Greyhound stadium funding dispute stalls over mediation issue

Greyhound Racing Ireland said it agreed to mediation with the operators of the greyhound stadium in Clonmel, but no nominees have been put forward to mediate the matter

The head of greyhound racing’s governing body said resolution over a disputed €510,000 stalled because a Tipperary greyhound stadium did not come up with names to mediate the dispute. File picture

The head of greyhound racing’s governing body said resolution over a disputed €510,000 stalled because a Tipperary greyhound stadium did not come up with names to mediate the dispute.

Gerard Dollard, chief executive of Greyhound Racing Ireland (formerly the Irish Greyhound Board), told the Public Accounts Committee that the body had agreed to mediation with Davis Road Greyhound Stadium, the company which operates the stadium in Clonmel via leasehold, regarding the dispute in July 2020, but that “despite a number of reminders to DRGS since that time no nominees have been put forward”.