Western GOBA pair in track chain protest

Two women chained themselves to greyhound traps at Galway track yesterday to protest at the decision to sell the traps for the 700 yards distance to accommodate Connacht Rugby.

Brigid Frank, chairman of the Western GOBA and treasurer Mary Callinan, began their protest after the group was told the traps had been sold off for €€€120,000, effectively making races at the track obsolete.

Their actions were also prompted by the IGB’s decision to allow a pre-race exercise area for greyhounds to be roped off for a hospitality tent planned by Connacht Rugby.