GREYHOUND followers received a shock yesterday with the news that Newbridge greyhound stadium will close to racing on Saturday week. However, it is hoped that the track could reopen in the near future if a backer can be found.

TROUBLED Cork pharmaceutical company Corden is to stop its manufacturing operation this autumn with the loss of 90 jobs.

THE man who was killed in yesterday’s chemical explosion was described by friends and co-workers as a perfect gentleman with a passion for golf.

TWO prohibition notices were served on Corden PharmaChem in the last two months following separate safety breaches at the plant.

CORDEN PharmaChem was originally established as Irish Fher Laboratories, a subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim on the 20-acre site in Little Island in 1974.