Killarney To Hold Night At The Dogs Fundraiser

A major fundraising event is to be held by Killarney Rugby Club at Tralee Greyhound Stadium on Saturday, November 22nd at 7pm.

A Night At The Dogs promises to be a night of excitement and fun for all the family.

11 races on a packed card including 'Buster' races. A 'Buster' race is one where punters have a chance to buy a random order in which the 6 Dogs will finish the race.

There are 720 possible combinations that the dogs could finish the race. Buster tickets are on sale from all club members or contact Paul Murphy on 087 267 6377 to order tickets or to be a sponsor.

The Buster ticket is also a family entry to the track plus a race card. Family is two adults and up to 3 children under 12. Enter the Buster race for just €;20 and you could win €;500 and have a great night's entertainment. Buses are also available for your convenience and comfort on the night.

The club still has a few opportunities to sponsor a race, a dog, or ads in the programme. The club has already invested over €;750,000 in building its first ever home for the sport in Killarney with a history that spans back to 1880s.

Another €;500,000 has to be raised to complete this facility which will include: clubhouse, two senior & youth pitches, a juvenile pitch, all-weather training paddock, and a 'Trim-Trail', which is a fitness and training track around the perimeter of the grounds with all-weather exercise stations.

This facility will be available to the public community to use and plans are already afoot to try to fundraiser for this.

Killarney rugby club is an affiliated member of the Irish Rugby Football Union and currently has some 400 members of which 230 are active playing and coaching members, ageing from 6 to adulthood.

The club has fantastic support from all over the community, especially all codes of sports. The success of Munster in recent decades has played a huge part in the promotion of the sport.

The present club was reformed in 1983 and the new grounds will stand as testimony to all that the club has finally come of age.