Grand National (Irish greyhounds)

The Grand National is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Harold's Cross Stadium, Dublin, Ireland.

The race was inaugurated in 1928 at Shelbourne Park and was shared between the two Dublin tracks of Shelbourne and Harolds Cross before being switched to the old Cork (Western Road) Grayhound Stadium just before World War II.

Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium hosted the race in 1960 & 1961 until Thurles Greyhound Stadium took over from 1962-1984. The competition returned to Shelbourne in 1985 for another 15 years but once again the nomadic race switched to Harolds Cross and has been staged since 2001 at the track.

It is the leading hurdle event in Ireland and is an integral part of the Irish greyhound racing calendar.