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The Tipperary Cup 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 Thurles Greyhound Stadium in
Thurles Thurles (; ''Durlas Éile'') is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of the same name in the barony of Eliogarty and in the ecclesiastical parish of Thurles. The cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Arch ...
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County Tipperary County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (tow ...
, Ireland. It was inaugurated in 1957 and is an integral part of the Irish greyhound racing calendar.


Venues and distances

*1957–1984 (Thurles 525y) *1985–1999 (Thurles 550y) *2000–2000 (Thurles 525y) *2001–2002 (Thurles 550y) *2003–present (Thurles 525y)


Sponsors

* 2006–2006 (F.F.K.Sires & Euro Spar) * 2007–2007 (G Sports & Thurles Fresh Milk) * 2008–2019 (Thurles Fresh Milk) * 2020–present (Centenary Agri)


Past winners


References

{{UK & Irish greyhound competitions Greyhound racing competitions in Ireland Sport in Thurles Sport in County Tipperary Recurring sporting events established in 1957