November 2025

CHRISTMAS PARTY GOERS TREATED TO SUPERB SHELBOURNE ACTION

Ian Fortune

A huge crowd journeyed to Shelbourne Park on Saturday night for the first weekend of real Christmas party action and all seemed to have a great time, aided by some superb action on the track.

PABLO IN CRUISE CONTROL IN THE FINAL OF THE DANNY CORKERY MEMORIAL

Barry Drake

DROOPYS PABLO, trained by Johnny Linehan for owners the All Angels Syndicate, delivered a stunning front running winning performance to win Saturday’s feature at Curraheen Park, the €5,000 to the winner Danny Corkery Memorial A3/A4 Final.

SHARP DEBUT FROM MOORSTOWN ARWEN

Peter Farrell

It was an all-graded affair at Thurles Park on Saturday night, but the performance that truly caught the eye arrived in race five, where Moorstown Arwen announced herself as a future prospect.

SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 29/11/2025

GRI

Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 29/11/2025:

ANTHONY ON FIRE WITH MULLINGAR FOUR-TIMER

Ian Fortune

What do Fishers Island, Lightfoot Vine, Lightfoot Perry and Please Molly have in common. The answer is they are trained by Anthony Hamilton and all four scored at Mullingar on Friday afternoon.

A CHARDA SETS STANDARD FOR VINCENT AT NEWBRIDGE

Ian Fortune

Vincent McKenna has his team purring in recent weeks and he had another good winner at Newbridge on Friday with his promising youngster A Charda setting the standard in the second round of the TIME Nutrition & NTSC A3 525.

KEANO ON FIRE AT BUSY KILKENNY

Ian Fortune

The new facilities at Kilkenny are certainly proving popular with Friday’s card attracting another bumper crowd and a festive atmosphere in the newly appointed bar. On the track, the star of proceedings was Hollyhill Keano as he landed the Dominic McMonagle Memorial A3 525 for Paraic Campion and Ger Gubbins.

DEFENDER GOES QUICK AT SHELBOURNE

Ian Fortune

After a series of fine displays in the Fair Warrior Sprint at Mullingar, Defender made a bright return to four bends at Shelbourne Park on Friday night, posting a fastest of the night 28.37 for Kathleen and Francie Murray.

LENNIES EDDIE A NAME TO REMEMBER

Ian Fortune

Lee Craze has another potential star to look forward to after his latest recruit Lennies Eddie produced a massive run to open his account at Dundalk on Friday night, posting a rapid 21.04 despite his inexperience.

ELEGATTO SETS THE STANDARD IN PADDY O’GORMAN OPENER AT GALWAY

Peter Farrell

The opening-round heats of the Paddy O’Gorman A3/A4 525 headlined an eight-race card at Galway on Friday night, and early indications suggest the €2,000-to-the-winner stake will take plenty of winning.

SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS FRIDAY 28/11/2025:

GRI

Shelbourne Park Trial Results Friday 28/11/2025:

HAWK HOLDS ON TO LAND DUBLIN’S MONTHLY NOVICE

Ian Fortune

The feature of Thursday’s card at Shelbourne Park was the final of the November Monthly Novice ON2 525 and Greenmount Hawk did what was needed to win, although he was all out to contain Unassuming in a desperate finish.

SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS THURSDAY 27/11/2025

GRI

Shelbourne Park Trial Results Thursday 27/11/2025:

EPISODE 223: TIM CLIFFE TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE

Barry Drake

This week, Barry Drake chats with young handler and trainer Tim Cliffe, fresh from a brilliant success at the Winter Racing Festival in Shelbourne Park.

2025 ERIC BROWNE MEMORIAL KINGDOM DERBY

Barry Drake

It's nearly Kingdom Derby time in Tralee! The 2025 Eric Browne Memorial Kingdom Derby, kindly sponsored by Berkie Browne and family, begins Friday December 6th for 24 AA0 greyhounds over 525 yards.

FLYING RUNS IN ENNISCORTHY’S LORD UNRACED

Ian Fortune

The opening round of the Lord Unraced may have been postponed from last Thursday but it was certainly worth the wait with a number of outstanding runs coming in the valuable stake at Enniscorthy on Monday night.

TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY SPECIAL - THE 2025 RCÉ WINTER RACING FESTIVAL

GRI

The 2025 RCÉ Winter Racing Festival produced another memorable weekend in Shelbourne Park as crowds flocked to the Dublin venue to witness the greatest names in our sport compete.

