A dog run by the family of a former chief executive of the Irish Greyhound Board tested positive for two banned substances after its win at the Coursing Derby.

Another fall in income and a growing pension deficit has compounded the problems for the financially- troubled Irish Greyhound Board.

The chief executive of the Irish Greyhound Board, Adrian Neilan, is to leave his job next week.

Public Accounts Committee chairman John McGuinness has warned the Irish Greyhound Board it will have to explain why it broke spending rules.

The embattled Irish Greyhound Board has announced a plan to reorganise the company and turn its fortunes around before its debt problems come to a head.

For the first time the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has admitted it broke spending rules and did not properly tender for a number of different contracts.

The two principal internal investigators at the Irish Greyhound Board have taken extended work-related sick leave as the company delays the publication of their recent report into a race-fixing scam.

Sinn Féin has criticised the Irish Greyhound Board for the way it handled the construction of the new stadium in Limerick.

The IGB rejected advice regarding a site-filling agreement at its stadium in Limerick, which ultimately cost it €2.4m, says investigative correspondent Conor Ryan

The Irish Greyhound Board has been warned that its growing debt levels are not guaranteed by taxpayers and it would have to sell tracks if it cannot meet repayments.

BUSINESSMAN Richard Quirke unveiled his grand vision for what was quickly dubbed a “Las Vegas-style” development in October 2009 — not the most auspicious of times for the start of a €460 million investment in the middle of Co Tipperary.

I AM writing to express both my concern and opposition to the proposal of the Irish Greyhound Board to send greyhounds to China.

A PUBLIC tendering process for the sale of Limerick’s historic Market’s Field stadium has begun in advance of the sport moving to its new €20 million headquarters in October.

Environment Minister and Green Party leader John Gormley today dismissed claims the latest piece of animal welfare legislation has been altered to appease greyhound and hunting circles.

THE Irish Greyhound Board takes grave offence at the unsubstantiated suggestions of cruelty within greyhound racing which were made in an article headlined ‘Wildlife detective lays down the law’ (November 30).

THE Irish Greyhound Board will announce the successor to former chief executive Aidan Tynan in the next fortnight, The Irish Examiner has learned.

THE taxpayer was hit with another massive Bord na gCon pay-out yesterday after a senior executive with the company settled for a near €1 million package after agreeing to withdraw a bullying action against the former Greyhound Board boss Paschal Taggart and two others.