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GREYHOUND RACING in IRELAND On this day last year (9 August 2025), two greyhounds were killed by vets at Lifford track after suffering fractured radius and ulna bones. Lifford was one of the worst tracks, with 26 greyhounds suffering injuries and more than half of them (15) euthanised by a track vet. but see also 197 greyhounds killed at races in 2025 https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/197-greyhounds-killed-at-races-in-2025/ 55 greyhounds killed at races in first 5 months of 2026 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1350159840589948&set=a.603523135253626 Greyhound injuries and deaths at Irish greyhound tracks https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2019/03/27/greyhound-injuries-and-deaths-at-irish-greyhound-tracks/ What can you do. Don’t go greyhound racing. Tell the leaders of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Sinn Fein to stop supporting funding to greyhound racing and back a ban on this dog-killing gambling activity. Micheál Martin TD Leader, Fianna Fail Email: micheal.martin@oireachtas.ie; info@fiannafail.ie Tel: 01 619 4000 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michealmartintd/ X: http://www.twitter.com/@MichealMartinTD Simon Harris TD Leader, Fine Gael Telephone: 01 281 3727 Email: simon.harris@oireachtas.ie; finegael@finegael.ie X: http://www.twitter.com/SimonHarrisTD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DeputySimonHarris Mary Lou McDonald TD Leader, Sinn Fein Tel: (01) 727 7102 Email: marylou.mcdonald@oireachtas.ie X: https://twitter.com/MaryLouMcDonald Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MaryLouMcDonaldTD Please sign and share the petitions Irish Government: Stop Giving Millions of Euro to Cruel Greyhound Racing https://www.change.org/p/irish-government-stop-giving-millions-of-euro-to-cruel-greyhound-racing GAA: Stop club fundraisers at greyhound tracks https://www.change.org/p/gaa-stop-club-fundraisers-at-greyhound-tracks Tell Gain Pet Nutrition to Stop Sponsoring Greyhound Racing https://www.change.org/p/jimtracy-glanbia-ie-tell-gain-pet-nutrition-to-stop-sponsoring-greyhound-racing Watch RTE’s award-winning “Greyhounds Running For Their Lives” documentary https://youtu.be/ZYTb2qBjlMM REPORTED GREYHOUND INJURIES AND DEATHS AT IRISH TRACKS 2026 (Jan to May): 93 injuries, 55 deaths 2025: 344 injuries, 197 deaths 2024: 389 injuries, 202 deaths 2023: 257 injuries, 134 deaths 2022: 287 injuries. 122 deaths 2021: 351 injuries. 154 deaths 2020: 255 injuries. 90 deaths 2019: 332 injuries. 119 deaths 2018: 353 injuries. 121 deaths 2017: 357 injuries. 124 deaths 2016: 427 injuries. 139 deaths 2015: 422 injuries. 122 deaths 2014: 266 injuries. 69 deaths (July to Dec 2014) #YouBetTheyDie #BanGreyhoundRacing xxx