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Talking Dogs
VIDEO: SHELBOURNE OPEN 600 FINAL
GRI
18 April 2021
Look back on the Final of the 2021 Shelbourne Open 600 from Shelbourne Park last night, one of the most exciting finals we've seen.
A WILD FINISH TO A TRUE EPIC
Ian Fortune
18 April 2021
Time and again over the past thirteen months, the cream of Ireland’s canine talent have produced the sort of displays that will bring people back in droves once the tracks reopen top the public.
TWO EXCITING SEMI-FINALS OF THE GREYHOUND & PETWORLD SUPERSPRINT
Barry Drake
18 April 2021
Seomra Nate produced a flying 17.58 winning run in the second semi-final of the Greyhound & Petworld Supersprint at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
BOY TURNS UP THE HEAT AS LEO UPSETS THE ODDS IN KIRBY SEMI FINALS
Peter Farrell
18 April 2021
There is little doubt that after a series of terrific performances thus far in the stake, Explosive Boy has been the star of this year’s Con & Annie Kirby Memorial at Limerick Greyhound Stadium and Pat Guilfoyle’s tracker produced another flawless display last night to power into next week’s €80,000 decider.
ON TRACK WITH TALKING DOGS EPISODE 19: AOIFE DUNPHY
Rory Burke
18 April 2021
Aoife Dunphy joins Rory on this week's episode. Aoife grew up in the world of greyhounds with the Droopys Stud, run by her dad and uncles. She chats to Rory about life in the stud and her love of racing and how being able to get out with the greyhounds was a great help during lockdown.
WATCH THE CON & ANNIE KIRBY MEMORIAL FINAL DRAW LIVE ON FACEBOOK
GRI
17 April 2021
The draw for the 2021 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Final
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, SATURDAY 17/04/2021
GRI
17 April 2021
Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Saturday 17/04/2021:
TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY BONUS EPISODE: SELECT STAKES FINAL PREVIEW
Barry Drake
17 April 2021
Barry Drake brings us a special bonus episode of the podcast to look ahead to a very big night in Waterford, the Select Stakes Final. Barry chats with commentator Peter Fitzgerald and the connections of the six finalists Emma Buckley, Nicky Walsh, Robert Gleeson, Ray Patterson, Graham Holland and John Byrne.
RIPLEY FASTEST IN WEADICK 725
Ian Fortune
17 April 2021
Ripley Lad and Redzer Ardfert, the winners of the T.P. Weadick 725 over the past two years, will both contest this year’s decider after safely making it through Friday’s semi finals.
BACK TO BACK WINS FOR FLOCO IN KINGDOM FEATURE
Barry Drake
17 April 2021
Floco, trained by Johnny O'Sullivan for owners Noel Sheahan and James Reidy, delivered a fabulous performance to land the feature in Tralee on Friday night, the €2,800 to the winner John & Mary Killeacle Dowling Memorial A1 570.
SELECT STAKES BETTING
Barry Drake
17 April 2021
BoyleSports have priced up the final of the 2021 Select Stakes which takes place in Waterford on Tuesday night.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, FRIDAY 16/04/2021
GRI
17 April 2021
Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Friday 16/04/2021:
TALKING DOGS TV EPISODE 4 THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
GRI
16 April 2021
Episode 4 of Talking Dogs TV now on sale for this Saturday night, 17th April. Get your pass now to enjoy the Con & Annie Kirby Semi-Finals, Shelbourne 600 Final & more.
BARRY AND DECLAN DISCUSS THE BIG EVENTS IN TRALEE
Barry Drake
16 April 2021
Barry Drake caught up with Declan Dowling to chat about the big events on in Tralee and the upcoming Lee Strand 550.
CESAREWITCH TRIAL SESSION ON MONDAY
Ian Fortune
16 April 2021
With the SIS Irish Cesarewitch just around the corner, there will an extra trial session on Monday afternoon to accommodate those planning to run their greyhounds in the midland’s classic.
