PACMAN OFF TO BOON
Ian Fortune
Not long after capturing the Celtic Cooling Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Open Unraced at Shelbourne Park on Saturday evening, it was confirmed that the winner Ballymac Pacman is set to join Kevin Boon.
TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 29TH JUNE
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Ian Fortune and Tommy Lyons are here with your favourite greyhound racing chat, to look back on the Corn Cuchulainn and more from Shelbourne Park, plus action from Limerick and Cork.
TALKING DOGS TV LIVE WATCH THE FULL SHOW
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The pilot episode of Talking Dogs TV was a huge success from Shelbourne Park on Saturday 27th for the Donal Beatty Memorial Corn Cuchulainn Final.
CARRIGOON BRIA IMPRESSIVE IN SLANEYSIDE KENNELS A1 STAKE
Barry Drake
CARRIGOON BRIA (Pestana-Carrigoon Lottie) ran out a brilliant winner of the feature at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night, the €2,500 to the winner Slaneyside Kennels Solutions Kennels A1 Stake.
POLLY A BRILLIANT CORN CUCHULAINN WINNER
Ian Fortune
Singalong Polly lit up a packed Shelbourne Park on Saturday night, showing four-bend pace and six-bend stamina to emerge a brilliant winner of the 2026 Donal Beatty Memorial Corn Cuchulainn.
STUNNING DISPLAY FROM CARRIGEEN WHIT AS THE LADIES TAKE CENTRE STAGE
Barry Drake
CARRIGEEN WHIT (Ballymac Best-Carrigeen Wren), trained by Thomas Buggy for owner Ann Paterson, set the standard in the opening round of the €7,500 to the winner Shelley Fennelly Memorial Open Bitch Stake.
AL AND SHELBY SHINE AS TIME CLUB DERBY FINAL IS SET
Peter Farrell
The field for the final of the 2026 TIME Club Derby is now complete after last night's semi-finals produced impressive victories for Kerryroad Al and Rossa Shelby.
DREAM CLEAN SWEEP FOR TIERMANA IN TREATY CUP
Peter Farrell
The final of the 2026 West Limerick Treaty Cup Open 350 took centre stage at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and, fittingly, it was Tiermana Dream who capped a flawless campaign with a dominant all-the-way success for trainer Colm Fitzgerald and the Zero-Zero Syndicate.
KING BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN TIPPERARY CUP SEMIS
Peter Farrell
Saturday night's card at Thurles Greyhound Stadium featured the semi-finals of the Centenary Agri Tipperary Cup 525 and it was Oriental King who once again underlined his class, setting the standard for Denise Ryan and the Organised-Chaos Syndicate.
MAC FASTEST IN CURTIN MEMORIAL
Ian Fortune
Droopys Riveria and Supa Mac justified favouritism in their respective semi-finals of the Pat Curtin Memorial Cup at Mullingar on Saturday night.
ANOTHER NICE POT FOR MAGICAL HOPE
Peter Farrell
A seven-race card at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night was headed by the final of the €1,200-to-the-winner WGOBA A1/A2 525 and it went very much to script as Magical Hope justified 1/3 favouritism to land the spoils for Patrick and Donal Guilfoyle.
DANCER SETS THE STANDARD IN CARROLL MEMORIAL
Ian Fortune
Barnhill Dancer was the fastest semi-final winner in the Paddy & Eamon Carroll Memorial at Dundalk on Saturday night, showing fine early dash to lead from the drop of the hat in the opening heat.
TALKING DOGS MEETS... PAUL HENNESSY
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Training greyhounds since 1988, Ian Fortune sat down with Paul Hennessy to find out how it all began and to look back at what has been a glittering career!
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 20/6/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 20/6/2026:
THE DONAL BEATTY MEMORIAL CORN CUCHULAINN FINAL RACE PROGRAMME
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The 2026 Donal Beatty Memorial Corn Cuchulainn Final takes place in Shelbourne Park tonight. Be sure to have your free virtual race programme to hand to follow all the action!
TALKING DOGS TV LIVE TONIGHT - TUNE IN AT 8PM
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Join Ian Fortune, Barry Caul and special guest presenter live from Shelbourne Park tonight at 8pm.
