By COLIN BARTLEY FBD Insurance has confirmed it is ending sponsorship arrangements with Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium. The blow comes in the wake of last week’s RTÉ Investigates programme on the greyhound industry, which revealed up to 6,000 dogs that don’t meet racing expectations are killed each year. Reports say the deal between FBD Insurance and […]
TRAINERS and greyhound owners in Kilkenny are being asked to be extra vigilant after a number of young dogs were stolen from kennels in a neighbouring county. The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has issued the warning after four saplings (young dogs, older than pups) were reported stolen in Waterford over the weekend. The young […]
By SINÉAD CONNOLLY LEADING Kilkenny company Connolly’s Red Mills have been confirmed as sponsors of the Irish Laurels for a three-year period. The Irish Greyhound Board announced that the fifth generation Goresbridge family business will assume sponsorship of the event until at least 2021. Connolly’s Red Mills previously sponsored the event, which was held in […]