6-573: The Tipperary Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Thurles Greyhound Stadium in Thurles , County Tipperary , Ireland. It was inaugurated in 1957 and is an integral part of the Irish greyhound racing calendar. Former competitions Former competitions Current competitions Former competitions Greyhound racing in Ireland Greyhound racing is
12-682: A popular sport in Ireland . There are 17 stadiums operating in Ireland (two in Northern Ireland) of which nine are fully operated by Rásaíocht Con Éireann / Greyhound Racing Ireland (formerly named Irish Greyhound Board IGB, Bord na gCon ) with the remaining six owned and operated by private enterprise but licensed by GRI. Most have modern facilities including grandstand restaurants and parimutuel betting tote system with on-course and off-course betting available. Greyhound racing as it
18-625: A range of inspections under the Welfare of Greyhounds Act, including a traceability system. There are many types of competitions in Ireland but the primary race is the Irish Greyhound Derby held at Shelbourne Park. Along with the English Greyhound Derby it is considered to be one of the "Big Two" in greyhound racing. Greyhound Racing Ireland publishes an annual list of feature events. Leading events include
24-491: A regulatory limbo due to the fact that they are licensed neither by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) nor Greyhound Racing Ireland (named Bord na gCon until 2020). To confuse matters still further, the industry regards racing as either UK or Irish, the latter including Northern Ireland. Greyhound Racing Ireland provides all of the results from Northern Ireland. The vast majority of greyhounds running in
30-813: Is seen today evolved from a sport called coursing . In 1926 the oval form of racing arrived in Britain at Belle Vue Stadium in Manchester which resulted in the creation of hundreds of tracks all over the United Kingdom and Ireland in the following ten years. The sport of greyhound racing in Ireland mainly takes place in the Republic of Ireland but also in Northern Ireland . However, any tracks in Northern Ireland have always been in
36-572: The UK are bred in Ireland (95% in 2017). In 2019, the Irish government created the Greyhound Racing Act 2019, which set out new legislation. This came about because the industry came under scrutiny regarding the welfare of greyhounds from multiple newspaper articles, which reported various stories primarily about the breeding of greyhounds and racing greyhounds after they retire from racing. The Rásaíocht Con Éireann are now required to conduct
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