BERNARD BARRY CHRISTMAS OAKS RETURNS TO SHELBOURNE PARK THIS DECEMBER

GRI

The Bernard Barry Christmas Oaks, sponsored by Shelbourne Park bookmaker Bernard Barry, is set to return this festive season, with racing taking place from 6th December and the Final on Saturday, 27th December.

AMIGO SUCCESS A REAL THRILL FOR ANTRIM BREEDER MAGILL

Ian Fortune

Santas Amigo raced to a brilliant Category 1 success at Sunderland on Friday night, capturing the hugely valuable Premier Greyhound Racing Classic.

ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL NIGHT AS WINTER RACING FESTIVAL CONCLUDES

Ian Fortune

Since its debut as the Night of Stars in 2012, the RCÉ Winter Racing Festival has delivered countless memorable evenings at Shelbourne Park.

PABLO AND DIAMOND STAR IN SEMI FINALS OF THE CORKERY MEMORIAL

Barry Drake

The semi-finals of the €5,000 to the winner Danny Corkery Memorial A3/A4 Stake were the feature races at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

PENSION TIM PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS TO WIN KILCOHAN PARK FEATURE

Barry Drake

PENSION TIM, for Leo Dunphy, made it two wins from just three career outings when winning the €1,000 to the winner Christmas Parties @ Kilcohan Park ON2/ON3 Stake at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.

IROKO AND EDWARD GO QUICK AT LIMERICK

Peter Farrell

The semi-finals of both the Ballymac Kennels AO 525 and the Droopys Stud A2 525 dominated proceedings at Limerick Stadium on Saturday night, and the standout performer was Ballymac Iroko, who produced a career-best display.

A SPECIAL NIGHT IN DUBLIN FOR FESTIVAL GOERS

Ian Fortune

It only seems like yesterday when the dogs went to traps for the opening race at the inaugural Night of Stars in 2012.

A WONDERFUL START TO THE FESTIVAL

Ian Fortune

The RCÉ Winter Racing Festival got underway at Shelbourne Park on Friday night and the opening night of the annual showpiece certainly didn’t disappoint.

BENSON COMPLETES HER MARCH AT KILKENNY

Ian Fortune

There was a huge crowd at Kilkenny on Friday night for what was a pretty notable meeting at the St James Park venue.

KING QUICKEST IN MACE SHANNON SEMIS AT LIMERICK

Peter Farrell

The semi finals of the Mace Shannon A1 550 featured at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Friday night, and it was Smart King that set the standard for owner Tom White.

IRISH GREYHOUND REVIEW ANNUAL VOLUME 48 – 2026

GRI

Irish Greyhound Review Annual Volume 48 – 2026 (48th Continuous Year) OUT NOW!! Get the perfect Christmas gift from only €20.00.

WINTER RACING FESTIVAL VIRTUAL RACE PROGRAMME

GRI

The RCÉ/GRI Winter Racing Festival is here! Shelbourne Park will host some of the very best greyhounds in training this weekend with exciting racing action on Friday and Saturday night.

EPISODE 222: LEE CRAZE TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE

Barry Drake

This week on Talking Dogs on Thursday, Barry Drake catches up with UK owner Lee Craze, the man behind the “Lennies” greyhounds.

FANGIO RACING CLUB A GREAT INITIATIVE

Ian Fortune

The renowned Townview Kennels will launch a new syndicate in the coming year, taking inspiration from the long-term success of the Champagne Club, known for their ’Bubbly’ prefix.

STUDENTS HAVE A BALL AT SHELBOURNE

Ian Fortune

The latest student night at Shelbourne Park was an undoubted success with the revelers really getting to the spirit.

TUS LEADS THE PACK WITH GREYHOUND INDUSTRY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES

GRI

The Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), in collaboration with Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI), has announced the launch of two courses designed to advance education, professional standards and animal welfare across Ireland’s greyhound industry.

TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 17TH NOVEMBER

GRI

Ian Fortune and Tommy Lyons have your favourite Monday evening chat.

BALLYDOYLE TINA A BRILLIANT PUPPYS OAKS CHAMP

Ian Fortune

Ballydoyle Tina was a superb winner of the Gourmet Island Puppy Oaks at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night, again confirming her huge promise and ability.

FRIENDLY FIRES IN FAIR WARRIOR

Ian Fortune

Gem Friendly produced the best display of her career at Mullingar to storm to a brilliant victory in the Pat Doran Memorial Fair Warrior Open 400.

MERLIN WORKS HIS MAGIC IN LIAM BRUSSELS MEMORIAL

Peter Farrell

The €1,700-to-the-winner Liam Brussels Memorial A4/A5 525 served as the feature at Galway on Saturday night and the rapidly improving Hollywell Merlin delivered a brilliant performance to take the honours.

