the specific words spoken are forgotten is this video with a powerful message.

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