Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium is a

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track located in

Bishopstown Bishopstown () is located in the civil parish of St. Finbar's, Barony of Cork, County Cork, Ireland. It is a southwestern suburb of Cork and is made-up of the townlands of Ballineaspigbeg and Ballineaspigmore (sometimes spelled Ballinaspigmore) ...

, west of

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. Racing takes place every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening and the facilities include the grandstand Laurels restaurant, fast food facilities, a number of bars, totalisator betting and ample seating. Race distances are 330, 525, 550, 575, and 750 yards and the feature competitions at the track is the

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History

Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium is situated to the west of Cork on the Curraheen Road in Bishopstown. The track opened in the year 2000 as a replacement for the previous track the Cork (Western Road) Greyhound Stadium which is now the Western Gateway Building (science building of the

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). The stadium is a third generation Cork Greyhound Stadium with the first two being The Show Grounds Greyhound Track (1928-1935) and then the previously mentioned Western Road stadium (1936-1996). The sale of the old track enabled the

Bord na gCon Greyhound Racing Ireland ( ga, Rásaíocht Con Éireann, formerly ga, Bord na gCon) is an Irish semi-state body charged with regulating and promoting Greyhound racing in Ireland. The organisation has been active in developing the sport in Irela ...

to fund a new stadium with modern facilities). The new stadium opened on 8 April 2000 costing IR£8.5 million and included a wonderful glass fronted grandstand as the centrepiece (the glass alone cost IR£400,000). The new track offered distances of 330, 525, 550, 575 & 700 yards and the long serving Noel Holland remained as the Racing Manager but would retire in 2004. The

remains the primary competition held at the track and since 2000 winners have included Sonic Flight, Ardkill Jamie and Razldazl Rioga. Following the closure of Harolds Cross in 2017 the

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was brought to the track.

Competitions

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Current track records

Former track records

References

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