BALLINVEALA BOLT BACK TO HIS BEST

Peter Farrell

There was competitive sweepstake action at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night as both the Droppys Stud A2 525 and the Ballymac Kennels A0 525 got underway.

SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 15/11/2025

GRI

Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 15/11/2025:

BLADHMA AND BENSON TOO HOT IN KILKENNY’S BOYLESPORTS A3

Ian Fortune

Both Sliabh Bladhma and Twenty Benson were simply too good for their rivals in the heavy rain at Kilkenny on Friday night as both came home clear in their respective semi-finals of the BOYLE Sports A3 Bitch 525.

SPECIAL LIVES UP TO HER NAME IN THE DUBLIN RAIN

Ian Fortune

Weather conditions were far from ideal at Shelbourne Park on Friday night but the track stood up extremely well to the elements and there were some superb displays including that of Bombay Special and Gallant Princess as they took the two finals up for decision.

SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS FRIDAY 14/11/2025

GRI

Shelbourne Park Trial Results Friday 14/11/2025:

SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS THURSDAY 13/11/2025

GRI

Shelbourne Park Trial Results Thursday 13/11/2025:

EPISODE 221: COLM FITZGERALD TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE

Barry Drake

This week, Barry Drake speaks with one of the sport’s rising young trainers, 22-year-old Colm Fitzgerald from West Clare.

RETIRED FOOTBALLER CONOR MORTIMER VISITS THE RETIRED ATHLETES AT THE IRGT LEINSTER VISITOR CENTRE

GRI

"Come down here and pet the animals and look at the animals yourself, you need to be there with the greyhounds"

MISSED THE BAR ONE IRISH GREYHOUND LAURELS? WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED!

GRI

A limited number of race cards from the Bar One Irish Greyhound Laurels are available for those who couldn’t make it on the night.

VIDEO: 2025 BAR ONE RACING IRISH LAURELS FINAL

GRI

A huge crowd were in Curraheen Park on Saturday night to witness a thrilling conclusion to the 2025 Bar One Racing Irish Laurels, in parternship with Friends and Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing.

WATCH: THE PEOPLE OF CORK SHARE WHAT MAKES THE LAURELS SO SPECIAL

GRI

To mark the Laurels Final live broadcast on Virgin Media Television, we wanted to know what exactly makes this event so special. And who better to ask than the people who love it most, the people of Cork.

DYNAMIC WAS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH

Ian Fortune

The brilliantly fast Dynamic Force has run his final race and set for a new career as a sire.

TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 10TH NOVEMBER - LAURELS FINAL & MORE!

GRI

Join us for a chat about a thrilling Laurels Final and more!

MAGICAL ON FIRE POWERS TO LAURELS SUCCESS FOR THE GUILFOYLE’S

Barry Drake

Magical On Fire the 2025 Bar One Racing Irish Greyhound Laurels Champion.

WONDERFUL RACING AS YOUNGSTERS SHINE IN DUBLIN

Ian Fortune

Shelbourne Park served up a card of serious quality on Saturday as the stars of the future played their part in making this one of the more memorable cards of the year.

FAMILIAR NAMES TO FORE IN MULLINGAR’S FAIR WARRIOR

Ian Fortune

Gem Friendly and Stefans Galaxy continued their impressive march through the Pat Doran memorial Fair Warrior at Mullingar on Saturday night.

HAZELHILL CHICK IMPRESSES IN THE BARKING BUZZ APP AT LIMERICK

Peter Farrell

While it was a relatively low-key affair at Limerick on Saturday night, there were still a couple of Unraced Sweepstake deciders to keep the crowd entertained.

SOFIA SETS THE STANDARD IN LIAM BRUSSELS OPENER AT GALWAY

Peter Farrell

The three semi-finals of the Liam Brussels Memorial A4/A5 dominated proceedings at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night, with Glengar Sofia setting the standard in impressive fashion.

QUALITY FARE AT THURLES PARK

Peter Farrell

Thurles hosted a ten-race card on Saturday night, and several greyhounds dipped under the 29-second barrier, the quickest of them being Charming Graham, who took off in the A5/A6 525.

SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 8/11/2025

GRI

Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 8/11/2025:

SOLO AND GO SELECTED FOR LAURELS SUCCESS

Barry Drake

SOLO AND GO is selected to take full advantage of the inside line and win the €30,000 to the winner Bar One Racing in association with the Friends & Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing Irish Greyhound Laurels at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

FLORICAN FASTEST IN BOYLESPORTS A3 BITCH STAKE AT KILKENNY

Ian Fortune

The BOYLE Sports A3 Bitch 525 continued at Kilkenny on Friday night and honour of going fastest went to Florican Heights as she posted 29.10, just bettering the 29.13 return of Twenty Benson, while Ballinabola Ruth won in 29.41.

