#Greyhound Racing

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Fergus Finlay
SFergus Finlay: Greyhounds in Ireland face a cruel choice. Run very fast, or get killed
Fergus Finlay
SFergus Finlay: Greyhounds in Ireland face a cruel choice. Run very fast, or get killed
Third-level course sponsored by Greyhound Racing Ireland branded as 'cynical' 
Third-level course sponsored by Greyhound Racing Ireland branded as 'cynical' 
Animal welfare campaigners accuse Greyhound Racing Ireland of deflecting scrutiny as TUS launches new accredited industry courses

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

2018 Irish Greyhound Derby
Ballydoyle Tina sets Christmas Oaks standard
Ballydoyle Tina produced arguably the most complete performance of her young life to date.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Greyhound racing 'very dependent' on State funding for prize money, minister's report finds
Greyhound racing 'very dependent' on State funding for prize money, minister's report finds
Under the terms of the fund for 2025, greyhound racing can allocate a maximum of 60% of its State funding towards prize money, and horseracing can use up to 80%

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025

A general view of the action 23/11/2024
Fergus Finlay: €2,500,000,000 on the dogs and the geegees? That's Ireland
We give millions in taxpayers' money each year to Ireland's richest men, while a tiny number of greyhound racing enthusiasts have us all on the hook, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Graham Holland with Bockos Diamond after winning the Irish Greyhound Derby 23/11/2024
Cheap Sandwiches serves up glory as Graham Holland lands fifth Irish Greyhound Derby
Cheap Sandwiches strode majestically over the winning line, three lengths to the good in 29.37.

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025

Bockos Diamond after winning the Irish Greyhound Derby 23/11/2024
Bockos Diamond still the one to beat as Irish Greyhound Derby draw made
The first 12 heats take place on Friday night and the second 12 on Saturday night. 

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

Portrait of a little white Italian Greyhound sitting among green bushes
Rehoming greyhounds 'more challenging' since end of pandemic
Body with responsibility for securing homes for retired racing dogs says 1,100 retired hounds were rehomed last year but fewer people are taking on pets with less working from home

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

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Banned elsewhere, funded here: Why Ireland still supports greyhound racing
A survey ahead of last year’s election showed that 70% of the electorate either oppose or strongly oppose the State’s funding of greyhound racing

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Greyhound Racing Ireland advised to stay silent on New Zealand dog racing ban
Greyhound Racing Ireland advised to stay silent on New Zealand dog racing ban
New attendance figures reveal that Youghal’s greyhound stadium had just two paying customers in 2024

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Irish racetracks record highest number of greyhound deaths since records began
Irish racetracks record highest number of greyhound deaths since records began
Greyhound racing in Ireland received €19.82m from the Government in Budget 2025 last October

Wed, 19 Feb, 2025

A general view of the action 23/11/2024
Jack Anderson: For Ireland's greyhound industry, no publicity is good publicity
The reasons for the decline and fall of the sport in the US and UK contains lessons for the sport’s survival in its other retaining jurisdictions, including Ireland

Fri, 20 Dec, 2024

General view
S Fergus Finlay: We must stop funding greyhound racing  
So-called sport that gets €20m of taxpayers' money annually promotes gambling and animal cruelty

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Bockos Diamond after winning the Irish Greyhound Derby 23/11/2024
Bockos Diamond justifies red hot favourite tag to claim Irish Greyhound Derby
It was a fourth win in the race for Graham Holland. 

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

Seven in 10 voters want government funding of greyhound racing to be scrapped
Seven in 10 voters want government funding of greyhound racing to be scrapped
Almost €20m was distributed to the greyhound industry as part of Budget 2025 last month

Fri, 08 Nov, 2024

Greyhound racing is not a sport, says Sports Minister Thomas Byrne
Greyhound racing is not a sport, says Sports Minister Thomas Byrne
Concerns have repeatedly been raised about animal welfare in horse and greyhound racing, with a series of animal cruelty scandals coming to light in recent years.

Thu, 17 Oct, 2024

Norris' Laurels delight: 'For the last five weeks, I’ve had two ladies in my life: my wife and Shivoo'
Norris' Laurels delight: 'For the last five weeks, I’ve had two ladies in my life: my wife and Shivoo'
Crafty Shivoo, the daughter of Droopys Sydney and Ballymac Sanjose, set herself on the road to history at Curaheen Park with a decisive move at the first bend.

Sun, 06 Oct, 2024

Greyhounds during their trials ahead of racing returning on June 15th 8/6/2020
Budget 2025 raises funding for horseracing and greyhounds to €99m
The Horse and Greyhound Fund will rise by €4.1m from the €95m given to the two industries in last year’s budget

Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

2,800 greyhounds born in 2021 now dead or unaccounted for
2,800 greyhounds born in 2021 now dead or unaccounted for
The issue of greyhound welfare in Ireland has been a hot topic for the industry since the broadcast of an RTÉ documentary, Running for their Lives, in 2019

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

Coral Romford Greyhound Stadium - May 17th
Sharp increase in deaths of greyhounds at Irish racing tracks 'very concerning'
Animal welfare advocates call for €20m in public funding of greyhound racing to be abolished amid 60% increase in deaths in first six months of this year

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Derby Festival 2023 - Derby Day - Epsom Downs Racecourse
Review of horse and greyhound fund will examine animal welfare issues 
In Budget 2024, horseracing received €76m and the greyhound industry €19m in government funding

Thu, 11 Jul, 2024

Meet the Kerry fifth-year student who stunned the greyhound world and pocketed €80,000
Meet the Kerry fifth-year student who stunned the greyhound world and pocketed €80,000
Says teenager Dan O'Rahilly: 'The money is great, and I will definitely be investing some of it in buying pups, but there are also plenty of things to be paid for – as there always are with greyhounds'

Tue, 23 Apr, 2024

Greyhound Races at Kilcohan Park
Champion greyhound being offered for stud services in China
Gardaí are investigating how a former British sprinter of the year ended up being offered for stud in the Far East

Mon, 19 Feb, 2024

Court papers state woman involved in greyhound racing was banned from dealing with dogs
Court papers state woman involved in greyhound racing was banned from dealing with dogs
A Tipperary woman was told by a judge that she could not have an interest of any sort in any dogs for 10 years, but continued to race greyhounds who had been placed in the care of other trainers.

