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Greyhound deaths and injuries continue in Irish greyhound racing.

55 greyhounds were killed at Irish greyhound racing tracks in the first five months of 2026.

Official Irish greyhound industry figures show that 93 greyhounds suffered injuries at races between January and the end of May and more than half of them (50) were “euthanised” by track vets.

The deaths of 5 other injured greyhounds are listed as racing fatalities – they “died on the track or shortly after a race”.

The greyhound injury and death information was released in response to a recent Dáil question by Paul Murphy TD.