1 April 2020
You've answered our call for your racing memories and highlights. Our first comes from Kieran with memories of a dear friend.
IGB
31 March 2020
IGB confirmation of arrangements regarding uncompleted sweepstakes.
IGB
31 March 2020
Talking Dogs correspondent, Barry Drake, shared his top racing memory of 2019 in his column in today’s The Echo newspaper.
IGB
30 March 2020
Do you know your Derby winners? Take 15 minutes and see how many you can guess!
27 March 2020
Irish greyhound racing lost another great friend and ally in recent days following the sad passing of Tony Mcmenamin after an illness.
IGB
26 March 2020
IGB confirms COVID-19 Greyhound Care Payment Scheme schedule.
IGB
25 March 2020
Following today’s announcement by government, the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has confirmed that all greyhound racing activity is suspended with effect from midnight tonight.
25 March 2020
Greyhound racing has lost another great friend following the passing of Stephen Sheehan in recent days.
IGB
24 March 2020
Following today’s announcement by government, the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has confirmed that all greyhound racing activity is suspended with effect from midnight tonight. This is to ensure full compliance with all directions of government and HSE protocols at this difficult time for all involved in the greyhound industry. The IGB has also announced a Covid-19 Greyhound Care Payment Scheme to provide support for the care of racing greyhounds during the period that greyhound racing remains suspended as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
Ian Fortune
24 March 2020
It seems quite surreal to say the following words but on Monday evening Longford track closed their doors for the last time following the announcement on their facebook page that it would be their final meeting.
Ian Fortune
24 March 2020
Following the announcement of a lockdown in the UK by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday evening, greyhound racing is to be suspended across the water.
Ian Fortune
24 March 2020
Following the suspension of racing in the UK, Drumbo Park have been left with no choice but to suspend all trials and racing at the stadium until further notice.
Barry Drake
24 March 2020
Kilrush Jake (Knowsley Jake-Carefree Grace) delivered a special performance in Youghal on Monday night.
Barry Drake
22 March 2020
In light of the restrictions imposed due to the COVID 19 pandemic the upcoming Lee Strand 550 sweepstake which was scheduled to begin in early April has been postponed to a later date.
Ian Fortune
22 March 2020
Towstar Paddy is a name to watch out for in the coming months after he posted a superb 29.29 in the final of the ON2 Unraced Stake at Mullingar on Saturday night.
Ian Fortune
22 March 2020
Saturday’s action at Shelbourne Park offered a wonderful distraction to what is happening in the world at present.
Peter Farrell
22 March 2020
A prize of €2,500 lay in wait for the winner of the ‘2020 Thurles Track Supporters Champion Bitch Stake’ at Thurles Park last night and in what was expected to be a highly competitive contest certainly lived up to its billing with a terrific performance from the Paul Scally owned, Cabra Ava.
Peter Farrell
22 March 2020
There was a double header of finals at Galway last night and available to view via the Barking Buzz app, it was well worth tuning in for as Springwell Sully and Bumblebee Malory landed the spoils for their respective connections.
Peter Farrell
22 March 2020
Magical Dave made the headlines last week after producing a terrific debut performance at Limerick Greyhound Stadium but that was merely a taster of what was to come as the Pat Guilfoyle trained star followed up with a procession win in the final of the ‘Limerick Sales ON3’.
Peter Farrell
21 March 2020
With €2,000 to the winner, the ‘Mary Bridget & Tommy Dunford Memorial Guys & Dolls’ has delivered some exciting racing at Clonmel over the past three weeks and Daring Miggie has been at the forefront of that action for bulk of the competition.
Ian Fortune
21 March 2020
After posting a track record on debut, Droopys Curio was the star of the opening round of the Brownstown Tango/ NTSC Open Unraced Bitch 525 last weekend but Friday’s second round was all about Unlock Unlock as she gave Droopys Curio a start before displaying immense pace to collar the favourite in the final stride.
Ian Fortune
21 March 2020
Fainne Chiarrai was at his very sharpest at Kilkenny on Friday night as he set a strong standard in the second round of the Pat C Sabbath @ Stud McCalmont Cup.
