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The Corn Cuchulainn is a
greyhound racing Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhounds are raced around an oval track. The sport originates from Hare coursing, coursing. Track racing uses an artificial lure (usually a form of windsock) that travels ahead of th ...
competition held annually at
Shelbourne Park Shelbourne Park is a greyhound racing stadium in the south Dublin inner city suburb of Ringsend. Greyhound Racing Opening The plans to open a greyhound track in Dublin were drawn up by Paddy O’Donoghue, Jerry Collins, Patsy McAlinden and J ...
and was formerly held at
Harold's Cross Stadium Harold's Cross Stadium was a Greyhound racing in Ireland, greyhound racing stadium in Harold's Cross, Dublin, owned and operated by the Bord na gCon, Irish Greyhound Board. Facilities included a grandstand restaurant, carvery, a number of bars ...
in the city district of
Harold's Cross Harold's Cross () is an affluent urban village and inner suburb on the south side of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland in the postal district List of Dublin postal districts, D6W. The River Poddle runs through it, though largely in an underg ...
,
Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
, Ireland. It is a major competition and is an integral part of the Irish greyhound racing calendar. The competition was known as the Sean Kelly 750 in 1980. In 2017 following the closure of Harold's Cross the race was switched to fellow Dublin track Shelbourne Park.


Venues and distances

*1963–2016 (Harolds Cross, 750y) *1999–1999 (Shelbourne Park, 750y) *2017–present (Shelbourne Park, 750y)


Sponsors

*1978–1978 (Sean Kelly Dublin Bookmakers) *2004–2007 (
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) *2008–2009 (Accelerated Drain Cleaning) *2010–2020 (Gain Nutrition) *2023–2023 (Racing Post GTV) *2025–2025 (Donal Beatty Memorial)


Past winners


References

{{UK & Irish greyhound competitions Greyhound racing competitions in Dublin (city) Recurring sporting events established in 1961