TIME IRISH PUPPY DERBY SET TO COMMENCE ON JULY 7TH WITH €25,000 WINNER’S PRIZE
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The highly anticipated TIME Irish Puppy Derby is set to get underway on Tuesday, July 7th, with the prestigious final scheduled for Saturday, July 25th. The competition promises three weeks of top-class greyhound racing featuring some of the most exciting young talent in the sport.
EPISODE 242: WILLIAM RIGNEY TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE
Barry Drake
Barry Drake chats to William Rigney of Time Greyhound Nutrition ahead of Saturday night’s Semi-Finals of the 2026 Time Club Derby at Limerick Greyhound Stadium.
CHAMPION STAKES LIVES UP TO ITS NAME
Ian Fortune
The BOYLE Sports Champion Stakes draw went live yesterday afternoon and it was worth the wait with the famous two-run competition really living up to its name.
MONA LEE TOO STRONG FOR RIVALS AT ENNISCORTHY
Ian Fortune
Mona Lee Monbeg came with a withering run to land the Wexford GOBA Open Unraced at Enniscorthy on Monday night, although for much of the way it seemed unlikely.
HAND TOPS MAIDEN DERBY MARKET
Ian Fortune
After a superb display in Saturday’s semi-finals, Sleight Of Hand is now favourite with BOYLE Sports to land the Shelbourne Maiden Derby at the weekend.
DARING OREO ON COURSE FOR SLANEYSIDE KENNELS SOLUTIONS A1 SUCCESS
Barry Drake
DARING Oreo (Callaway Pro Am-Daring Miggie) delivered a most impressive winning performance in the opening semi-final of the €2,500 to the winner Slaneyside Kennels Solutions A1 Stake at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.
LENNIES TAKES HEADLINE ON SPECIAL NIGHT IN DUBLIN
Ian Fortune
Shelbourne Park really is the place to be on a Saturday night but even more so at this time of the year and through the summer.
SUPA MAC ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL IN CURTIN MEMORIAL
Ian Fortune
It had been 22 years since the 29-second barrier had been broken at Mullingar but Supa Mac ended the drought in the second round of the Pat Curtin Memorial on Saturday night, showing fine acceleration into the bend before emerging a very easy winner in a stunning 28.96.
TOM THE MAIN MAN IN CARROLL MEMORIAL
Ian Fortune
Ohtheretom made it three wins on the bounce in Dundalk’s feature on Saturday night, the second round of the Paddy & Eamon Carroll Memorial A3/A4 525.
FINAL TWELVE BOOK THEIR SPOTS IN ‘TIME’ CLUB GRADERS DERBY
Peter Farrell
Saturday night’s fourth-round heats of the TIME Club Graders Derby 525 at Limerick Greyhound Stadium produced another highly competitive chapter in the event, with little separating the heat winners on the clock.
DREAM PERFORMANCE PUTS TIERMANA ON COURSE FOR TREATY CUP GLORY
Peter Farrell
With the West Limerick Treaty Cup Open 350 attracting some of the country’s very best speedsters, it was no surprise to see two exceptional performances in last night’s semi-finals, with Tiermana Dream, in particular, producing a masterclass ahead of next week’s €5,000 decider.
ID RATHER NOT DELIVERS, SANTIAGO STARS
Peter Farrell
The final of the NWGOBA June ON2/ON3 325 featured at Lifford Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and it went very much to script, with Id Rather Not making it back-to-back wins and cementing his status as a fine prospect for the future.
HOLIAN DOUBLES UP IN TIPPERARY CUP SECOND ROUND
Peter Farrell
After a strong opening round of the Centenary Agri Tipperary Cup, the action intensified at Thurles Park on Saturday morning, with a series of impressive displays across the second-round heats, highlighted by a notable double for the kennel of Gerry Holian.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 20/6/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 20/6/2026:
VIDEO: 2026 SHELBOURNE PARK SUMMER CUP FINAL
The Summer Cup Final in Shelbourne Park served as a terrific warm-up to the Sporting Press Online Edition Irish Oaks Final on Saturday night, join us to look back on the race.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS TUESDAY 16/6/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Tuesday 16/6/2026:
VIDEO: 2026 SPORTING PRESS ONLINE EDITION IRISH OAKS FINAL
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Join us to look back on the Final with Ian Fortune and the reaction as Barry Caul chats to trainer Paul Hennessy and Pat Loughlin, Chairman of the ICC representing the Sporting Press.
