Organisation: Greyhound Racing Ireland

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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

Deal signed to keep Youghal greyhound stadium open
Deal signed to keep Youghal greyhound stadium open
The stadium, which hosts greyhound racing on Mondays and Wednesdays, was on the verge of shutting down, only for a deal to be agreed one day prior to the lease’s expiry

Tue, 04 Apr, 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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GRI break pledge and provide just one care home for former racing dogs
GRI break pledge and provide just one care home for former racing dogs
The body pledged to provide four new facilities for former racing dogs by March of 2022

Wed, 21 Sep, 2022

Irish Greyhounds head Stateside amid drop in European demand
Irish Greyhounds head Stateside amid drop in European demand
Numbers sent to American surges despite plug being pulled on funding, writes Conor Capplis

Mon, 29 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

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

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