Greyhound Racing in Ireland: Tracks, Results and Betting

Greyhound racing in Ireland runs at 15 stadiums listed by Greyhound Racing Ireland, the semi-state body that used to be called the Irish Greyhound Board. Results from each night's meetings are in the feed on this page as races are confirmed; we do not print runners, prices or tips for named dogs.

Racing wire

Meetings are posted here each morning from the official fixture list.

Up to six dogs chasing a lure over a few hundred yards: the races are short and frequent, which is the attraction and the risk. Betting on them is for over-18s.

Greyhound racing in Ireland: who runs it

Greyhound Racing Ireland, in Irish Rásaíocht Con Éireann, was set up in 1958 as Bord na gCon under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958. It took its current name on 1 October 2020 after the Greyhound Racing Act 2019, which also brought in traceability rules, stronger enforcement powers and independent control and appeal committees. It sits under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

The body both regulates and promotes the sport. It licenses stadiums, officials and on-course bookmakers, and it runs the tote at the tracks. When people search for the "IGB" or the "Irish Greyhound Board", this is the organisation they mean.

The Irish greyhound stadiums

GRI lists 15 stadiums:

Stadium	Where
Shelbourne Park	Ringsend, Dublin
Curraheen Park	Cork
Limerick Greyhound Stadium	Limerick
Kingdom Greyhound Stadium	Tralee, Co. Kerry
Galway Greyhound Stadium	Galway
Mullingar	Co. Westmeath
Kilcohan Park	Waterford
Newbridge	Co. Kildare
Youghal	Co. Cork
Kilkenny	Kilkenny
Clonmel	Co. Tipperary
Dundalk	Co. Louth
Enniscorthy	Co. Wexford
Lifford	Co. Donegal
Thurles	Co. Tipperary

Harold's Cross in Dublin, once the Derby venue, is no longer on the list.

Shelbourne Park

Shelbourne Park opened in 1927 and is run by GRI. It is the premier track in the country and has hosted the Irish Greyhound Derby since 1970.

Curraheen, Limerick and Galway

Outside Dublin, Curraheen Park in Cork, the Limerick stadium and the Galway track are the ones most punters ask about. Each runs its own weekly programme of graded racing, and their results come through the same feed as Shelbourne's.

The Irish Greyhound Derby

The Derby is the sport's biggest night in Ireland. It was first run in 1928 (officially from 1932), has been at Shelbourne Park since 1970 and over 550 yards since 1986. The winner takes EUR 125,000 of a EUR 300,000 purse, and BoyleSports sponsors it. The final is usually in September: in 2026 the first round was on 7-8 August and the final on Saturday 12 September. In 2024 refurbishment pushed it back to November, a reminder that dates are confirmed year by year.

Greyhound results today

The feed above carries greyhound results race by race, with traps, finishing order and starting prices. A result is official once the judge has declared it; until then, a race may show as pending. We do not add results by hand, so a gap in the feed means the result has not been published yet.

For horse racing, the horse racing results page works the same way, and the racecards page has the key to a greyhound card: traps, times and grades.

How a greyhound bet works

Each race has up to six runners, one per trap. The main bets are simple:

• Win. Your dog must finish first.
• Each-way. Half to win, half to place. Place terms are often described as similar to horse racing, but small fields mean fewer places; read the terms on the slip for each race.
• Forecast and tricast. Name the first two, or first three, in order. Combination versions cover more orders at more cost.
• Trap betting. Backing a trap number rather than a named dog, offered by some firms.

At the track you can bet with the tote, which GRI runs, or with an on-course bookmaker it licenses. Revenue charges no duty on on-course and tote bets; the 2% betting duty applies to bets with a bookmaker in a shop or online, and the bookmaker pays it, not the punter.

A worked example: EUR 5 on a 7/2 winner returns EUR 22.50, which is EUR 17.50 profit plus the stake. Our fractional odds guide covers the conversions.

Live greyhound racing and how often it runs

Bookmakers' menus carry greyhound meetings through much of the day and evening, so another race is rarely more than a few minutes away. Some firms stream races to logged-in customers, under their own conditions. The pace is the problem: a short race cycle makes it easy to bet more often than you meant to. 18+ only; deposit limits and time-outs are on our safer gambling page.

Choosing a bookmaker for the dogs

For online bets, use a firm that holds a betting licence from the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland; since 1 July 2026 that licence has been required to take bets online from Irish customers. The GRAI register lists the holders. Whether a firm prices Irish greyhound meetings, offers forecasts and tricasts, or streams the racing is set out in its own help pages; check before you open an account. Our licensing guide explains what the register does and does not cover.