Steve Wall is among the stars of a major new TV drama about the Irish in the Klondike, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

It’s 4-1 each of six from tonight onwards. Well, that’s the theory anyway. We’re into the new era at Shelbourne Park and while the concerns regarding the changes still exist, there seems to be a genuine hope in the greyhound community that this will have positive repercussions.

OFFICIALLY, gambling is a taboo subject in this country. Betting is a minority pursuit, as only 17% of adults wager more than once a week.

IT’S hard to imagine that anything happening at 56°44’N by 111°07’W, in a place where the temperature barely rises above freezing for months on end, has much relevance to the lives we live on the watery edge of Europe.