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Talking Dogs
TALKING DOGS WITH 2020 WINNING OWNERS - PART 2
GRI
19 January 2021
Des Grace, Mickey Rooney and John Kennedy Jnr. join Ian for a chat tonight.
ADDITIONAL MEETING AT YOUGHAL ON THURSDAY
Barry Drake
19 January 2021
Youghal's additional meeting will take place on this Thursday coming, January 21st.
ON-LINE CONTENT WORTH SHARING
Ian Fortune
19 January 2021
Greyhound racing has been under attack from certain quarters for some time with the vast majority of the criticism unwarranted and based on false claims.
BIG RESPONSE TO RURAL HAWAII UNRACED
Peter Farrell
19 January 2021
The focus will be on Clonmel Greyhound Stadium this coming weekend as the much anticipated Rural Hawaii @ Stud Unraced 525 gets underway and as expected, it has attracted a huge response with eleven heats on offer.
TALKING DOGS WITH 2020 WINNING OWNERS - PART 1
GRI
18 January 2021
Ian Fortune is catching up with some of the winning owners of big competitions throughout the year this week on Talking Dogs.
SYDNEY TO HEAD PATS EASTER CUP TEAM
Ian Fortune
18 January 2021
Pat Buckley is hoping for another successful year on the track with many of his team likely to return for a crack at the Easter Cup.
GOLD CUP DRAW
Ian Fortune
17 January 2021
Following her brilliant opening round effort Ballymac Art will be expected to again set a searing gallop in the second round of the Best Car Parks Gold Cup after receiving a favourable draw in the last of the four quarter finals.
SOME GOLDEN DISPLAYS IN CUP
Ian Fortune
17 January 2021
Ireland’s best returned to Shelbourne Park on Saturday evening as the Best Car Parks Gold Cup got underway and, while some displayed signs of rustiness after a Christmas layoff, Ballymac Art looked razor sharp as she set the standard with a picture-perfect display.
BLING BLING PAUL STARS IN TOP CLASS RACING AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
17 January 2021
After landing his first round heat of the Epic Hero Leger Winner 525 last weekend at Limerick, Bling Bling Paul stepped it up a gear last night as he produced a thoroughly impressive performance to lay down a maker ahead of next week’s semi finals.
EPISODE 6: RONAN HANNIFFY ON TRACK WITH TALKING DOGS
Rory Burke
17 January 2021
This week Rory is joined by Galway man Ronan Hanniffy. Ronan, a young man with no family history in Greyhound Racing, is now training and rearing his own greyhounds while also studying in college.
TIGER STILL GOING STRONG
Ian Fortune
16 January 2021
It wasn’t long after the semi finals of the Essex Vase at Romford on Friday evening that the phone buzzed.
GERRY LAWLESS
15 January 2021
Greyhound racing lost a great friend and lifelong supporter in recent days with the passing of Gerry Lawless.
THE GOLD CUP STORY SO FAR
GRI
14 January 2021
The Gold Cup gets underway this weekend in Shelbourne Park so Ian Fortune took a look at the history of the event with some racing highlights from the event.
TALKING DOGS ON THURDAY EPISODE 24: MURT LEAHY
Barry Drake
14 January 2021
Murt Leahy enjoyed a great year in 2020, training a total of 94 winners. He's looking forward to the year ahead, with some really talented greyhounds in his kennel. He speaks to Barry Drake on this week's podcast.
A QUICK INTRODUCTION TO RCETS
GRI
13 January 2021
We've begun to roll out our new RCÉTS (Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System) app and website this week.
ARE YOU READY FOR OUR NEW TRACEABILITY SYSTEM?
GRI
13 January 2021
RCÉTS, the new Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System is coming very soon. Are you ready?
REVISED COVID STADIUM ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS - RACING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
GRI
13 January 2021
Rásaíocht Con Éireann, having regard to the present national situation on COVID-19 , wishes to advise Owners and Trainers of revised access arrangements to Stadia whilst racing behind closed doors continues.
WATERFORD EXTRA RACE MEETING
Barry Drake
13 January 2021
Waterford will hold an extra Race Meeting next Wednesday 20th January. The first race will be at 6 pm. Weigh-in 5 to 5.30 pm.