A FEATURE RACE CROSSFIELD DOUBLE

Ian Fortune

There were two finals up for decision at Shelbourne Park on Friday night and Brendan O’Shea landed both prizes with Crossfield Dean and Crossfield Roman dominating in their respective assignments.

THREE STRAIGHT WINS FOR BALLYMAC SIUN IN KINGDOM FEATURE

Barry Drake

BALLYMAC SIUN (King Elvis-Ballymac Merkle) made it a hat trick of straight successes when winning the feature in the Kingdom on Friday night, the €3,000 to the winner Timmy Ward Memorial A1 Stakes.

SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS FRIDAY 7/11/2025

GRI

Shelbourne Park Trial Results Friday 7/11/2025:

TOWCESTER AWARDED 2026 ENGLISH DERBY

Ian Fortune

The 2026 English Derby will be run at Towcester after it was yesterday announced that the selection panel had chosen the Northamptonshire venue over Dunstall Park.

SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS THURSDAY 6/11/2025

GRI

Shelbourne Park Trial Results Thursday 6/11/2025:

BARNFIELD TITAN A YOUNGSTER TO WATCH GOING FORWARD

Barry Drake

The first Wednesday of every month consistently produces some promising youngsters at Youghal Greyhound Track, and we have a couple to watch out for going forward.

2025 BAR ONE RACING IRISH LAURELS FINAL RACE PROGRAMME

GRI

The biggest and best event of the year in Curraheen Park is here - the 2025 Bar One Racing Irish Laurels.

EPISODE 220: LAURELS FINAL PREVIEW TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE

Barry Drake

Barry Drake looks ahead to Saturday’s Bar One Racing Irish Greyhound Laurels Final at Curraheen Park.

JOSIE MCKENNA

It’s with great sadness we must report the passing of Josie McKenna, a member of the most famous family in Irish greyhound racing. Josie was entrenched in greyhound racing for most of her life as the wife of the late great Ger McKenna, while her sons John, Ger and Owen have also forged their own path in the sport.

PATSY DALY

The Tyrone greyhound fraternity lost one of its very popular members with the death of Patsy Daly on Sunday past after a prolonged illness.

TALENTED FLARE ONLY UK ENTRY TO DATE FOR WRF

Ian Fortune

Sean Parker toyed with the idea of running his brilliant stayer Droopy Flare on Derby final night at Shelbourne Park. He ultimately decided against it as she ran in the final of the Premier Greyhound Racing St Leger at Nottingham only days earlier.

VIDEO: 2025 BAR ONE RACING IRISH LAURELS SEMI-FINALS

GRI

Here's another chance to look back on the Semi-Final action as our 2025 Bar One Racing Irish Laurels finalists were decided.

MARTIN FORTUNE

Greyhound racing lost one of its greatest friends over the weekend with the sad passing of Martin Fortune.

TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 3RD NOVEMBER

GRI

Ian and Tommy and guest Kieran from Bar One Racing sit down to chat Laurels and more!

BALLYMAC DOMINATION AS GLORIA TAKES MERRIMAN MEMORIAL

Ian Fortune

The ladies were given their chance to shine at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night and they certainly seized the opportunity with a series of incredible performances, including a massive run from Ballymac Gloria to capture the €10,000 Paddy Merriman Memorial.

GEM SPARKLES IN FAIR WARRIOR

Ian Fortune

Conor McGrath’s Gem Friendly was hugely impressive at Mullingar on Saturday night as she set the standard in the quarter finals of the Pat Doran Memorial Fair Warrior Open 400.

MAGICAL MAG THE TOAST OF THE NORTH WEST WITH BRILLIANT OAKS VICTORY

Peter Farrell

The final of the €10,000-to-the-winner BOYLE Sports Lifford Oaks drew a bumper crowd to Lifford Stadium on Saturday night, and the evening belonged to Magical Mag, who further cemented her status as a leading contender for the 2025 Bitch of the Year title.

NEADY AND SLEEPER LAND LIMERICK FINALS

Peter Farrell

Limerick played host to two sweepstake finals on Saturday night, as both the Try a Trio A2 525 and the I.R.G.T. A3 525 went down for decision.

SETANTA AND JOEY POWER INTO LAURELS DECIDER

Barry Drake

BALLYMAC SETANTA once again set the standard in the Bar One Racing in association with the Friends & Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing Irish Greyhound Laurels when the in-form tracker made it four wins on the bounce with his third sub-28-second winning performance for Liam Dowling.