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This morning I went on Today with Claire Byrne to debate the increase in greyhound funding with Cllr. David McManus. Listen here
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/21868463
It was only afterwards I learned that Cllr. McManus worked in Communications for the Irish Greyhound Board in 2017 and 2018.
This should have been declared, especially when Claire Byrne asked him "Are you a fan of greyhound racing? I'm just wondering why you are so invested?"
This should have been declared, especially when Claire Byrne asked him "Are you a fan of greyhound racing? I'm just wondering why you are so invested?"
This is a letter he wrote to the Irish Times while in that role https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/greyhound-racing-industry-1.3299868
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/greyhound-racing-industry-1.3299868
I was also surprised at how popular my Instagram became all of sudden, until I saw thison the âI Love Irish Greyhoundsâ Facebook. Mystery solved.
This is just a taste of what youâre up against when you speak out about this. We need more public representatives to take a stand.
on the âI Love Irish Greyhoundsâ Facebook. Mystery solved. This is just a taste of what youâre up against when you speak out about this. We need more public representatives to take a stand.
Here is a linkto a Parliamentary Question on the number of people employed by Bord na gCon (Greyhound Racing Ireland). https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-03-09/33/ (Hint: It's not even close to 33,000).