TRACEABILITY OF PRIME IMPORTANCE
Ian Fortune
13 January 2021
In these times when greyhound racing has come in for so much unfair criticism, the decision of Greyhound Racing Ireland to roll out a full traceability system must be applauded.
KILKENNY SALES NEWS
Ian Fortune
13 January 2021
Kilkenny Track are inviting entries for their next Sales meeting on Saturday, February 6th. The catalogue will have a maximum of 60 Lots and there will be an entry fee of €20.
ADDITIONAL MEETING AT KILKENNY
Ian Fortune
13 January 2021
Kilkenny Track will be running an additional race meeting on Thursday, January 28th.
RÁSÍOCHT CON ÉIREANN TRACEABILITY SYSTEM (RCÉTS)
GRI
13 January 2021
Rásaíocht Con Éireann / Greyhound Racing Ireland’s new traceability system for racing greyhounds – RCÉTS - will be in operation from January 2021. You may need to take some action now to ensure you have access in January.
TOWCESTER CHANGES DATES TO AVOID CLASH
Ian Fortune
12 January 2021
Following negative feedback, Towcester has changed the dates for the English Derby for the second time in a week.
ONES TO WATCH IN 2021
GRI
11 January 2021
We've seen the highlights of 2020 and now Ian Fortune, Barry Drake & Tommy Lyons are looking forward to the 2021 Greyhound Racing year.
MOVING DOGS BETWEEN IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN
GRI
6 January 2021
Following the formal departure of the UK from the EU, the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine have provided us with a guidance document for the greyhound community with regard to the movement of dogs between Ireland and Great Britain.
REVISIONS TO RACING AND RACE GRANTS
GRI
31 December 2020
RCÉ has been reviewing the current situation regarding racing schedules; the strength of dog pools; the current demand for racing and the financial impacts associated with Covid 19 restrictions.
NEW LEVEL 5 RESTRICTIONS- RACING ‘BEHIND CLOSED DOORS’ TO CONTINUE
GRI
30 December 2020
New Level 5 restrictions- racing ‘behind closed doors’ to continue.
MULLINGAR & SHELBOURNE PARK CHRISTMAS DONATIONS
GRI
30 December 2020
The teams at Shelbourne Park & Mullingar Greyhound Stadium donated to local charities ahead of the Christmas rush for them.
GALWAY GREYHOUND STADIUM SUPPORT COPE GALWAY WITH CHRISTMAS DONATION
GRI
23 December 2020
The team at Galway Greyhound Stadium proudly supported local charity, COPE Galway, with a food donation for Christmas.
KINGDOM GREYHOUND STADIUM SUPPORT THEIR LOCAL SVP THIS CHRISTMAS
GRI
23 December 2020
The team at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium were delighted to be able to make a food donation to their local SVP in Tralee this Christmas.
BOYLESPORTS RELEASE 2021 DERBY BETTTING
Ian Fortune
23 December 2020
Long-time Irish Derby sponsors Boylesports have released their prices for the 2021 renewal of the blue riband event.
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS 15TH DECEMBER
GRI
23 December 2020
Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) receives Parliamentary Questions (PQs) on an ongoing basis from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. PQs are raised by members of Dáil Éireann and provide Ministers with the opportunity to report publicly on matters for which they are responsible. PQs relating to the greyhound industry for 15th December are contained within this story.
USE YOUR VAN TO PROMOTE THE IRGT
GRI
17 December 2020
You already know that retired racing greyhounds make the best pets. Help us to tell everyone else.
HOW TO REHOME YOUR RETIRED GREYHOUND
GRI
17 December 2020
A reminder of the steps to rehome your retired racing greyhound with the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust.
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS 8TH & 10TH DECEMBER
GRI
17 December 2020
Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) receives Parliamentary Questions (PQs) on an ongoing basis from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and we wish to share some of these recent PQs with the wider greyhound community.
IRGT TO BENEFIT FROM BALLYMAC CELTIC DRAW
Ian Fortune
13 December 2020
The ‘Ballymac’ prefix will be in the news for different reasons in the next few weeks after we were notified of a wonderful fundraising effort being made by Ballymac Celtic.