Barry Drake
21 March 2020
Racing Manager at Curraheen Park Brian Collins informs us that the Cork Oaks has been postponed in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Ian Fortune
20 March 2020
Southfield Billy produced a stand out display in the second round of the Bar One Racing Easter Unraced Stake at Enniscorthy on Thursday evening.
Ian Fortune
19 March 2020
Clonbrien Prince has run his last race. The brilliant son of Confident Rankin and Mongys Rach has been one of the fastest and most consistent greyhounds in training over the past two years and boasts a tremendous CV.
IGB
18 March 2020
2020 competition, due to start on 28th March, has been postponed in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Barry Drake
17 March 2020
IN superb form in recent times, Clonmel trainer Kevin McLean once again stole the show at Youghal track on Monday night.
Ian Fortune
17 March 2020
The future of the 2020 English Derby remains uncertain following the announcement yesterday evening that the competition has been postponed due to the current Covid-19 outbreak.
IGB
16 March 2020
The IGB continues to operate in accordance with Government and HSE directives. There is regular contact with our parent Dept, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the evolving situation. We will continue to respond to any change in government guidance.
IGB
16 March 2020
Ian Fortune commentates as Wolfe wins the 2020 Ladbrokes Easter Cup Final. Watch it now!
Ian Fortune
15 March 2020
Wolfe claimed a richly deserved first major title on Saturday night when racing to brilliant victory in the Ladbrokes Easter Cup at Shelbourne Park.
Ian Fortune
14 March 2020
Drumbo Park are outside the reach of the Irish government but they have decided to close their doors for the time being due to the CoronaVirus outbreak.
IGB
13 March 2020
A 4 year old black female greyhound (four white feet) has gone missing from her kennels in the Avoca, Co. Wicklow area.
13 March 2020
The IGB continues to endeavour to maintain racing schedules during the current Covid-19 crisis. This is being done to continue to support the greyhound racing community.
IGB
13 March 2020
Following Government announcement this morning regarding COVID 19, the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) wishes to advise that from 6pm today (Thursday 12th March), a ‘racing behind closed doors’ policy will be put into effect.
IGB
12 March 2020
Following Government announcement, the IGB has announced that racing will now take place behind closed doors.
IGB
3 March 2020
The IGB has finalised its draft 2019 annual accounts (unaudited) and the preliminary indications from the accounts indicate an overall surplus in 2019 of €1.46M. This represents a reduction on the returned surplus in 2018 of €1.85M.
IGB
3 March 2020
Look back on the highlights of Sunday's Awards ceremony.
IGB
2 March 2020
The final installment of the Our People, Their Day series has been released.
IGB
2 March 2020
The IGB has confirmed that it has commenced the formal tender process for partial demolition and construction of a stairway extension and all associated site works at Mullingar Greyhound Stadium.
Ian Fortune
1 March 2020
Killmacdonagh was named the Supreme Greyhound of the Year, narrowly edging out the Derby champion Lenson Bocko, at the National Greyhound Awards on Sunday evening.
IGB
24 February 2020
The 4th installment of the Our People, Their Day series has been launched.
IGB
10 February 2020
Meet Michael, a Stipendary Steward, and the team at Ballymac Kennels. We join Michael as he carries out some of his duties and visits the BallYmac Kennels in Co. Kerry. Trainer Liam Dowling and his family and staff run a large training kennel and we go behind the scenes at a typical kennel inspection carried out routinely by the IGB's Regulations and Welfare Department.
IGB
6 February 2020
The IGB has announced today that their Chief Financial Officer, Michael Murnane, is leaving the organisation.
IGB
6 February 2020
Sportech PLC, the international betting technology business, announced that its Sportech Racing and Digital division have secured a new contract with the Irish Greyhound Board that both extends their Tote Services agreement for a new multi-year term and upgrades IGB’s current Series 7 Tote to Sportech’s state-of-the-art Quantum™ System.
IGB
3 February 2020
Introducing Our People, Our Day a new video series showcasing a day in the life of people from all walks of our industry.
IGB
29 January 2020
The IGB today welcomed the outcome of High Court proceedings relating to an injunction to regulate protests at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium.
IGB
7 January 2020
2020 Classics and Feature Events Calendar:
IGB
7 January 2020
Changes to the issuing of remittance advice to come into effect this month.
