1% of greyhound samples test positive for doping

A total of 58 samples taken from greyhounds in competition around the country last year were positive for doping, although that number represents just over 1% of all samples taken in 2015.

Figures provided by the Irish Greyhound Board (Bord na gCon) also show 33 sanctions were imposed on owners and trainers last year — including a disqualification and exclusion order applied to one man following the deaths of 11 greyhounds on a ferry in 2014.

The figures from the IGB show a total of 5,331 samples were taken from dogs at tracks around the country last year, with more than 1,000 taken at Shelbourne Park. Youghal in Co Cork had the lowest number of samples taken, at 118.