IGB reverses Teletext decision

THE Irish Greyhound Board has reversed its decision to scrap the Teletext service and is currently seeking to have the service back in operation as soon as possible.

There had been a strong countrywide reaction from greyhound folk regarding this decision and yesterday’s announcement will be widely welcomed.

The statement, which was posted on the IGB website, said: “The IGB are examining ways of improving the efficiency in which we do things to ensure that we will be in a better position to deliver on critical elements of our strategic plan which reinforces the continued growth of this great industry. However on some occasions despite initial analysis that would suggest that it is the right thing to do, it may often be the case that the wrong approach was adopted. In this regard we now believe that the total cessation of the Teletext service was not the right thing to do.

“Granted that the number of people who have attended our website since the cessation of teletext has increased, we now believe that there are significantly more key customers than we originally anticipated who do not have computer access. Hence the Board has now decided to put parts of this teletext service back on line. Accordingly we will be working with out provider to ensure that this is back in operation as quickly as possible and furthermore, we will also try to ensure that the service is more reliable than previously was the case”.