Losses risk future of dog tracks

The continued viability of Irish greyhound tracks has been further undermined by newly filed accounts which show operating losses at the publicly owned courses rose by 52% in a year.

Accounts for eight tracks that are 100% owned by the Irish Greyhound Board show that their combined operating losses were just under €1.1m. The comparative figure in 2011 was €718,350.

This was driven by a 9% drop in turnover to €50.6m.