IGB
20 December 2019
Earlier this month, the IGB released the independent report undertaken by Indecon Economic Consultants regarding the industry’s footprint into the future.
IGB
16 December 2019
The IGB has been made aware this afternoon of an incident at Dublin Port and our welfare department has begun a full investigation.
IGB
16 December 2019
As part of the IGB's approach to securing cost efficiencies we have undertaken a restructure of our subsidiary company structure. We have constituted one operating company - Greyhound Racing Operations Ireland Ltd. - to cover operations at tracks.
IGB
12 December 2019
In August 2019, the IGB submitted a complaint to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) regarding the RTE Investigates programme ‘Greyhounds: Running For Their Lives’, broadcast on June 26.
IGB
8 December 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) today released an independent report undertaken by Indecon Economic Consultants, which reviewed the future needs of its 16 licensed stadia and made recommendations regarding the industry’s footprint into the future.
IGB
26 November 2019
The Board of Bord na gCon has approved the Budget for the Irish Greyhound Board for 2020.
IGB
15 November 2019
Indecon Economic Consultants yesterday updated the Board of Bord na gCon, at its monthly Board meeting, on the progress of its independent review into the future needs and industry footprint for greyhound racing in Ireland.
IGB
14 November 2019
The following are the fixtures and dates for greyhound sales in 2020:
IGB
14 November 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) 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.
12 November 2019
Address delivered by Mr Frank Nyhan, Chairman, Bord na gCon to Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on Tuesday 12th November 2019
IGB
6 November 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board is encouraging all of its betting customers to gamble responsibly as Responsible Gambling Week 2019 gets underway.
IGB
23 October 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board’s annual accounts have now been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Irish Greyhound Board is therefore in a position to publish its Annual Report for the year 2018.
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.
IGB
16 October 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) continues to make significant progress in the areas of welfare and regulation under its Strategic Plan 2018-2022.
IGB
14 October 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) is aware of a protest that took place outside Thurles Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night.
IGB
9 October 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has welcomed the allocation of €16.8m to the greyhound industry in Budget 2020 from its allocation of the Horse & Greyhound Fund.
IGB
30 September 2019
The IGB has expressed its shock and disappointment at the decision of Failte Ireland and Tourism Ireland to suspend the promotion of greyhound racing to the national and international tourism market.
IGB
26 September 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) 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:
IGB
18 September 2019
As part of the Irish Greyhound Board’s continued effort to promote sponsorship and syndication ownership within Irish greyhound racing, the IGB has sought expressions of interest from all active trainers for the new syndication programme.
IGB
4 September 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has welcomed the public response to its confidential Greyhound Care Line during its first month of operations.
IGB
27 August 2019
Following discussions with representatives of Lifford and Longford stadia, the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has confirmed that racing will not proceed at either track in the coming period.
IGB
15 August 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has today indicated to the owners and management of Lifford Greyhound Stadium that race cards of a maximum of 12 races can be maintained at the track until the completion of the Indecon report.
IGB
9 August 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) notes today’s announcement that Longford Greyhound Stadium is to cease operations.
IGB
8 August 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) notes the decision of Lifford Greyhound Stadium to cease operations.
IGB
6 August 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) 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.
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
24 July 2019
Recent weeks have presented significant challenges for the greyhound racing community and the wider industry. The following is an Irish Greyhound Board update in relation to current items.
IGB
15 July 2019
IGB CEO Gerard Dollard this week wrote an opinion piece for the weekend's edition of the Sunday Independent, which was published on July 14th, 2019.
IGB
12 July 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) today announced the launch of a confidential phone line which will be available to members of the public to report greyhound welfare concerns.
IGB
11 July 2019
The Irish Retired Greyhound Trust (IRGT), established and operated by the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB), has today pledged to maintain and enhance its support to a number of private rehoming agencies across the country.
9 July 2019
Opening address delivered by the Bord na gCon (Irish Greyhound Board) Chairman, Frank Nyhan, to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on Tuesday 9th July 2019.
IGB
3 July 2019
The Irish Greyhound Board 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 IGB Scheme for Foster Care of Retired Racing Greyhounds, with the schemes coming into effect immediately.