:rolleyes:
This from the same fella who has no problem drowning a little kitten.
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Nice sidestepping of the issue from prime suspect number one.
Ban this disgraceful activity in the name of “sport” spit.
No sidestepping of the issue. It’s a dispicable act, and those responsible should be brought to justice. What I’m saying is that the people involved in this would have no qualms about killing any animal of any kind in any fashion.
The Irish Examiner apparently has an expose on corruption and race fixing within the Irish greyhound industry in today’s paper. Not sure if it’s the result of their own investigation or if they’ve cogged it from elsewhere.
[SIZE=4][FONT=Lucida Bright][SIZE=18px]Botched probe missed racing scam that used falsified records[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]This was among the most serious findings of an internal panel established by the IGB when it was forced to reopen the case. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]The panel’s draft report was recently considered by the IGB. On Friday, it was accepted and its recommendations will be implemented across the country. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]The result-rigging scheme involved the creation of fictitious trial histories for imposter dogs. [/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]Having gained qualification, with fake records, these ringers turned up at Dundalk race track to win with significantly improved times. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]In the critical case, which ultimately drew attention to the scam, a supposedly novice dog from Waterford (Mays Hurryonboy) came within 0.1 seconds of Dundalk’s course record on Jun 15, 2009. [/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]He crossed the line 13 lengths clear of the opposition and 34 lengths ahead of his documented trial form.[/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]The dog in question had been presented for the race by Newry-based solicitor Gary Haughey, the brother of the IGB’s officiating control steward in Dundalk that evening, Declan Haughey.[/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]The report said all evidence indicated Mays Hurryonboy was not the dog that ran on the night. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]Its trial records, which decided the class of opposition, had been pasted from the results of slower dogs at events three months earlier. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]The internal panel’s inquiry, the third probe into Mays Hurryonboy’s win, also discovered this race was not the only one to involve falsification of trial records. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]An examination of results, between May 2008 and Jun 2009, found a number of cases where dogs with fictitious trials competed. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]“This scheme was meticulous in its design and executed without detection,” the investigative panel found. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]The report did not establish if the scam happened because of negligence or complicity on behalf of the IGB regulation staff on the night. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]Attempts to contact Declan Haughey were unsuccessful. Gary Haughey did not return a request for comment. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]Perry Aylward said he was neither the owner or the trainer of the dog. His wife, May Aylward could not be contacted. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]Dundalk’s former racing manager, Michael Dempsey, said he had co-operated fully with the inquiry and was devastated to have been named in it. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]A spokesperson for the board in Dundalk had called for an inquiry into the matter in 2009 and, when that investigation was established, it provided a full briefing on the matters at hand. [/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]The new report high-lighted significant shortcomings in the original IGB inquiry. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]It said the system had been missed due to a failure to interview key personnel, seek copies of records or examine betting patterns: “The concerns raised in the email sent by the chief executive of Dundalk were not thoroughly investigated… The initial investigation did not delve deep enough into the matter to establish the facts of what happened.” [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma]The IGB accepted its system had been manipulated: “The board has decided to adopt this draft report and implement its recommendations… Whilst Bord na gCon issued a statement on 11 November 2009 on this matter, new evidence subsequently came to light, which showed the need for further investigation.”[/FONT][/SIZE]
Minor high jinx at best.
The end is nigh weirdos
You’ve got people in your basement but lads who enjoy taking the dogs for a walk are the weirdos??? You’re gas craic.
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Stay out of my basement. Your wife is happy where she is.
How long has it left lads? Seems to be a campaign growing against it. Or at least against it receiving government funding which would obviously finish it off more or less. It seems to be doing a grand job of killing itself off to be honest.
Not sure it needs a push
Wasn’t even a greyhound they had outside the gates. It was a lurcher 
I saw that I’m friends with a good few greyhound fans on facebook and they were foaming at the mouth
Vile bastards - they love dogs until the dogs can’t be gambled on any longer
Stop this waste of public money.
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What a good bloke
Huge amount of Irish greyhounds go out to Italy. They’re treated like the princes they should be out there, instead of the abuse they get here.
Why the fuck are we wasting so much money on this especially after watching the womens 4x400m relay final
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Athletics should be given way more money, the money sports ireland can give out in grants is pitiful.
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Si Harris needs to step in here
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