Two women chained themselves to greyhound traps at Galway track yesterday to protest at the decision to sell the traps for the 700 yards distance to accommodate Connacht Rugby.

Seventh heaven how are ye!

ANOTHER day for the diehards in Clonmel yesterday, another Arctic morning of hard frost and heavy snow; spring, yes, but this was a reminder of what this sport can be like in darkest winter, an occasion on which finery is only for the birds and the uninitiated – this was a day for all the heaviest underwear and outerwear you could muster.

GREYHOUND owners in the west of Ireland have passed a vote of no confidence in Bord na Gcon chairman Paschal Taggart.