KILKENNY SALES TO PROCEED
Ian Fortune
16 April 2021
It has been confirmed that Kilkenny’s on-line sales will go ahead as planned on Saturday, April 24th.
SIS LIMERICK OAKS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
Peter Farrell
15 April 2021
It’s busy times at Limerick greyhound stadium at present with the Con & Annie Kirby dominating the headlines and although that stake reaches its conclusion in little over a week, the top-class action continues as the SIS Limerick Oaks is scheduled to start the following Saturday, 1st May.
ENTRIES REQUIRED FOR CON & ANNIE KIRBY FINAL NIGHT
Peter Farrell
15 April 2021
With the final of the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial 525 just over a week away, Limerick greyhound stadium are now seeking entries for several races on the final night.
TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY PODCAST EPISODE 37: PIO BARRY
Barry Drake
15 April 2021
Well known within greyhound circles, Pio Barry shares some wonderful greyhound racing stories with Barry in this podcast episode. His Ballydoyle prefix has enjoyed some wonderful success, including the wonderful Ballydoyle Honey. He has great tales from both the greyhound and horse racing world.
STAR SPORTS CONFIDENT OF IRISH SUCCESS
Ian Fortune
15 April 2021
It’s that time of year again when questions are being asked about what trainers and greyhounds will be journeying to the UK for a crack at the Star Sports & ARC English Derby.
LAUNCH OF THE LEE STRAND 550 AT THE KINGDOM GREYHOUND STADIUM
Barry Drake
14 April 2021
The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium is looking forward to the start of the 2021 Lee Strand 550 on Friday 30th April.
JON JO THE STAR OF A BUSY TUESDAY IN THE UK
Ian Fortune
14 April 2021
Bockos Jon Jo emerged a determined winner of the newest competition on the UK calendar, the TRC Health and Hygiene Northamptonshire Sprint, at Towcester on Tuesday night.
IRGT GREYHOUND WEDNESDAY WISDOM - PART 1: IRGT INTRODUCTION
GRI
14 April 2021
Over the coming 3 months, every Wednesday the IRGT will be sharing some #GreyhoundWednesdayWisdom which we hope will help people to learn more about greyhounds and help prepare for their new family pet.
DEERJET SYDNEY ON TARGET FOR SELECT STAKES GLORY
Barry Drake
14 April 2021
Last year's English Derby Champion Deerjet Sydney followed up last week's opening round success in the 2021 Select Stakes with another marvellous performance at Kilcohan Park on Tuesday evening.
€40,825 LARRY O’ROURKE NATIONAL PRODUCE STAKES
Peter Farrell
13 April 2021
Entries are now being accepted for the:
YOUGHAL TRACK HOLD ANOTHER SUCCESFUL SALE
Barry Drake
13 April 2021
The recent sale at Youghal Greyhound Stadium which took place on April 10 went down as another great success.
CESAREWITCH JUST A FORTNIGHT AWAY
Ian Fortune
12 April 2021
It’s just two weeks to the day until the 2021 SIS Irish Cesarewitch gets underway at Mullingar and hopes are high that this year’s stake could be every bit as exciting as the 2020 renewal.
TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF GREYHOUND FOSTER CARE CENTRES AND PRE-TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION CENTRES
GRI
10 April 2021
Rásaíocht Con Éireann/Greyhound Racing Ireland, as part of its continued expansion of its care and welfare programme has sought submissions from interested parties , through the e-tenders platform for the provision of Greyhound Foster Care Centres and Pre-Travel Accommodation Centres.
CONTROL STEWARD VACANCY - FIXED TERM CONTRACT
GRI
10 April 2021
Rásaíocht Con Éireann / Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) has responsibility for the promotion, regulation, and on-going development of the Greyhound industry in Ireland. A vacancy has arisen for the position of Control Steward (Part-time, 3 days per week) on a fixed term contract for 2 years based at our Cork venue, Curraheen Park.
