I would not blame the sponsors, if you had a business putting money into sponsorship and saw the RTE programme would you really keep supporting it?

As stated before we are at a crossroads and big changes are needed if greyhound racing is going to continue in Ireland.

Brian, do you think not buying Redmills will get you more sponsors. With time and the right approach Redmills may reconsider.

At the end of the day this requires to visit Redmills in person by a member/s of the board and try to explain to them why they should stand by the greyhound people who have supported them for years. It is now probably to late for this but it still should be tried. This needs to happen with all the sponsors where possible.

Boycotting Redmills in my opinion is closing the door on them ever coming back.

Sporting pursuits such as greyhound racing and horse racing are in our Dna. This is an attack on our heritage and an attempt to destroy a viable industry which if managed properly brings benefits to all parties. In all walks of life and especially sports where animals are involved you will find people who are unfit to have animals. This need to be regulated full stop.

I think we need to mobilise and the like of Connolys must be shown the implications. I would ask all famers and breeders of horses and dogs to make their feelings know to their local co-ops and suppliers. There must be a financial implication to their actions.

That is from the statement released today from Redmills. While it is easy to blame Redmills the response from IGB has been pitiful. We need a strong comeback from those who promote our sport and we haven't got it.
Saying that it does scream of tokenism from a company that supports all field sports such as foxhunting and shooting. Rural sports need to stick together and this is a major blow for our sport.

Tony's right if the rule makers won't (or can't) kick out the rule breakers we will all pay. The majority of us run our dogs clean and don't have them killed at the end of their careers but the association has already been indelibly linked with the sport.

There is a new generation of public opinion now and it is rewriting the rule book on what is acceptable. The IGB needs to get on the right side of this public opinion (and quickly) or we really could be at the beginning of the end.

Hi Brian, yes it was very short sighted of them and they will have to face the consequences of losing business.

Unfortunately Kevin this is like a rerun of what happened in N.S.W. Australia a couple of years ago.

It started with "hidden video cameras", followed by a biased TV programme. Sponsors were leaving the sport, the antis had a field day with all sorts of propaganda, the public were up in arms and the premier of N.S.W. banned greyhound racing. It was a hard road to get it reinstated but it was. Everyone in Ireland if they don't already know they should understand the magnitude of what can happen here.

Greyhound people need to put all old vendettas aside and unite to fight the lies stated and shown in that show. This could be done by raising funds for adoption Irish adoption groups. Publish on social media any good news stories. Compile a list of how many retired dogs with their names are keep by owners. Greyhound-Data are more than happy to assist in any way to help these points become a reality.

The IGB need to take action even if it is only doing interviews pulling apart the TV programme. Legal action against the channel, full page newspaper adverts telling the truth about how the majority of greyhound people treat their dogs, etc. Once this is done they can start to rebuild by listening to grass roots greyhound people who have been in the sport for years and know exactly what needs doing.