RALF AND STUD SOLD AND JOIN YOUNG IN UK
Ian Fortune
Less than a fortnight after running in the final of the Star Sports & Orchestrate English Greyhound Derby, Ballymac Ralf has been sold and is set to joint Paul Young in the UK. Before then, his new connections are hoping he will have a final race on this side of the Irish Sea should he get into the TIME Dundalk International on July 12th.
HENNESSY TARGETING MORE GLORY WITH RON
Ian Fortune
There is simply no stopping Paul Hennessy at present. After the victories of Lennies Eddie in the English Derby and Lennies Ash in the Oaks, he now has his sights set on the Wexford GOBA Open Unraced at Enniscorthy and Priceless Ron went one step closer to landing the valuable prize on Monday night as he set the standard in the semi-finals with a 29.14 return.
BOYLE SPORTS CHAMPION STAKES LAUNCHED AT SHELBOURNE PARK
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BOYLE Sports has officially launched the 2026 Champion Stakes at Shelbourne Park, reinforcing its commitment to Irish greyhound racing at Ireland’s most prestigious greyhound racing track.
TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 15TH JUNE OAKS FINAL & MORE
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Ian, Tommy and Barry discuss the big greyhound racing news of the week, topped off by a memorable win for the Paul Hennessy team.
ASH WITH A FAMOUS OAKS VICTORY
Ian Fortune
Lennies Ash raced to a famous victory in the Sporting Press Irish Oaks at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night. In doing so, she completed the most incredible double for Paul Hennessy and Lee Craze, just a week on from the brilliant victory of Lennies Eddie in the English Derby at Towcester.
BIG LOCAL SUCCESS FOR THE O’REILLY’S AS MONTANA SECRET DELIVERS A TOP CLASS PERFORMANCE
Barry Drake
Montana Secret (Signet Ace-Droopys Alice), trained by Johnny Linehan for owners Barry and Martin O’Reilly, ran out a popular local winner of the €3,500 to the winner David Fitzgibbon Memorial Open final at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
TIME CLUB GRADERS DERBY TAKES SHAPE AS RUBY STARS IN ROUND THREE
Peter Farrell
After a number of big-hitters bit the dust in the second round of the TIME Club Graders Derby, six third-round heats took centre stage on the Limerick card on Saturday night, and the competition is now gathering serious momentum with a string of top-class performances across all six contests.
DREAM START FOR TIERMANA IN TREATY CUP OPENER
Peter Farrell
It was an action-packed night at Limerick on Saturday as, alongside the third-round heats of the TIME Club Derby, the opening round of the West Limerick Treaty Cup Open 350 also took centre stage.
CENTENARY AGRI TIPP CUP OPENER DELIVERS IN STYLE
Peter Farrell
The 2026 running of the Centenary Agri Tipperary Cup looked one of the strongest editions in recent years beforehand, and it duly delivered, with high-quality performances across all five opening-round heats.
JACKIE LANGAN
The greyhound racing community was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Jackie Langan, Urney, Co. Tyrone.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 13/6/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 13/6/2026:
WONDERFUL OAKS DECIDER THE FEATURE OF A SPECIAL CARD IN DUBLIN
Ian Fortune
Sporting Press will mark 35 years of sponsorship of the Irish Oaks this evening with a special final to what has been a special renewal of the bitch classic.
YOUNGSTERS PUT ON A SHOW AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
It was quite predictable that there would be some brilliant displays on Friday’s card at Shelbourne Park and is certainly delivered.
CERT SETS CARROLL MEMORIAL STANDARD
Ian Fortune
After showing plenty of promise in the recent Bar One Betting ON1 400 at Dundalk, it was perhaps no surprise to see Josie Burns’ Highview Cert emerging a good winner at Dundalk on Friday night to set the standard in the opening round of the valuable Paddy & Eamon Carroll Memorial.
CURTIN MEMORIAL GETS UNDERWAY AT MULLINGAR
Ian Fortune
One of the great characters of the sport and Derby winning trainer Pat Curtin will be remembered at Mullingar this evening with the start of the 2026 Pat Curtin Memorial.
STONEPARK BROWNE KICK-STARTS TREATY CUP DEFENSE
Peter Farrell
Aside from the TIME Club Derby action, the opening-round heats of the €5,000-to-the-winner West Limerick Treaty Cup Open 350 will also feature on the card, with Stonepark Browne returning in a bid to defend his crown.
