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  • DOLORES HAS ALL THREE DOG OF YEAR NOMINATIONS

    22/02/2012
    Last year it was the Fahy kennels that performed the then unique feat of having all three nominations for the Dog of the Year Award in the Irish Greyhound Board National Awards scheme.

  • HALL OF FAME AWARD FOR MATT O’DONNELL

    22/02/2012
    One of the living legends of Irish greyhound racing will be honoured at this year’s National Awards Gala and it will be a very popular moment as Matt O’Donnell walks up to receive the annual Hall of Fame Award.

  • PADDY O’GORMAN TO RECEIVE SPECIAL MERIT AWARD

    22/02/2012
    While the Hall of Fame is designed to honour the legends of the sport, it is also very nice to see those men and women honoured who have given a lifetime to the sport they love.

  • GALWAY CRYSTAL NATIONAL AWARDS DETAILS

    22/02/2012
    The National Greyhound Awards will be presented at a lunchtime function in the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone on Sunday, March 11th and tickets are available at €35 each. Galway Crystal will be the trophy sponsors for the fifth year.

  • Press Release - Kingdom Greyhound Stadium
    22/02/2012
    The launch was held today of the Gallivan, Murphy, Hooper, Dolan Insurances Juvenile Classic with the MD Denis Murphy as well as Business manager and former great Kerry Footballer Seamus Moynihan in attendance.

  • LEGENDS UNITE IN PURSUIT OF DERBY GLORY WITH GEOFF

    22/02/2012
    A syndicate of ten which includes a combination of racing, greyhound and sporting legends will be chasing glory in the Williamhill.com English Derby with the crack Irish tracker Shelbourne Geoff.

  • BONO SPRINGS ANOTHER SHOCK IN GUINNESS FINAL

    21/02/2012
    The cyberspace gremlins were at work over the weekend and somehow diverted our report on Saturday night’s Guinness Trophy final at Curraheen Park to pastures unknown.

  • MCKENNA HEADS TO WIMBLEDON – AND MONMORE

    21/02/2012
    The Irish challenge for the Williamhill.com English Derby is growing in strength by the week. With Dolores Ruth and Fraser Black already committed to the Wimbledon classic, now comes news that Owen McKenna intends to launch a strong raid on the event.

  • JUVENILE CLASSIC SPONSORSHIP CONFIRMED AGAIN

    21/02/2012
    Gallivan Murphy Hooper Dolan Insurances will again sponsor the Juvenile Classic which will commence at Tralee’s Kingdom Stadium on Friday, March 2nd.

  • FUTURE STAR MESSI ON THE WAY BACK
    21/02/2012
    Kingsmill Messi has virtually become the forgotten dog of the Irish greyhound scene but the good news is that the dog is back in training and will be aimed at the College Causeway/ Killahan Phanter Easter Cup at Shelbourne Park.

  • RETIRED GREYHOUND SHOWS UPDATE

    21/02/2012
    There are four remaining Retired Greyhound Shows to be staged. This week the Enniscorthy Show will be staged on Thursday night and then it will be the turn of Youghal on the following night.

  • MILLDEAN TIRED BUT O’FLYNN RELIEVED

    20/02/2012
    John O’Flynn Snr admitted yesterday morning that he was very relieved to have Milldean Panther’s first race of the year out of the way.

  • BRIAN MULDOON

    20/02/2012
    The death occurred recently of Brian Muldoon from Ardboe in County Tyrone. He had been involved with greyhounds for many years and his son Sean was a member of the syndicate which won the 1996 Irish Derby with Tina Marina.

  • JAYFKAY POSTS THE FASTEST TRIAL

    20/02/2012
    Dolores Ruth says she was delighted with her charges when they were trialled at Wimbledon on Friday night in preparation for races on Racing Post Juvenile night next week.

  • STAYING STAR KEARNEYS LUCY SOLD TO THE UK

    20/02/2012
    We understand that leading stayer Kearneys Lucy has been sold and will be continuing her career with Phil Simmons in Cambridge.

  • NEWBRIDGE PLAN MAJOR BENEFIT MEETING

    20/02/2012
    The Newbridge Track Supporters Club are planning a major Benefit meeting to be run at the track on Friday, March 16th in conjunction with St Brigid’s Hospice, The Curragh.

  • MILLDEAN HAS TO BATTLE BUT MAKES IT ELEVEN

    18/02/2012
    Super tracker Milldean Panther emerged from winter quarters at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night and treated his followers to another superb performance.

