The Star Sports & TRC English Greyhound Derby has reached the semi-final stage and as the horses travel home from Epsom Downs ...

Photo: Getty Stock image. Photo: Getty Images Funding for horse racing and greyhound racing is not expected to be cut in the upcoming Budget, the Irish Independent understands. Every year ...

Funding of horse and greyhound industries a hot topic among politicians in Premier Sports’ election debate Presenter Matt Cooper pictured with Fianna Fáil Minister Thomas Byrne, TD, Labour Cllr.

The Government does so via the Horse and Greyhound Fund — and to the tune of €19.82m in 2025. We now know that Greyhound Racing Ireland saw itself as being on something of a sticky wicket when ...

Sir, – Our Government sees fit to reward both the horse and greyhound industries for their appalling animal welfare records with a 4.3 per cent increase in State funding in the Budget ...

It’s after it emerged following yesterday’s Budget that the Horse and Greyhound Fund will now receive €99.1m in taxpayers’ money. This is a 4.3% increase, up from €95m last year.

patchy. A ban on greyhound racing is also missing the bigger picture on animal welfare in Scotland. Horses? Birds? Pigs? Hello? What’s not in doubt is that the MSP who’s introducing the bill ...

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Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has defended a €4.1m hike in the Horse and Greyhound Fund claiming that “significant progress” has been made in terms of animal welfare standards in ...

Sports fans are in awe of a record-breaking greyhound with electric pace that ... McMonagle opted for a couple of rides on Ciaron Maher-trained horses during a trip to Australia.

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