The Grand National was a greyhound racing competition held annually at various tracks throughout Ireland.
The race was inaugurated in 1928 at Shelbourne Park and was shared between the two Dublin tracks of Shelbourne and Harold's Cross Stadium before being switched to the old Cork (Western Road) Greyhound Stadium just before World War II.
The competition returned to Shelbourne in 1985 for another 15 years but once again the nomadic race switched to Harold's Cross and was staged from 2001 to 2016 at the track.
[2] Following the closure of Harold's Cross, the event was switched to Cork in 2017.
[3] It was the leading hurdle event in Ireland and an integral part of the Irish greyhound racing calendar.