  • DOWLING MEMORIAL SHOCKS AT TRALEE

    18/02/2012
    Upsets was the name of the game at Tralee on Friday when the semi-finals of the John & Mary Dowling Memorial 570 were the feature of the card.

  • DUNDALK OPEN 550 DEFERRED
    18/02/2012
    We have been advertising the Dundalk Track Stadium Bookmakers Spring Open 550 for a number of weeks but we have been advised by the track that the event will now be run later in the year.

  • NEW RACING PROCEDURE AT SHELBOURNE

    17/02/2012
    Following the recent announcement of the groundbreaking SIS deal at Shelbourne Park, which will lead to increased prizemonies at the venue as well as worldwide syndication of racing content, one significant change to racing procedures will be introduced.

  • BOYLESPORTS SPONSOR TRACK SENSATION PANTHER

    16/02/2012
    New ground was broken in Irish greyhound racing today with the confirmation that leading bookmaking firm Boylesports are to sponsor the unbeaten tracker Milldean Panther.

  • JUNIOR BIDS FAREWELL AFTER A GREAT CAREER

    16/02/2012
    There will be plenty of nostalgia in the air at Limerick Track tomorrow night when that great tracker Joey Jojo Junior runs his last race.

  • DRUMBO TRIALS CALLED OFF

    16/02/2012
    Owners and trainers are warned that there will be no trials at Drumbo Park on Monday and Tuesday next due to electrical work being carried out on the track.

  • HENNESSY EYEING WIMBLEDON RETURN WITH BULLET & GOLDSTAR

    14/02/2012
    Paul Hennessy is planning on launching another strong raid on the Williamhill.com English Derby and his team is likely to be led by last year’s third Barefoot Bullet and one of the top 2011 puppies, Rattlin Goldstar.

  • CRACKING MAN HAS SUSPECTED BROKEN HOCK 
    14/02/2012
    The flying former Graham Holland trained Cracking Man sustained a suspected broken hock in a trial at Henlow yesterday and his future career is in double.

  • MAJOR BOOST AS BETFAIR SPONSOR SHELBOURNE 600 CLASSIC

    13/02/2012
    Recently SIS Live came on board to sponsor the Tote Gold Cup which starts on Saturday night at Shelbourne.

  • IGB TO CONDUCT STRATEGIC REVIEW OF THE INDUSTRY

    10/02/2012
    The Irish Greyhound Board has announced that they will conduct a complete strategic review “to determine the future direction of the greyhound industry in Ireland.

  • BITCH EVENT PROVIDES THE IDEAL ROUTE TO OAKS GLORY
    10/02/2012
    For the past two years those magnificent bitches Dalcash Dvinsky and Droopys Twirl have taken the Puppy Oaks route to Oaks glory. Both bitches won the puppy event at Shelbourne prior to landing the premier bitch classic.

  • SCOTTISH DERBY FINAL DATE CHANGE

    09/02/2012
    In order to ensure live coverage by Sky Sports, the final of the Bettor.com Scottish Derby has been moved forward by a day and will now be run on Friday, April 13th at Shawfield.

  • TRANSPORT TRAILERS FOR SALE

    07/02/2012
    The Irish Greyhound Board has two Greyhound Transporting Trailers for sale as it has now changed its transporting procedures.

  • FRASER DREAMS OF WIMBLEDON GLORY
    06/02/2012
    Droopys Jet was still quoted at 33-1 in some lists for the Williamhill.com English Derby despite his brilliant victory in Saturday night’s Joe Dunne Memorial Puppy final at Shelbourne Park.

  • BRILLIANT DROOPYS JETS HOME IN DUNNE MEMORIAL

    05/02/2012
    A new star was crowned at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night as the Fraser Black trained Droopys Jet gave a splendid exhibition of pace and tracking at Shelbourne on Saturday in winning the €6,000 Joe Dunne Memorial Puppy 525 in a sizzling 28.39.

  • NOEL IS DIVING FOR THE GALWAY HOSPICE

    03/02/2012
    Local Galway lad Noel McDonagh is taking to the air for a very good cause.

  • IGB ANNOUNCE VERY ENCOURAGING ANNUAL FIGURES
    02/02/2012
    Despite the recessionary times we are in the Irish Greyhound Board has announced very encouraging figures for 2011 which show significant increases in attendances, betting, restaurant bookings and cash surplus for the industry.

