ONE of Simon Coveney’s first ministerial board appointments saw a key election organiser for his Cabinet colleague Phil Hogan installed as the chairman of the Irish Greyhound Board in Apr 2011.

Bord na gCon would like to comment on and totally refute key misinformed points as presented by the Irish Examiner edition on Tuesday, May 8.

LEADING greyhound trainer Pat Gordon has decided to emigrate to Australia with his family and expects to depart in the new two months.

FORMER Irish Coursing Club president Tony McNamee has been appointed a member of the Irish Greyhound Board, according to reliable sources within the industry.

American TV network NBC has apologised over a sketch at the Emmy Awards which showed a mock plane crash just hours after a commuter jet accident in Kentucky killed 49 people.