Organisation: Greyhound Racing Ireland

Organisation: Greyhound Racing Ireland

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<p>Neasa Hourigan said it is not acceptable that the greyhound industry receives annual funding by "default" each year.</p>

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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.

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<span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">GRI’s head of regulation Patrick Herbert, </span>
<span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">acknowledged that between 82% and 85% of all greyhounds racing in the UK are exports from Ireland. File p</span>icture: Howard Crowdy</p>

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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

<p>Among the issues of concern for the Dogs Trust are the rate of deaths at tracks. File picture: Howard Crowdy</p>

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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”

GRI break pledge and provide just one care home for former racing dogs

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GRI break pledge and provide just one care home for former racing dogs

Irish Greyhounds head Stateside amid drop in European demand

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Irish Greyhounds head Stateside amid drop in European demand

Greyhound Racing Ireland stops funds for rehoming programme

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Greyhound Racing Ireland stops funds for rehoming programme

Newinn Taylor during the race 19/9/2020

€3m earmarked to revamp Dublin greyhound racing stadium

Sport's flagship stadium at Shelbourne Park in Dublin set for a major redevelopment.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

Confusion surrounds departure of Greyhound Racing Ireland's CEO

Confusion surrounds departure of Greyhound Racing Ireland's CEO

Greyhound Racing Ireland said that an interim CEO will be appointed ahead of her departure date

Wed, 03 Aug, 2022

CEO Dearbhla O'Brien to depart greyhound racing body after just eight months

CEO Dearbhla O'Brien to depart greyhound racing body after just eight months

Deputy CEO, Philip Peake, has also left Greyhound Racing Ireland in recent months

Wed, 03 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 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

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 stadium funding dispute stalls over mediation issue

Greyhound stadium funding dispute stalls over mediation issue

Greyhound Racing Ireland said it agreed to mediation with the operators of the greyhound stadium in Clonmel, but no nominees have been put forward to mediate the matter

Wed, 24 Feb, 2021

Greyhound Races at Kilcohan Park

Greyhound board spends more than €2m on employees' travel expenses

New figures show that Greyhound Racing Ireland spent €2.26m subsidising such travel from the start of 2016 to date

Fri, 04 Dec, 2020

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Fergus Finlay: No grey area in battle to protect our vulnerable racing dogs

I was raised on Charles Dickens, by a mother who believed his books were children’s stories. But actually an awful lot of Dickens is grim.

Tue, 24 Nov, 2020