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.
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.
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.
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.
Ian Fortune
15 April 2021
This weekend’s tote guarantees are very much focused around the action at Shelbourne Park and Limerick.
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.
GRI
14 April 2021
Racing was behind closed doors but here's your chance to look back on the action from Kilcohan Park for the Semi-Finals of the 2021 Waterford Select Stakes.
Ian Fortune
14 April 2021
The dreadful news broke yesterday that Monbeg Zinzan will miss the final of the Shelbourne Open 600 after picking up a small injury in the semi-finals.
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.
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.
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.
GRI
13 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.
Peter Farrell
13 April 2021
Entries are now being accepted for the:
Barry Drake
13 April 2021
If you missed the Talking Dogs on Thursday podcast you can listen here:
Barry Drake
13 April 2021
The recent sale at Youghal Greyhound Stadium which took place on April 10 went down as another great success.
GRI
12 April 2021
We're down to just 12 in this year's Con & Annie Kirby Memorial and Ian Fortune, Tommy Lyons and Barry Drake dissect the Quarter Final action and look ahead to the Semi-Finals in tonight's Talking Kirby. Join them for the chat. They also look at the other events around the country including the 600 in Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium and the Select Stakes in Kilcohan Park Greyhound Stadium.
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.
Ian Fortune
12 April 2021
Following a sensational semi-final display on Saturday night, Beach Avenue is odds-on with the off-course firms for Saturday’s Shelbourne Open 600 decider.
Peter Farrell
12 April 2021
We’re down to the final twelve in the 2021 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial at Limerick greyhound stadium and ahead of this weekend’s two semi finals, BoyleSports have made Explosive Boy and Singalong Sally joint 2/1 favourites for outright glory.
Ian Fortune
11 April 2021
As racing continues behind closed doors, it seems the greyhounds have been doing their best to rub our noses in the fact.
Peter Farrell
11 April 2021
Last night saw the quarter finals of the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial take place at Limerick greyhound stadium and while Explosive Boy and Singalong Sally both bounced back from prior round defeats, few would have predicted the outcome of the remaining two quarter finals as a number of market leaders made their exit from the competition.
Rory Burke
11 April 2021
Jamie McGee talks to Rory Burke on this week's podcast. Jamie is from a well-known greyhound family, but has recently taken up the mantle and taken out his own trainers license. Jamie has some great racing memories and his own recent successes and talks to Rory about what it is that loves about racing from the pups to A10 greyhounds to the big wins.
Barry Drake
11 April 2021
The €5,000 to the winner Red & White Collar Coursing Bred Sweep has developed into a magnificent competition at Tralee Greyhound Stadium.
Barry Drake
11 April 2021
The four quarter-finals of the Greyhound & Petworld Supersprint were the feature races in Curraheen Park on Saturday night and it was Fiftycashback who went quickest on the clock with the Denis Crowley-owned runner producing a stunning 17.56 winning run.
GRI
10 April 2021
Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Saturday 10/04/2021:
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.
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.
Barry Drake
10 April 2021
FLOCO set the standard in the semi-finals of the John & Mary Killeacle Dowling Memorial at Tralee on Friday night.
IGB
9 April 2021
Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Friday 09/04/2021:
GRI
8 April 2021
Talking Dogs TV is back for Episode 3 this Saturday with the Con & Annie Kirby, the Shelbourne 600 & the Puppy Oaks all included in the line-up
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.
Ian Fortune
7 April 2021
Following the news that Towcester and sales auction company Greyhound Trader would be hosting a pre-English Derby sales later this month, they yesterday announced an exciting bonus scheme to any greyhound sold at the sales that goes on to win an English Derby, English St Leger or an English Oaks.
GRI
4 April 2021
Joe Sheahan joins Rory Burke for a chat this week. Joe is a passionate young man who is currently involved in the new Talking Dogs TV. Joe developed a deep love for greyhounds, despite not having a particular family background.
GRI
30 March 2021
Design Team Sought for €2.3M upgrade at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
18 March 2021
Brian Godfrey, Business Development Executive, spoke about the new virtual fundraising opportunities on Waterford's WLR FM today. Have a listen.
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.
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
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.
Ian Fortune
4 March 2021
The latest in the ‘Behind The Track’ docuseries drops at noon today and it really is worth waiting for.
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.
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.
GRI
17 February 2021
Every year millions of euro is raised for clubs, organisations, schools and charities at local Greyhound Stadia right across Ireland.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
GRI
21 January 2021
Rásaíocht Con Éireann today published details of injury data for 2020.
GRI
13 January 2021
We've begun to roll out our new RCÉTS (Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System) app and website this week.
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.
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.
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.
GRI
17 December 2020
You already know that retired racing greyhounds make the best pets. Help us to tell everyone else.
GRI
17 December 2020
A reminder of the steps to rehome your retired racing greyhound with the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust.
GRI
7 December 2020
Rásíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) / Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) has finalised the 2021 Classics and Feature Events Calendar.
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.
GRI
6 November 2020
Official Trial schedule with effect from Monday 9th November.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
IGB
20 April 2020
A reminder to all of you on the frontline that we continue to appreciate your work.
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.
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.
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.