STRONG RENEWAL OF CENTENARY AGRI TIPPERARY CUP
Peter Farrell
A big crowd is expected to descend on Thurles Greyhound Stadium this morning as the opening-round heats of the 2026 Centenary Agri Tipperary Cup get underway.
THE 2026 SPORTING PRESS ONLINE EDITION IRISH OAKS FINAL RACE PROGRAMME
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Shelbourne Park will host the 2026 Sporting Press Online Edition Irish Oaks Final on Saturday 13th June. Be sure to have your free virtual race programme to hand to follow all the action!
RALF FOR DUNDALK?
Ian Fortune
Ballymac Ralf is the latest name to be put into the mix or the upcoming TIME Dundalk International.
EPISODE 241: PAUL HENNESSY TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE
Barry Drake
English Greyhound Derby winning trainer Paul Hennessy joins Barry to chat about his big win with Lennies Eddie at Towcester on Saturday night.
CLASSY DUO OF CHANTRY AND SILENT TOP CORN BETTING
Ian Fortune
It was perhaps no surprise to see Ballymac Chantry challenge for the Donal Beatty memorial Corn Cuchulainn but the addition of Derby finalist Glengar Silent comes as a real boost to the six-bend classic, which gets underway at Shelbourne Park on Saturday.
GRAINNE MCCOY AND SUZANNE RYAN RETURN AS DUNDALK STADIUM LADIES DAY JUDGES FOR 2026
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Dundalk Stadium is delighted to announce that preparations are well underway for the return of its flagship social and sporting event, Ladies Day 2026, taking place on Sunday, 12th July 2026.
TIME GREYHOUND NUTRITION RETURNS AS TITLE SPONSOR FOR 2026 DUNDALK INTERNATIONAL
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Time Greyhound Nutrition will once again return as title sponsor of the prestigious Dundalk International at Dundalk Stadium, with the 2026 renewal marking another major show of support for one of the biggest nights in Irish greyhound racing.
MAIDEN MALINAS FAVOURITE FOR DERBY SUCCESS
Ian Fortune
Ballymac Malinas is a maiden in every sense of the word.
BOY AND FRANK JOIN EDDIE AS POSSIBLE INTERNATIONAL CONTENDERS
Ian Fortune
Juvenile Derby champion Getup The Boy and Race of Champions winner and Kirby Memorial runner-up Ballycowen Frank are the latest names connected with a crack at the TIME Dundalk International.
WILL GOES CRASH BANG
Ian Fortune
Tuesday’s feature at Shelbourne Park was the final of the May Monthly Novice ON2 525 boasting a wonderful €3,000 prize and Shaun Conway and young owner Harroson Cawley had reason to celebrate as Crash Bang Will emerged a tremendous winner.
LUKA SET FOR SALVER AT CENTRAL PARK
Ian Fortune
A notable name appeared in the opening round draw for the upcoming Silver Salver at Central Park.
VIDEO: 2026 CALLAWAY PRO AM AT STUD RACE OF CHAMPIONS FINAL
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Look back on the action from Tralee now.
KAMALA WARM FAVOURITE FOR OAKS GLORY
Ian Fortune
Ballymac Kamala is a warm favourite to land the Sporting Press Online Edition Irish Oaks at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.
FAIRY DIPS UNDER 29 AT ENNISCORTHY AGAIN
Ian Fortune
After impressing a week earlier in the opening round, Luminous Fairy set the standard in the second round of the Wexford GOBA Open Unraced at Enniscorthy on Monday night.
TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 8TH JUNE
GRI
A massive weekend of greyhound racing behind us so there's a lot to talk about this Monday.
KAMALA AND IVY SECURE OAKS FINAL SPOT AFTER IMPRESSING IN SEMIS
Ian Fortune
Liam Dowling’s Ballymac Kamala claimed a fifth straight win at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night to ensure that she will start a hot favourite for next weekend’s final of the Sporting Press Online Edition Irish Oaks.
LENNIES EDDIE LIGHTS UP TOWCESTER TO CLAIM DERBY GLORY
Ian Fortune
Lennies Eddie was the toast of the greyhound world on Saturday night as he captured the Star Sports & Orchestrate English Greyhound Derby earning Paul Hennessy the unique distinction of claiming three victories in the UK’s blue riband at three different venues.
