The winning breed

Top greyhound trainer Owen McKenna talks to Diarmuid O’Flynn about his winning ways.

The winning breed

DES BARRY hasn’t seen it all, nobody has; over 30 years as a news photographer however has made him very worldly-wise, a little blasé even. Car crashes, train smashes, boat and plane tragedies, up close and personal with the Pope, Christy Ring, Muhammad Ali, Des has all the t-shirts.

But even he was a little fazed. “Janey, will you look at that!” he said, in wonder. Having just seen one dog stand contentedly while being given a comprehensive full-body massage, he was now about to snap another getting his teeth thoroughly brushed.

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