2020 NATIONAL GREYHOUND RACING AWARDS DATE ANNOUNCED
GRI
8 April 2021
Rásaíocht Con Éireann (Greyhound Racing Ireland) has announced that its 2020 National Greyhound Racing Awards, will now take place as on online event on Sunday 16th May. The original planned event was for a live ceremony, however given current restrictions the decision was made to move to a virtual ceremony.
€2.3M SHELBOURNE PARK GREYHOUND STADIUM IMPROVEMENT SCHEME PROCEEDS
GRI
30 March 2021
Design Team Sought for €2.3M upgrade at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium.
TALKING DOGS TV - HOW TO WATCH
GRI
27 March 2021
Talking Dogs TV launches this Saturday 27th March. Here's all the details on how you can watch from home this Saturday night.
RÁSAÍOCHT CON ÉIREANN SECURES WELFARE CONVICTION AT BALLINASLOE DISTRICT COURT – BENCH WARRANT ISSUED FOR ARREST
GRI
26 March 2021
A long running welfare case was finalised at Ballinasloe District Court this week where a conviction under the Welfare of Greyhound Act 2011 was secured by Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) with costs in the sum of €5,049 being awarded to RCÉ.
THE KIRBY COUNTDOWN CONTINUES WITH A LOOK AT THE 2019 FINAL
GRI
25 March 2021
The countdown to the 2021 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial is nearly over and we're onto the last running of the event in 2019, lets look back at the Final and Toolmaker Josie's win.
THE KIRBY COUNTDOWN CONTINUES - HERE'S A LOOK BACK AT 2018
GRI
24 March 2021
We took a little break on our Con & Annie Kirby Final throwbacks as we made way for Talking Kirby and the draw but we've still got 2 more to look back on. Here's the 2018 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Final. Won by Droopys Davy, a 3rd win in a row for trainer Pat Buckley.
THE KIRBY COUNTDOWN CONTINUES
GRI
21 March 2021
As we continue the countdown to the 2021 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial, we're up to the 2017 Final video tonight.
DROOPYS RODDICK'S KIRBY WIN IS TONIGHT'S CATCH-UP VIDEO
GRI
20 March 2021
Next in the look back at Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Finals past in Limerick Greyhound Stadium in 2016, won by Droopys Roddick . Enjoy the trip down memory lane this Saturday night.
2015 IS TONIGHT'S CON & ANNIE KIRBY FINAL
GRI
19 March 2021
We're up to 2015 tonight as we look back on the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial ahead of the 2021 competition next week.
SALES FIXTURES APRIL TO JULY 2021
GRI
19 March 2021
Following the very successful online Greyhound Sales held at Kilkenny in February and March, Rásaíocht Con Éireann have set the schedule of online Greyhound Sales for April to July 2021.
WATCH RTE NEWS: SOCIAL PRESCRIBING & GREYHOUND RACING
GRI
19 March 2021
Yesterday was National Social Prescribing Day and to highlight the scheme, RTE News carried an excellent video about the benefits of Social Prescri and greyhounds to a young man with spina bifida in Waterford.
2014 CON & ANNIE KIRBY FINAL MEMORIES
GRI
18 March 2021
Next up in our trip down Con & Annie Kirby Memorial memory lane is the 2014 Final and BoyleSports Hero & Galbally GAA's win. Just over a week to go to the start of the 2021 competition in Limerick Greyhound Stadium
BRIAN CHATS ABOUT VIRTUAL FUNDRAISING ON WLR FM
18 March 2021
Brian Godfrey, Business Development Executive, spoke about the new virtual fundraising opportunities on Waterford's WLR FM today. Have a listen.
FINAL BEHIND THE TRACK EPISODE RELEASED TODAY
Ian Fortune
18 March 2021
The Behind The Track docuseries has been a tremendous success over the past number of weeks with each and every episode received so wonderfully well.
