Dog handler who used live piglet as bait has appeal over greyhound track exclusion dismissed

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A dog handler who used a live piglet as bait to train greyhounds has lost an appeal aimed at overturning his exclusion from racetracks or coursing events.

Christopher Connolly, of Farney's Cross, Cappawhite, Co Tipperary, brought an appeal against a High Court's refusal in 2019 to quash a decision by Bord nagCon (Irish Greyhound Board), which regulates greyhound racing in Ireland, to exclude him from events.