A greyhound track which sustained a massive financial loss of €218,317 last year is to benefit from a major cash injection from taxpayer-funded Irish Greyhound Board.
Speaking in Dail Eireann this week, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Andrew Doyle TD confirmed that "a sum of €100,000 has been assigned for works" at Mullingar greyhound track https://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2018-10-17a.237#g240
The Irish Greyhound Board's latest annual report confirms that all of the taxpayer-funded IGB's tracks suffered losses in 2017, while its food and drinks subsidiary company (Abargrove Ltd) made a loss of nearly half a million euros. The next largest loss (€356,303) was seen at Limerick track - the headquarters of the IGB.
LOSSES AT IGB GREYHOUND TRACKS
Abargrove Limited €478,164 Loss (IGB food and drinks subsidiary, also operates Newbridge track)
Limerick track €356,303 Loss
Curraheen Park €234,345 Loss
Mullingar track €218,317 Loss
Tralee track €202,631 Loss
Galway stadium €192,189 Loss
Harold's Cross €168,819 Loss
Youghal track €157,231 Loss
Waterford track €143,251 Loss
Shelbourne Park €115,476 Loss
Source: IGB annual report
https://www.igb.ie/globalassets/report-pdfs/annual-reports/bord-na-gcon-annual-report-2017.pdf
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Don't attend greyhound races or fundraisers/hen parties/office parties held at greyhound tracks.
The cruel and crumbling greyhound industry has received nearly a quarter of a billion euros of taxpayers' money since 2001 (including €16 million for 2018 and €16.8 million for 2019). Urge Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to end funding to the greyhound industry and instead direct the money to charities and other deserving causes. Email "Stop funding the cruel greyhound industry" to taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie, leo.varadkar@oireachtas.ie, paschal.donohoe@oireachtas.ie, minister@per.gov.ie
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