A New GRI Report Shows The Industry Contributed €132.3 Million To The Economy In 2019.

Wednesday, 28 July 2021 10:57

The Dept. of Agriculture gave €16.8 million to the industry in that year.

A new report shows the Greyhound industry made a net contribution to the Irish economy of €132.3 million in 2019 and supported 4,150 full-time and part-time jobs.

The study was compiled by consultant economist Jim Power.

In 2019 the Department of Agriculture, Fund and the Marine paid €16.8 million to the greyhound industry through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, and it increased the allocation to €19.2 million in 2021.

Ger Dollard is Chief Executive of Greyhound Racing Ireland.

He joined Clem Ryan on Wednesday's edition of Kildare Today.

The report contains a county-by-county breakdown of the 6,211 active owners across the island of Ireland with Cork leading the way, accounting for 890 or 15% of the overall number followed by Tipperary (669, 11.3%), Kerry (599, 10.1%), Limerick (540, 9.1%), Wexford (314, 5.3%) and Kilkenny (286, 4.8%.) Tipperary accounts for 12.5% (50) of the 400 active trainers in Ireland followed by Cork (38, 9.5%), Kerry (34, 8.5%), Limerick (30, 7.5%), Wexford (21, 5.25%) and Tyrone (19, 4.75%).

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