Press Release Issued On behalf Of Motorsport Ireland & Sport Ireland

Motorsport Ireland and Sport Ireland jointly announce that the Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel determined that driver Garreth Hayden has committed an anti-doping rule violation.

Garreth Hayden has been sanctioned by a period of ineligibility of 15 months commencing on the 6th July 2015 - the date on which he was provisionally suspended by Motorsport Ireland. In a doping control test immediately following his participation at the Irish Touring Car Championship in Mondello Park, he provided a sample which tested positive for the presence of a prohibited substance, Benzoylecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine). Mr Hayden's results from the 7th of June 2015 are also disqualified.

The hearing was held on under Article 8 (Disciplinary Process) of the Irish Anti-Doping Rules and this announcement is made pursuant to Article 15 (Public Disclosure) of the Rules.

The full Decision of the Disciplinary Panel is available at www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Anti-Doping/Current-Sanctions/