Greyhound injuries and deaths at Mullingar stadium

Greyhound Tracks / Mullingar

Dogs suffer and die at Mullingar greyhound stadium. 

334 greyhounds suffered injuries there and 108 died or were killed by a track vet over the past nine years alone, sickening Greyhound Racing Ireland statistics show.

Among the injuries suffered by dogs there are “severed spine” and fractured leg and hock bones. In December 2019, a greyhound died at the end of a race after falling and suffering a broken neck. On 8th February 2021, a “greyhound collided with a boundary wall [and] died on impact” and on 19th April a greyhound “fell at 1st bend – died on impact with boundary fence”.

Read the Sunday Times report: Revealed: “Mullingar greyhound race track’s death toll shame”

INJURIES AND DEATHS AT MULLINGAR STADIUM 

2023: 14 injuries, 05 deaths (4 killed by track vet + 1 fatality)
2022: 19 injuries, 05 deaths
2021: 31 injuries, 20 deaths
2020: 19 injuries, 12 deaths
2019: 13 injuries, 08 deaths
2018: 27 injuries, 13 deaths
2017: 71 injuries, 16 deaths
2016: 81 injuries, 15 deaths
2015: 59 injuries, 14 deaths

SEE ALSO:

Raced to death: 134 greyhounds killed at races in Ireland in 2023
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2024/03/15/raced-to-death-134-greyhounds-killed-at-races-in-ireland-in-2023/

287 greyhounds injured and 122 killed in racing in 2022
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2023/02/15/122-greyhounds-killed-in-racing-in-2022/

19 greyhounds injured, 5 killed at Mullingar stadium in 2022 https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2023/03/02/19-greyhounds-injured-5-killed-at-mullingar-stadium-in-2022/

31 greyhounds injured and 20 killed at Mullingar stadium in 2021 https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2022/03/06/31-greyhounds-injured-and-20-killed-at-mullingar-stadium-in-2021/

ACTION ALERT

Don’t attend greyhound races or fundraisers/hen parties/office parties held at greyhound tracks.

Please join us in urging the government to STOP the massive grants that are propping up this cruel, dog-killing gambling activity. Since 2001, Greyhound Racing Ireland has received €347 million in funding, including €17.6 million for 2022, €18.2 million for 2023 and €19 million for 2024. This is unacceptable and must be stopped. Contact the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Finance Minister now.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD
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REPORTED GREYHOUND INJURIES AND DEATHS AT IRISH TRACKS

At races around Ireland in the past ten years, at least 3,307 greyhounds suffered injuries and 1,194 died or were killed. The Greyhound Racing Ireland figures are based on “reported” injuries and deaths, suggesting that the actual number could be even higher. They do not include the greyhounds injured at tracks and later killed elsewhere, or the thousands of greyhounds who are killed every year because they are not fast enough to win races.

2023: 257 injuries, 134 deaths (127 killed by track vets + 7 fatalities)
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)

Greyhound injuries and deaths by track

2023

Clonmel: 16 injuries, 11 deaths
Cork: 15 injuries, 5 deaths
Dundalk: 9 injuries, 9 deaths
Enniscorthy: 23 injuries, 9 deaths
Galway: 22 injuries, 8 deaths
Kilkenny: 15 injuries, 7 deaths
Lifford: 19 injuries, 8 deaths (7 killed by track vet + 1 fatality)
Limerick: 20 injuries, 13 deaths (12 killed by track vet + 1 fatality)
Mullingar: 14 injuries, 5 deaths (4 killed by track vet + 1 fatality)
Newbridge: 9 injuries, 9 deaths
Shelbourne Park: 29 injuries, 16 deaths (12 killed by track vet + 4 fatalities)
Thurles: 15 injuries, 4 deaths
Tralee: 13 injuries, 5 deaths
Waterford: 15 injuries, 10 deaths
Youghal: 23 injuries, 15 deaths

2022

Clonmel: 16 injuries, 8 deaths
Cork: 17 injuries. 7 deaths
Dundalk: 16 injuries, 11 deaths
Enniscorthy: 21 injuries, 6 deaths
Galway: 21 injuries, 7 deaths, + 2 fatalities
Kilkenny: 21 injuries, 6 deaths plus 2 fatalities
Limerick: 25 injuries, 12 deaths plus 1 fatality
Mullingar: 19 injuries, 5 deaths
Newbridge: 16 injuries, 7 deaths
Shelbourne Park: 40 injuries, 10 deaths plus 1 fatality
Thurles: 9 injuries, 5 deaths
Tralee: 15 injuries, 4 deaths plus 2 fatalities
Waterford: 15 injuries, 10 deaths
Youghal: 36 injuries, 16 deaths

