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# Greyhounds

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February 2023
# greyhound racing ireland
Dogs found dumped in Kildare bog likely suffered 'traumatic injuries'
Tests and post mortems have thrown renewed spotlight on the greyhound racing industry.
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Feb 3rd 2023, 6:30 AM
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# Animal Welfare
Department of Agriculture looking into 'horrific' discovery of greyhound remains in Kildare bog
The remains, including individual skulls and bones as well as full skeletons, were found dumped at a spot in the bog.
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Sep 1st 2022, 4:19 PM
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# Courts
Dog handler who used live piglet as bait to train greyhounds loses court appeal over ban from racetracks
The appeal from Christopher Connolly was unanimously dismissed from court today.
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Apr 30th 2020, 5:58 PM
# Greyhounds
Irish Greyhound Board spent nearly €18k on public relations in three months after RTÉ documentary
The IGB hired communications firm Heneghan PR a week after the documentary aired.
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Feb 17th 2020, 1:16 PM
# Dublin Port
DSPCA investigating after 12 greyhounds found in back of van going to Spain
The dogs were seized by Revenue over the weekend.
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Dec 17th 2019, 11:49 AM
# Seized
Twelve Irish-trained greyhounds discovered in cages with no food or water at Dublin Port
Nine of the 12 dogs have raced in the last month
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Dec 16th 2019, 6:20 PM
# Cancelled
Dublin hotel cancels conference on greyhound welfare after staff receive threatening phone calls
Event organisers say there are now looking for an alternative venue.
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Oct 2nd 2019, 3:22 PM
# Greyhounds
Taoiseach tells Dáil he goes to the dogs every Christmas, and plans to go to Shelbourne Park again this year
Rural TDs have criticised the suspension of promoting the sport in tourism marketing campaigns.
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Oct 1st 2019, 9:20 PM
# Racing
Greyhound board in 'shock' over decision to not promote the sport to tourists
Irish tourism bodies met with the Irish Greyhound Board to inform them of this decision last Thursday.
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Sep 30th 2019, 3:23 PM
# subsidised
Ross asked Department of Agriculture to cut funding to greyhound industry after RTÉ doc
The Minister for Sport said some of his constituents were outraged by the abuses in the greyhound industry that were revealed.
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Aug 25th 2019, 7:30 AM
# Greyhounds
Irish Greyhound Board announces fund to help with rehoming, injury support and care centres
An RTÉ documentary claimed in June that almost 6,000 greyhounds are killed in Ireland every year.
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Aug 6th 2019, 11:02 AM
# Greyhounds
Irish Greyhound Board planning to set up care centres for dogs
An RTÉ documentary claimed last month that almost 6,000 greyhounds are killed in Ireland every year.
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Jul 28th 2019, 4:14 PM
# Animal Welfare
Irish Greyhound Board withdraws funding from Rose of Tralee after contestants receive 'malicious threats'
The IGB has been mired in controversy since serious animal welfare issues were uncovered last month.
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Jul 20th 2019, 9:32 AM
# Greyhound industry
Ross calls for resignations over greyhound scandal saying it amounts to 'subsidised cruelty'
A spokesperson for the minister said there was a 40 minute discussion at Cabinet yesterday over the controversy
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Jul 18th 2019, 7:15 AM
# Animal Welfare
Disquiet in government as Ross calls out minister's response to greyhound controversy
Transport Minister Shane Ross told Cabinet this week that a more ‘robust’ response is need from government.
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Jul 6th 2019, 7:30 AM
# Curraheen Park
Barry's Tea and FBD Insurance withdraw sponsorship of greyhound races after 'recent revelations'
A review of the industry from 2017 5,987 were killed for failing to make qualification times.
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Jul 3rd 2019, 7:00 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Should the government stop funding greyhound racing?
An RTÉ investigation has claimed almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
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Jun 27th 2019, 8:07 AM
# Controversy
Almost 6,000 greyhounds killed in Ireland every year, new RTÉ documentary reveals
The programme also revealed cases of unregulated hare coursing in Cork.
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Jun 26th 2019, 6:10 AM
# autograph requests
Read the emails sent to Leo in his first month as Taoiseach
People wanted to talk to Varadkar about the Pride Parade, the Eighth Amendment and the cost of rent.
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Dec 25th 2017, 2:00 PM
# Animal Welfare
38 greyhounds are being put down a month in Ireland
Animal welfare groups are calling for greyhound breeding to be limited to protect dogs.
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May 23rd 2016, 3:15 PM
# Australia
Two men charged with using kittens as live bait for greyhound training
The two men, in Australia, are accused of strapping live kittens to mechanical lures.
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May 20th 2015, 9:01 PM
# Animal Welfare
Thousands of greyhounds just disappear each year - what's happening to them?
Rescues are packed with greyhounds but some of these dogs do not even get the chance to be re-homed when the industry no longer has a need for them.
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Feb 8th 2015, 8:30 AM
# Dogs
UCD ends practice of buying greyhounds for medical experiments
Over a six-year period, the university bought a total of 212 dogs.
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Nov 10th 2014, 7:15 AM
# Investigation
'Shocked and horrified': Bodies of 11 greyhounds found on Irish ferry
It is believed the dogs suffocated in transit during the 14-hour journey.
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Oct 29th 2014, 7:36 PM
# a dog's life
Irish greyhounds are going global, but industry still gone to dogs
Greyhound board pens deal to take local races to William Hill’s online gamblers.
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Sep 18th 2014, 12:58 PM
# Hare coursing
"It is positively medieval, barbaric": New figures show injuries to hares
New figures show over 100 hares injured during the coursing season last year.
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Jul 29th 2014, 4:25 PM
# Greyhounds
Decline in greyhound racing entries due to kennel cough
However the Irish Greyhound Board said the issue is temporary and all recently advertised sweepstakes still have the required number of entries to go ahead.
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Aug 28th 2012, 5:42 PM
# Coursing
Calls for an end to "inherently cruel" hare coursing
Animal campaigners say that details from the National Parks and Wildlife Service show that the practice is “unacceptable”.
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May 9th 2012, 1:00 PM
# School tours
Ruairí Quinn raises concerns over gambling exposure on school tours
Asked about tours of greyhound stadia, the minister said betting activities were “not appropriate” for children.
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May 7th 2012, 7:30 AM
# Animal Welfare
Demonstrators picket Irish embassies over greyhound exports
The American-European Greyhound Alliance says surplus Irish greyhounds are mistreated and eaten after export to China.
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Mar 18th 2011, 11:24 AM