Trainer of kidnapped dog celebrates ‘fairytale ending’

The trainer of champion greyhound Clares Rocket, who was dramatically found alive and well after been kidnapped and held for a ransom, broke down in tears of joy having been reunited with the dog, and declared: “It’s like winning the Derby again.”

Limerick drugs boss Christy Keane was one of four men arrested in connection with the greyhound’s kidnapping. A well-known dissident republican is also being questioned by detectives.

Trainer Graham Holland, who previously guided Rocket to an Irish Derby win, choked up with emotion as he described receiving a call from gardaí telling him his beloved racing dog was “alive and well”.