Tue, 16 Jan, 2024

Greyhound Racing Ireland asks minister to hike salary by €27k to attract 'high-calibre' CEO
Greyhound Racing Ireland asks minister to hike salary by €27k to attract 'high-calibre' CEO
An executive salary survey from recruitment firm Brightwater said the average pay for a CEO in general management and operations was €180,000

Wed, 31 May, 2023

General view of a camera crane during the racing 13/12/2013
Dept of Agriculture boss backs spending public money on horse and greyhound prizes
Secretary-general Brendan Gleeson told Dáil committee the contribution of the two sports to the economy was growing

Thu, 04 May, 2023

Greyhound racing, Shelbourne Park
Greyhound industry must provide business plan each year to get State funding
The greyhound industry will be forced to provide a business plan every year in order to receive State funding under a Bill published by a Green Party TD.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

Greyhound body denies sport is more focused on breeding than racing
Greyhound body denies sport is more focused on breeding than racing
A report suggested that the export of 6,300 Irish greyhounds to Britain each year is happening at a loss of almost €5,000 per dog

Thu, 10 Nov, 2022

Charity calls for end to greyhound racing after sport receives State funding boost
Charity calls for end to greyhound racing after sport receives State funding boost
The Department of Agriculture noted that it would continued supports towards “the improvement of traceability and welfare standards in our greyhound racing sector”

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Running greyhound on dog track with muzzle and bib
Pete the Vet: Should the government stop funding greyhound racing?
Greyhound racing receives €20 million per year from the government compared to €3.8m for animal welfare groups. We're beginning to question this imbalance

Mon, 22 Aug, 2022

Greyhound Racing Ireland stops funds for rehoming programme
Greyhound Racing Ireland stops funds for rehoming programme
The rehoming process is to be paused indefinitely so long as cargo rates remain at their current high levels

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

Greyhound board declines to release attendance figures due to 'commercial sensitivity'
Greyhound board declines to release attendance figures due to 'commercial sensitivity'
The body responsible for greyhound racing in Ireland has refused to reveal details of how its sole remaining stadium in Dublin is performing in terms of attendance and gate receipts.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2022

Greyhound deaths at racetracks rise by almost a third
Greyhound deaths at racetracks rise by almost a third
Welfare advocates Greyhound Awareness Cork says the racing industry is 'all bark and no bite when it comes to welfare'

Sat, 05 Feb, 2022

Christmas wreath on neck dachshund puppy
Is Government funding for animal welfare money well spent?
There are very few countries in the world where the government directly gives funding to independent animal welfare groups, writes Pete Wedderburn.

Sun, 19 Dec, 2021

Greyhound Racing Ireland chair Frank Nyhan hails €17.6m Budget allocation
Greyhound Racing Ireland chair Frank Nyhan hails €17.6m Budget allocation
Nyhan said GRI has invested significantly on its care and welfare programme during 2021

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

Greyhound Races at Kilcohan Park
Dearbhla O’Brien proposed as new head of Greyhound Racing Ireland
The Board of Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) yesterday proposed the appointment of Dearbhla O’Brien to the position of Chief Executive Officer. The appointment will now be submitted to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for approval. Ms.

Tue, 28 Sep, 2021

Eoin McKenna celebrates with Susie Sapphire 18/9/2021
Crowning Derby glory for the incomparable Susie Sapphire
To win the Puppy Oaks, Sporting Press Irish Oaks and Derby in one season is quite remarkable 

Sun, 19 Sep, 2021

Publisher defends portrayal of greyhound racing in Junior Cycle book
Publisher defends portrayal of greyhound racing in Junior Cycle book
Representatives of the greyhound sector have sought the removal of a text they describe as a 'misleading and inaccurate' representation of greyhound racing

Tue, 24 Aug, 2021

Greyhound sector 'abhorred' by depiction in Junior Cycle book
Greyhound sector 'abhorred' by depiction in Junior Cycle book
They are objecting to a piece in the CPSE textbook, 'Make A Difference', detailing what it describes as problems with grehound racing

Mon, 23 Aug, 2021

Agriculture Minister committed to funding greyhound racing
Agriculture Minister committed to funding greyhound racing
Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns has criticised the level of funding given to greyhound racing each year, claiming it is a 'dying industry'

Wed, 04 Aug, 2021

Fall in greyhound racing crowds blamed on perception and media refusal to cover sport
Fall in greyhound racing crowds blamed on perception and media refusal to cover sport
Industry was at the centre of a scandal in 2019 when an RTÉ documentary found up to 6,000 greyhounds were being killed each year because they were not fast enough

Tue, 27 Jul, 2021

Greyhound Racing: Laurels sponsorship extended to five years
Greyhound Racing: Laurels sponsorship extended to five years
'It showed the goodwill that was there for greyhound racing and, from start to finish, it was a huge success'

Thu, 20 May, 2021

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