29/03/2026
SILENT PROTEST β END GREYHOUND RACING IN IRELAND
We are asking compassionate people to join us for a silent, peaceful protest calling for an end to greyhound racing in Ireland.
π Location: Greenpark Roundabout, Dock Road, Limerick
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Date: 18/04/2026
β° Time: 6:00pm β 7:30pm
For decades the greyhound racing industry has been protected and funded while thousands of dogs suffer behind the scenes.
Why are we protesting?
β’ Greyhounds die on Irish racetracks every year from injuries sustained while racing.
β’ Dogs are euthanised simply for not being fast enough to make money.
β’ Doping and drug use in racing dogs continues to be exposed.
β’ Thousands of dogs are exported abroad, often to countries with little or no welfare protections.
β’ Overbreeding creates far more dogs than the industry can or will care for.
β’ Many greyhounds spend their lives confined in small, dirty kennels.
β’ Walking machines are often used instead of proper turnout, meaning dogs spend very little time outside.
β’ When greyhounds finally reach rescues, many arrive covered in fleas and ticks, heavily worm burdened, and often needing extensive dental work.
Greyhounds should live 12β13 years, yet many racing dogs are dead before their 3rd birthday.
Since 2001, the Irish government has guaranteed annual funding for this industry. In that time over β¬300 million in public money has been given to greyhound racing.
How do you feel about your taxes funding this?
How do you feel knowing thousands of dogs live lives of confinement, exploitation and often an early death?
We are asking people to stand with us for just an hour and a half to show that WE the public will no longer accept this cruelty.
β Placards will be provided on the night.
π€ This is a silent, peaceful protest.
β οΈ Please take care when crossing the road as this is a busy roundabout.
Come stand for the dogs who have no voice.