Harold's Cross Stadium

Harold's Cross Greyhound Stadium
Location6 Harold's Cross Road, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53°19′26″N 6°16′36″W / 53.32389°N 6.27667°W / 53.32389; -6.27667
Operated byIrish Greyhound Board
Date opened1928
Date closed13 February 2017
Race typegreyhound racing

Harold's Cross Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Harold's Cross, Dublin, owned and operated by the Irish Greyhound Board.

Facilities included a grandstand restaurant, carvery, a number of bars, totalisator betting and seating.[1]

Racing took place every Tuesday and Friday evening and race distances were 325, 525, 550, 570, and 750 yards and the feature competitions at the track were the Corn Cuchulainn, the Puppy Derby and the Grand National.[2]

The stadium closed on 13 February 2017 due to financial constraints at the owner. The proceeds from the sale were proposed be used to help pay a €20.3 million debt incurred from the construction of Limerick Greyhound Stadium.[3]

  1. ^ "Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium". Irish Greyhound Board. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Harolds Cross". Greyhound Data.
  3. ^ "IGB confirms closure of Harold's Cross Greyhound Stadium". Archived from the original on 14 February 2017.