FAHRENHEIT THE ACE OF THE PACK IN THE DENIS LINEHAN SOLICITORS UNRACED STAKE AT CURRAHEEN PARK
Barry Drake
FAHRENHEIT ACE (Grangeview Ten-Roaming Spirit) completed back-to-back winning performances in the final of the €10,000 to the winner Denis Linehan Solicitors Unraced Stake at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
‘TIME’ CLUB DERBY SHAKE-UP AS EIGHT OF TWELVE HEAT WINNERS EXIT
Peter Farrell
The second round of the TIME Club Graders Derby dominated Saturday night's card at Limerick Greyhound Stadium and, while just a few greyhounds fell foul of the 28.90 stipulation in round one, it was a different story on night two, with no fewer than eight of the twelve heat winners eliminated from the competition.
LAOIS LIGHTNING LANDS ANN CHEEVERS MEMORIAL DECIDER
Peter Farrell
There was €1,200 on offer to the winner of the 2026 Ann Cheevers Memorial at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and the honours went the way of Laois Lightning, who secured a sixteenth career victory in the process.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 6/6/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 6/6/2026:
AN IRISH WIN GUARANTEED BUT WHO WINS AT TOWCESTER?
Ian Fortune
History will be created soon after 9pm this evening when five Irish trained greyhounds, the entire field, step out onto the sand ahead of the final of the Star Spiorts& Orchestrate English Derby.
IRISH WITH A STORIED HISTORY IN ENGLISH DERBY
Ian Fortune
A look at Ireland’s 18 English Greyhound Derby champions.
TRACK RECORD WINNING DISPLAY FROM BALLYCOWEN FRANK IN RACE OF CHAMPIONS FINAL
Barry Drake
BALLYCOWEN FRANK (Ballymac Cashout-Peckies Flyer) delivered a sensational performance to win the €15,000 to the winner Callaway Pro Am @ Stud Race of Champions at Tralee on Friday night.
NOTABLE DISPLAYS IN DUBLIN BUT JAMES THE STAND OUT
Ian Fortune
There were some notable performances at Shelbourne Park on Friday night. Aside from the feature which went the way of Town Kitten, there were some fine displays from young greyhounds that could potentially turn into Puppy Derby challengers.
EMER LANDS BALLINAHINCH FINAL, VENOM ONE TO NOTE
Peter Farrell
The final of the Ballinahinch Boarding Kennels Unraced 525 at Clonmel on Friday night went the way of the Emer Dunne-trained Scarsdale Emer, who made every yard of the running to provide the young handler with a notable success.
SLANEYSIDE KENNEL SOLUTIONS A1 STAKE UPCOMING IN WATERFORD
Barry Drake
The Slaneyside Kennel Solutions A1 Stake.
TREATY CUP ENTRIES BEING ACCEPTED AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
While attention at Limerick is currently focused on the TIME Club Graders Derby, the track is also looking ahead, with entries now being accepted for the 2026 West Limerick Treaty Cup Open 350.
PAT CURTIN MEMORIAL RETURNS TO MULLINGAR
Ian Fortune
It’s that time of year again when we remember a great friend to all involved in greyhound sport, Pat Curtin.
TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 2ND JUNE - OAKS, ENGLISH DERBY & MORE!
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After a busy weekend in Ireland and the UK, there's a lot of Talking Dogs to do!
TANK LAME AND OUT OF ENGLISH DERBY DECIDER
Ian Fortune
Word came through not long after 11am that the Paul Hennessy trained Lennies Tank was to be withdrawn from the Star Sports & Orchestrate English Greyhound Derby final.
UNRACED STARS DYNAMO AND FAIRY FLY AT ENNISCORTHY
Ian Fortune
Toolmaker Dynamo and Luminous Fairy produced the standout performances at a packed Enniscorthy on Monday evening as both left observers in no doubt that they could be superstars in the future.
IRELAND’S TOWCESTER PROGRESS BY NUMBERS
Ian Fortune
Ireland will claim a nineteenth victory in the English Greyhound Derby at Towcester on Saturday night after six Irish trained greyhounds claimed each of the qualifying spots at the weekend.
RECORDS SET AT KILKENNY SALES WITH TURNOVER OF €99,950
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Kilkenny greyhound stadium hosted their second sales event of the year this morning where there was some real impressive performances on a track rated .30 slow for the standard trip.