2021 CLASSICS & FEATURE EVENTS CALENDAR
GRI
7 December 2020
Rásíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) / Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) has finalised the 2021 Classics and Feature Events Calendar.
RECENT RCÉ MEDIA ACTIVITY
GRI
1 December 2020
In response to the recent media attention surrounding the funding of our industry, Rásaíocht Con Éireann / Greyhound Racing Ireland have participated in media interviews, offered representation and issued response to commentary over the last week.
ALERT FROM RCÉ
GRI
26 November 2020
RCÉ / GRI has been advised by members of the greyhound community of contact being made by text and phone in recent days from parties claiming to be from other countries and wishing to acquire greyhounds.
LISTEN BACK: NEWSTALK VISIT THE GREYHOUND PETS OF IRELAND CARE CENTRE
GRI
16 November 2020
Newtalk's Pat Kenny Show visited the new Greyhound Pets of Ireland Tipperary Care Centre and aired the piece on the visit this morning. Missed it? Listen back now.
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2019 FOR RÁSAÍOCHT CON ÉIREANN/GREYHOUND RACING IRELAND
GRI
12 November 2020
The annual accounts 2019 representing the final set of accounts under the name Bord na gCon, (now Rásaíocht Con Éireann), have been published. This follows on from the statutory audit undertaken by the Comptroller & Auditor General and the laying of the accounts before the Houses of the Oireachtas this week in accordance with established practice.
OFFICIAL TRIAL SCHEDULE
GRI
6 November 2020
Official Trial schedule with effect from Monday 9th November.
UPDATE ON THE PROCEDURE OF EQUAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF SEEDING CATEGORIES - SWEEPSTAKE DRAWS
GRI
4 November 2020
The following Procedure for Sweepstake Trap Draws, which facilitates an Equal Distribution of Seeding in Sweepstakes, has been developed by Rásaíocht Con Éireann and will apply to the Trap Draw for the First Round of Sweepstakes which are to be drawn on or after Thursday 5th November 2020 and will apply to subsequent rounds of these Sweepstakes thereafter.
UPDATED CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE CARE & WELFARE OF THE GREYHOUND
GRI
3 November 2020
Rásaíocht Con Éireann (Greyhound Racing Ireland) has updated its Code of Practice for the Care & Welfare of the Greyhound and a draft of the updated code is available on www.grireland.ie
SPREAD THE WORD
Ian Fortune
29 October 2020
Yesterday’s news of the launch of the first dedicated Greyhound Care Centre came as a real shot in the arm for the sport.
RÁSAÍOCHT CON ÉIREANN/GREYHOUND RACING IRELAND (GRI) ADOPTS ITS BUDGET FOR 2021
GRI
29 October 2020
GRI’s budget for 2021 has been prepared against a very challenging and changing operating environment due to the impact of Covid-19. The budget has taken account of the government’s plan Resilience & Recovery – Living with Covid under which greyhound racing is permitted under all 5 levels of the plan but with much reduced attendance permitted at Levels 1 & 2.
THE IRISH RETIRED GREYHOUND TRUST AND RÁSAÍOCHT CON ÉIREANN ( RCÉ) LAUNCH THEIR FIRST EVER RACING GREYHOUND CARE CENTRE
GRI
28 October 2020
Today Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) in partnership with The Irish Retired Greyhound Trust announced the next chapter in Irish Greyhound racing with the launch of its first dedicated Greyhound Care Centre.
COVID-19 UPDATED TRAP LOADING ARRANGEMENTS
IGB
2 September 2020
As part of its ongoing review of COVID-19 protocols, Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) proposes a change to the trap loading procedure.
GRI ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF TESTING REGIME
IGB
31 July 2020
The GRI has in recent years been introducing ongoing enhancements in its procedures and processes regarding the detection of banned substances and misuse of medication within the sport.
GRI PROTOCOL FOR PRESENTATIONS
IGB
23 July 2020
As part of the continuous review of protocols in relation to COVID-19, IGB have implemented a number of measures in place to safeguard Public Health and to minimise the risk of spread of the COVID-19 virus.
LIMERICK GREYHOUND STADIUM DONATE TO UL HOSPITAL INTERIM CARE FACILITY
IGB
22 June 2020
The team at Limerick Greyhound Stadium supported the HSE frontline workers with a donation of radios for the UL field hospital which was opened to cater for non-coronavirus patients, including those who may have recovered from Covid-19.
