11 September 2009

John Martin's Tales of the Dogs: A Celebration of the Irish and their Greyhounds is out now. The launch of the book is on Wednesday 16 September, but my husband and I had an amazing introduction to the greyhound racing experience at Shelbourne Park last Saturday, when we went to the semi-final of the Irish Greyhound Derby.

We soon got a general grasp of the terminology and by the end of the night, were feeling confident enough to place combi bets. We're now hooked and my husband is off to the bookies at lunchtime to place our bet for tomorrow night's Derby final . . .

Thank you to Orla and everyone at the Irish Greyhound Board for a great night.