  • GAIN CESAREWITCH PRIZE STRUCTURE ANNOUNCED

    26/01/2012
    Yesterday we reported that Gain would again sponsor the Irish Cesarewitch at Mullingar but further details were not finalised. However, things have been happening fast down in the Midlands and now the full details have been announced.

  • ANNUAL AWARDS TO BE HELD IN ATHLONE
    25/01/2012
    The annual National Greyhound Awards presentation will be staged this year in Athlone on Sunday, March 11th.

  • PJ GALLAGHER FRONTS THE DOWN SYNDROME NIGHT

    17/01/2012
    Highly successful in its first staging a year ago, the Down Syndrome Ireland Benefit Meeting will be staged again at greyhound stadia across the country on Saturday, February 25th. Fronting the venture will be leading comedian PJ Gallagher.

  • SIS BOOST FOR €50K SHELBOURNE GOLD CUP
    13/01/2012
    The Shelbourne Tote Gold Cup has received a massive boost with the news that it is to be sponsored by SIS and will have a winner’s prize of €30,000 with a total prize fund of €50,000.

  • GOOD NEWS! -MAJOR PRIZEMONEY BOOST AT SHELBOURNE

    06/01/2012
    Let’s celebrate some pretty rare good news in these depressing times. Prizemoney for better class racing at Shelbourne Park is to be raised significantly as a direct benefit of the new deal between the Irish Greyhound Board and SIS.

  • IRISH SALES DATES FOR 2012

    30/12/2011
    Some thirteen Sales have been allocated for the first six months of 2012 with Thurles holding the bulk of them with five dates. Other tracks set to stage Sales are Limerick, Mullingar, and Cork.

  • NORTERN IRISH DERBY AGAIN SET FOR JUNE DATE

    27/12/2011
    Drumbo Park have confirmed that their feature event, the Bettor.com Northern Irish Derby will again be run in June and the final will be shown live on Sky Sports.

  • BOOK YOUR IRISH DERBY HOTELS AND FLIGHTS EARLY

    21/12/2011
    The decision to leave the Irish Derby final date unchanged will pose problems for the crowds who will be travelling from far and wide to enjoy the final at Shelbourne Park on Saturday, September 8th.

  • POST DERBY SETTING FOR LAURELS AND ST LEGER IN 2012

    20/12/2011
    There will be a strong emphasis on the second half of the year as far as the leading Irish classics are concerned with both the Irish Laurels and St Leger due to be run following the Irish Derby.

  • IGB CLINCH RACING RIGHTS DEAL WITH SIS

    15/12/2011
    A major deal between the Irish Greyhound Board and SIS announced today will see racing from Shelbourne Park shown around the world.

  • IGB and IKC Announce Joint Event for Retired Racing Greyhounds
    05/12/2011
    On Thursday 1st December The Irish Greyhound Board and The Irish Kennel Club, announced details of their joint social and sporting event for retired racing Greyhounds.

  • MILLDEAN SMASHES THE SHELBOURNE RECORD

    30/10/2011
    All the razzmatazz surrounding Milldean Panther was proved absolutely spot on when the sensational son of College Causeway and Auld Nag smashed the Shelbourne Park track record with a 28.00 run in a semi-final of the Razldazl George Open 525 last night.

  • IGB LAUNCH BESPOKE MOBILE APP

    12/10/2011
    The Irish Greyhound Board today announced the launch of an innovative and bespoke mobile phone app.

  • QUALIFYING TRIALS REGULATION 
    02/09/2011
    The IGB earlier this year announced a number of significant regulatory changes designed to strengthen overall racing integrity at its stadia and these took effect from yesterday, September 1st.

  • “SUSTAINABLE FUNDING ESSENTIAL FOR FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY”

    15/07/2011
    Leading Economist Jim Power has warned that “to sustain and grow the greyhound industry into the future, proper sustainable funding mechanisms will have to be put in place. Some of this will have to come from all betting channels”.

  • GREYHOUND CHART A MUST BUY

    14/07/2011
    Michael Church is a renowned horse and greyhound historian and he has just come up with a quite amazing production which would do justice to any greyhound establishment, be it a home, an office or a stadium.

  • WELFARE OF GREYHOUND BILL
    07/07/2011
    The Welfare of Greyhound Bill 2011 Second Stage was brought before the Dail last Thursday.