On Track Talking Dogs

Rory Burke is back with his latest podcast guest. He is chatting with Tipperary man Dominic O'Brien.

Dominic didn't have greyhounds at home growing up but was bitten by the greyhound racing bug when he started helping his cousin who is a trainer.

Have a listen to their chat.

Darragh Dwan from Cashel joins Rory to chat all things greyhound racing this week.

Darragh has been involved in greyhounds since he was 6 years old. He tells Rory about life with greyhounds, experience working with Paul Hennessy and his work in the horse racing industry too.

Have a listen!

Rory and the podcast will be taking a little Christmas break - check back in 2022 for more great chats with the young people involved in greyhound racing in Ireland.

Janine Barber from Dublin joins Rory for a chat on this week's episode.

From a somewhat unconventional start in racing, the Barber family have grown to become a big greyhound family and are well known particularly in their local Dublin racing community.

Breeding all their own greyhounds, Janine loves the journey through their lives and chats to Rory about the work involved. Have a listen.

Stephen Reidy from Kerry joins Rory to chat all things Greyhound Racing on this week's podcast.

Stephen's grandfather was a greyhound trainer and he grew up in the sport. Now Stephen is lucky enough to work with some of the very best greyhounds working in the Ballymac Kennels.

Have a listen to their chat now.

Paul O'Riordan from Cork chats all things greyhound racing with Rory this week.

Paul and his family have been lucky to have the chance to learn from some of the best. His dad was a friend of the late Seamus Graham and Paul has done some work experience with local man Kieran Lynch and Patrick Guilfoyle.

Paul's family are involved in all areas of greyhounds from breeding to rearing and training. Outside of greyhound racing, Paul is also a talented hurler.

Have a listen to their chat now.

This week, Rory is joined by James Corden.

The Corden family are synonymous with greyhound racing, particularly in the UK. James is a grandson of the late Terry and son of Nathan.

He has continued the family involvement and is one of the team behind the Greyhound Trader website.

James is taking a short break from studying at the moment and he's currently in Ireland working with Pat Buckley to try and learn even more about Greyhounds.

Have a listen to their chat now.

27 year old Shaun Conway from Co Kildare joins Rory on this week's podcast.

Having grown up in greyhound racing, Shaun now has his own trainers licence and is very passionate about breeding, rearing and racing greyhounds.

From working with the greyhounds at home, Shaun then went on to work with Jerry Melia, someone he learnt a lot from. Following a step-back to focus on his education, Shaun returned and has been building on his greyhound success since.

Have a listen to how it's going.

Conor Matthews from Newry joins Rory Burke for a chat in this episode.

The Matthews name is one well known within greyhound circles and Conor has grown up immersed in the sport.

Conor chats about his experiences and his hopes to build a future himself in the sport, with breeding of particular interest to him.

Tipperary man John Byrne joins Rory Burke for a chat in this week's podcast.

After going racing as a child, John was bitten by the greyhound bug and has built on his love for the sport over the years and took out his own trainers license six years ago.

He built up some great experience working with the Kings, the Williams and the Guilfoyles in their kennels and has used the experiences to help him develop in his own training career.

This week Rory is joined by 16 year old Colm O'Connell from Limerick.

Colm started out helping his cousin with his greyhounds and now has a few dogs of his own. Mostly racing in Limerick, Colm is getting great support in establishing his racing career from both family and the wider racing family.

Have a listen to their chat and learn more about his journey so far.