Rural Life
The New Zealand government has announced plans to ban greyhound racing in the country by 2026 due to welfare concerns.
'Our People, The Generations' a Greyhound Racing Ireland project focusing on the generations of families involved in Irish greyhound racing
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue will discuss horse and greyhound racing funding with Joint Committee on Agriculture members.
Greyhound remains were discovered dumped in a bog in Co. Kildare last August, just 2km away from Newbridge Greyhound Stadium.
Representatives of the Irish greyhound industry have raised concerns over the inclusion of what...
Initiatives for the care and welfare of greyhounds have been progressed in the last two years, according to Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI).
The Social Democrats' bill to defund the Irish greyhound racing industry fell "at the first hurdle" last night (Wednesday, November 26).
The Irish greyhound industry "has become a financial basket case", according to Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns.
Rather than to "close the sector down, we must focus [on] providing a more efficient sector" according to the Rural Independent Group.
A prominent TD has hit out at what he calls the "attack after attack on rural past times, pursuits and sports".
Agri-feed company Connolly's Red Mills has become the latest sponsor of Irish greyhound racing to cut ties with the industry.
A widespread live-baiting scandal that has swept across New South Wales, Australia has led to greyhound racing being banned from next year.