LOOK BACK ON THE FIRST CON & ANNIE KIRBY MEMORIAL FINAL IN 2013
GRI
17 March 2021
As we gear up for the 2021 competition in Limerick Greyhound Stadium, we're going to get a little reminder of Con & Annie Kirby Memorial's past. The event was born in 2013 and Michael Fortune was on hand to take us through the action of the Final as Roxholme Bully claimed the title and also the GAA 1st prize for Monagea GAA.
GRI ANNOUNCE SIS AS TITLE SPONSOR OF KEY EVENTS ACROSS 2021
GRI
4 March 2021
Irish Greyhound Racing will benefit from the continued partnership between GRI and SIS with the announcement that SIS will become the title of sponsor of 11 events across eight stadia nationwide.
LESLEY THE STAR OF THE LATEST BEHIND THE TRACK
Ian Fortune
4 March 2021
The latest in the ‘Behind The Track’ docuseries drops at noon today and it really is worth waiting for.
#behindthetrack - EPISODE 4 RELEASED TODAY
Ian Fortune
25 February 2021
The latest in the wonderful #behindthetrack #OurGreyhoundsOurLives series will be released at noon today and, once again, it gives a tremendous insight into the behind the scenes world of greyhounds and greyhound racing.
#BehindTheTrack EPISODE 3 WORTH A WATCH
Ian Fortune
18 February 2021
The third of the IGOBF #BehindTheTrack #OurGreyhoundsOurLives video was released on RPGTV last night and once again it really is worth watching.
LIMERICK, THE KINGDOM, CURRAHEEN PARK & SHELBOURNE PARK LAUNCH VIRTUAL FUNDRAISING!
GRI
17 February 2021
Every year millions of euro is raised for clubs, organisations, schools and charities at local Greyhound Stadia right across Ireland.
RPGTV ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL LIVE IRISH RACING COVERAGE
GRI
16 February 2021
THE burgeoning Irish greyhound coverage on Racing Post Greyhound TV is to be further boosted following the announcement that the finals of both the Ladbrokes Easter Cup at Shelbourne Park (March 13) and Limerick’s Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Stakes (April 24) will be live on the channel.
‘BEHIND THE TRACK’ – EPISODE 2
Ian Fortune
15 February 2021
After the success of the opening ‘Behind The Track’ instalment, the docu-series continues today with the IGOBF releasing the second episode at noon.
RCÉ NATIONAL GREYHOUND AWARD NOMINEES
Ian Fortune
3 February 2021
A glance through the list of nominees for the Rásaíocht Con Éireann National Greyhound Awards will highlight what an incredible year on the track 2020 was.
RCETS MULTIPLE LOG-INS
GRI
2 February 2021
The final batch of log-in details are being issued by RCÉ/GRI this week for the new RCETS app, to registered owners and trainers. If you have received multiple log-ins, this is not a mistake.
GREYHOUNDS MAKE GREAT PETS - TONY WINTERS LEADING THE WAY!
Barry Drake
27 January 2021
You already know that retired racing greyhounds make the best pets, and Cork man Tony Winters is leading the way in telling everyone else.
REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTING GREYHOUNDS TO GREAT BRITAIN
GRI
25 January 2021
Rásaíocht Con Éireann has been working with various parties to establish the requirements for transporting greyhounds to and from the UK.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL
GRI
21 January 2021
A member of the Greyhound Racing community was in touch to say that some people might not know how to subscribe to our Youtube Channel so we thought we'd share a quick how-to if you’re not already subscribed.
2020 RACING GREYHOUND INJURY DATA
GRI
21 January 2021
Rásaíocht Con Éireann today published details of injury data for 2020.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OFFICIAL TRIAL SCHEDULE
GRI
6 November 2020
Official Trial schedule with effect from Monday 9th November.
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
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 - 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.
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.
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.