Tipp dog handler who used piglet as live bait fails in challenge against exclusion from race events

A dog handler who used a live piglet as bait to train greyhounds has failed in a High Court challenge to his exclusion from racetracks or coursing events.

Christopher Connolly (25), of Farney's Cross, Cappawhite, Co Tipperary, sought to quash a decision by Bord na gCon (Irish Greyhound Board), which regulates greyhound racing in Ireland, to exclude him from events.