Weekend greyhound racing schedule decimated

BY and large the weekend greyhound racing schedule has been decimated with only a handful of cards surviving the savage early winter freeze-up.

Among the casualties last night were the meeting at Harold's Cross, the Kilmacsimon benefit meeting at Curraheen as well as meetings at Dundalk, Kilkenny, Lifford, Limerick, Longford, Newbridge, Thurles, Waterford and Youghal.

Racing went ahead at Galway, Tralee and Shelbourne Park which was declared on in mid afternoon.