New Posts For Thread: Irish greyhound derbyhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31727399/irish-greyhound-derbyI switched on the tv at home to watch the big race and found RTE not covering it.Does anyone know when this happenedI switched on tv at home last night to watch the Irish greyhound derby and they were not showing it.Does anyone know when this happeneLuckily I was listening on the car radio, a portable devise would have been flung out of the window.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31727399/irish-greyhound-derby?post_id=561475211#561475211Luckily I was listening on the car radio, a portable devise would have been flung out of the window.Wed, 29 Sep 2021 01:53:49 -0500https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31727399/irish-greyhound-derby?post_id=561473587#561473587Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:59:34 -0500Nogoody..https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31727399/irish-greyhound-derby?post_id=561472095#561472095Nogoody..Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:00:44 -0500They phased out coursing years ago too. I was at Clounanna one year and had to leave early on the Sunday, just before the Semis. I expected to hear the outcome on the radio on the way home as surely the National broadcaster would be covering an eventhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31727399/irish-greyhound-derby?post_id=561471919#561471919They phased out coursing years ago too. I was at Clounanna one year and had to leave early on the Sunday, just before the Semis. I expected to hear the outcome on the radio on the way home as surely the National broadcaster would be covering an eventMon, 27 Sep 2021 14:56:55 -0500Another new CEO for the greyhound folk.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31727399/irish-greyhound-derby?post_id=561470953#561470953Another new CEO for the greyhound folk.Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:28:26 -0500Cheers for the update Vantastic. Shame there has been no reply to your email, but not wholly unsurprising. If it was an email praising them, their presenters, or their output they would reply sharpish.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31727399/irish-greyhound-derby?post_id=561455989#561455989Cheers for the update Vantastic. Shame there has been no reply to your email, but not wholly unsurprising. If it was an email praising them, their presenters, or their output they would reply sharpish.Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:55:18 -0500As of this morning i had not received a reply from RTE.Im sceptical as to whether i will.Im reliably informed by an industry insider a decision was made by some personnel within the organisation not to show greyhound racing on tv or indeed to reporthttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31727399/irish-greyhound-derby?post_id=561454505#561454505As of this morning i had not received a reply from RTE.Im sceptical as to whether i will.Im reliably informed by an industry insider a decision was made by some personnel within the organisation not to show greyhound racing on tv or indeed to reportThu, 23 Sep 2021 08:04:41 -0500Nice story W/R . but the sport has been badly damaged by programmes on prime time and Panarama on bbc in the last few years. interesting to note on my walkies that mostly young women walking the rescued greyhound.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31727399/irish-greyhound-derby?post_id=561449367#561449367Nice story W/R . but the sport has been badly damaged by programmes on prime time and Panarama on bbc in the last few years. interesting to note on my walkies that mostly young women walking the rescued greyhound.Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:41:50 -0500Great result Frank delighted for you, sad thread though . As someone who raced trained and bred Greyhounds its really terrible the way this great sport has plummeted , I hardly knew the Derby was on Sat that's how much I have removed myself from it ohttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31727399/irish-greyhound-derby?post_id=561449093#561449093Great result Frank delighted for you, sad thread though . As someone who raced trained and bred Greyhounds its really terrible the way this great sport has plummeted , I hardly knew the Derby was on Sat that's how much I have removed myself from it oTue, 21 Sep 2021 14:21:41 -0500The survival of the small counties tracks was tough anyway before the RTE programme oddesperado. I take a good walk in the morning at a local park and its nice to see the number of people walking with greyhounds who would otherwise would never make ahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31727399/irish-greyhound-derby?post_id=561448743#561448743The survival of the small counties tracks was tough anyway before the RTE programme oddesperado. I take a good walk in the morning at a local park and its nice to see the number of people walking with greyhounds who would otherwise would never make aTue, 21 Sep 2021 12:47:02 -0500