ONLINE TRIAL BOOKINGS AND ONLINE RACE ENTRIES
IGB
18 June 2020
With the return to trialling and the re-introduction of racing many people have been taking advantage of online booking for trials. We’ve put together a simple outline of the process of booking both Official and Unofficial Trials and entering greyhound for racing online.
RACING GREYHOUND INJURY DATA SHOWS FURTHER REDUCTION IN 2019
IGB
2 June 2020
Rásaíocht Con Éireann, Greyhound Racing Ireland, today published details of injury data for 2019.
COVID -19 - OWNERS AND TRAINERS PROTOCOLS FOR ATTENDING STADIA
IGB
28 May 2020
For the safety of the racing public, our staff and the wider community a number of changes will be in place when we return to trials and racing. Please familiarise yourself with the COVID-19 Owners and Trainers Protocol to understand your role and what changes you may need to make.
IRGT LAUNCH NEW FOSTER TO ADOPT SCHEME
IGB
19 May 2020
The Irish Retired Greyhound Trust (IRGT) have launched their new Foster to Adopt scheme today, with the aim of offering would-be adopters the chance to experience life with a retired greyhound.
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE ON THE FRONTLINE
IGB
20 April 2020
A reminder to all of you on the frontline that we continue to appreciate your work.
TRACEABILITY SYSTEM PROCUREMENT PROCESS BEGINS AS GRI CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT CARE & WELFARE MEASURES
IGB
14 November 2019
Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) has announced the commencement of a tender process for a greyhound traceability system which will monitor and record key life events for all registered greyhounds throughout their life.
NOTICE FOR GREYHOUND OWNERS/TRAINERS/KEEPERS/KENNELHANDS
IGB
21 October 2019
In the interests of greyhound welfare, it is important that any greyhounds injured during a race or showing any signs of distress or injury after a race are presented to the track veterinarian for immediate assessment.
GRI CARE & WELFARE INITIATIVES UPDATE - 26TH SEPTEMBER 2019
IGB
26 September 2019
Greyhound Racing Ireland (GR) continues to make significant progress in the areas of welfare and regulation under its Strategic Plan 2018-2022. The racing greyhound continues to be the most regulated of all canine breeds in Ireland. The following is an update on our care and welfare measures:
GRI WELCOMES PUBLIC RESPONSE AFTER GREYHOUND CARE LINE CALLS
IGB
4 September 2019
Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) has welcomed the public response to its confidential Greyhound Care Line during its first month of operations.
NEW CARE FUND FOR GREYHOUNDS ANNOUNCED BY GREYHOUND RACING IRELAND
IGB
6 August 2019
Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) today announced the establishment of a separate Care Fund dedicated to funding a variety of initiatives for the care and welfare of the greyhound including re-homing initiatives, greyhound support scheme, care centres, traceability system and other actions all designed to support the care and welfare of the racing greyhound.
GREYHOUND CARE – GRI INJURIES AT TRACKS RECOVERY SCHEME
IGB
6 August 2019
The IGB today announced a scheme to provide funding for the treatment of greyhounds which have been injured when racing at IGB licenced stadia.
GREYHOUND RACING IRELAND ANNOUNCES NEW CONFIDENTIAL PHONE LINE TO REPORT WELFARE CONCERNS
IGB
12 July 2019
Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) today announced the launch of a confidential phone line which will be available to members of the public to report greyhound welfare concerns.
IRISH RETIRED GREYHOUND TRUST PLEDGES CONTINUED SUPPORT TOWARDS PRIVATE REHOMING AGENCIES
IGB
11 July 2019
The Irish Retired Greyhound Trust (IRGT), established and operated by Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) has today pledged to maintain and enhance its support to a number of private rehoming agencies across the country.
GREYHOUND RACING IRELAND SCHEME AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR DOMESTIC REHOMINGS
IGB
3 July 2019
Greyhound Racing Ireland has confirmed an increase in financial support to private rehoming agencies for the rehoming of retired racing greyhounds in Ireland, as well as the extension of the GRI Scheme for Foster Care of Retired Racing Greyhounds, with the schemes coming into effect immediately.