The McAlinden Cup was a greyhound racing competition held annually at Shelbourne Park in Dublin, Ireland.
[4] The competition was a feature competition in the Irish racing calendar and was seen as a good test for the Irish Greyhound Derby because it was held over the same race distance and course.
In 1942 it was run at Cork Greyhound Stadium for the only time in its history when it was won by 1942 Irish Greyhound Derby champion Uacterlainn Riac.
[5] In 1944 Robeen Printer recorded 29.90 sec in the heats which was the fastest ever time recorded at Shelbourne Park by a bitch at the time.
[5] The event lost its status as a major race and was replaced by the Champion Stakes.