2021

Clonmel: 24 injuries, 9 deaths
Curraheen Park: 29 injuries, 12 deaths
Dundalk: 13 injuries, 12 deaths
Enniscorthy: 32 injuries, 13 deaths
Galway: 17 injuries, 8 deaths
Kilkenny: 18 injuries, 12 deaths
Limerick: 38 injuries, 11 deaths
Mullingar: 31 injuries, 20 deaths
Newbridge: 15 injuries, 8 deaths
Shelbourne Park: 42 injuries, 15 deaths
Thurles: 12 injuries, 4 deaths
Tralee: 23 injuries, 13 deaths
Waterford: 37 injuries, 10 deaths
Youghal: 20 injuries, 7 deaths

2020

Clonmel: 11 injuries, 3 deaths
Curraheen Park: 18 injuries, 9 deaths
Dundalk: 10 injury, 1 death
Enniscorthy: 15 injuries, 6 deaths
Galway: 22 injuries, 6 deaths
Kilkenny: 11 injuries, 3 deaths
Limerick: 21 injuries, 5 deaths (4 destroyed, 1 fatality)
Longford: 2 injuries, 1 death
Mullingar: 19 injuries, 12 deaths
Newbridge: 9 injuries, 6 deaths
Shelbourne Park: 18 injuries, 4 deaths (3 destroyed, 1 fatality)
Thurles: 11 injuries, 8 deaths
Tralee: 29 injuries, 7 deaths
Waterford: 48 injuries, 10 deaths
Youghal: 11 injury, 9 deaths

2019

Clonmel: 12 injuries, 4 deaths
Curraheen Park: 29 injuries, 11 deaths
Dundalk: 11 injuries, 6 deaths
Enniscorthy: 30 injuries, 4 deaths
Galway: 29 injuries, 8 deaths
Kilkenny: 16 injuries, 3 deaths
Lifford: 11 injuries, 8 deaths
Limerick: 54 injuries, 19 deaths
Longford: 10 injuries, 3 deaths
Mullingar: 13 injuries, 8 deaths
Newbridge: 16 injuries, 8 deaths
Shelbourne Park: 32 injuries, 7 deaths
Thurles: 9 injuries, 5 deaths
Tralee: 37 injuries, 12 deaths
Waterford: 13 injuries, 7 deaths
Youghal: 10 injuries, 6 deaths

2018

Clonmel: 18 injuries, 7 deaths
Curraheen Park: 28 injuries, 13 deaths
Dundalk: 11 injuries, 6 deaths
Enniscorthy: 27 injuries, 1 death
Galway: 31 injuries, 7 deaths
Kilkenny: 13 injuries, 2 deaths
Lifford: 13 injuries, 7 deaths
Limerick: 58 injuries, 15 deaths
Longford: 08 injuries, 1 death
Mullingar: 27 injuries, 13 deaths
Newbridge: 16 injuries, 8 deaths
Shelbourne Park: 41 injuries, 12 deaths
Thurles: 09 injuries, 6 deaths
Tralee: 29 injuries, 10 deaths
Waterford: 11 injuries, 7 deaths
Youghal: 13 injuries, 6 deaths

2017

Clonmel 11, 03
Curraheen Park 21, 08
Dundalk 44, 10
Enniscorthy 18, 04
Galway 24, 10
Harold’s Cross 02, 01
Kilkenny 08, 03
Lifford 10, 06
Limerick 46, 19
Longford 13, 05
Mullingar 71, 16
Newbridge 17, 04
Shelbourne Park 21, 10
Thurles 10, 03
Tralee 24, 15
Waterford 10, 06
Youghal 07, 01

2016

Clonmel 24, 08
Curraheen Park 24, 08
Dundalk 23, 15
Enniscorthy 06, 05
Galway 23, 04
Harold’s Cross 35, 11
Kilkenny 13, 02
Lifford 10, 04
Limerick 34, 12
Longford 17, 10
Mullingar 81, 15
Newbridge 21, 06
Shelbourne Park 51, 07
Thurles 18, 05
Tralee 28, 16
Waterford 14, 08
Youghal 05, 03

2015

Clonmel 14, 03
Curraheen Park 24, 07
Dundalk 32, 16
Enniscorthy 14, 06
Galway 16, 03
Harold’s Cross 58, 07
Kilkenny 10, 06
Lifford 18, 02
Limerick 64, 13
Longford 14, 07
Mullingar 59, 14
Newbridge 11, 07
Shelbourne Park 33, 07
Thurles 11, 05
Tralee 11, 04
Waterford 26, 12
Youghal 7, 03