Fall in greyhound racing crowds blamed on perception and media refusal to cover sport

Frank Nyhan, chairman of Greyhound Racing Ireland, Jim Power, consultant economist, and Gerard Dollard, CEO of Greyhound Racing Ireland, at Shelbourne Park, Dublin. Picture: Maxwells

Public perception of greyhound racing has been reflected in falling attendances while the industry as a whole is going through "a challenging time", a report from Greyhound Racing Ireland has found.

The industry was at the centre of a scandal in 2019 when an RTÉ documentary found up to 6,000 greyhounds were being killed each year because they were not fast enough.