Louth County Council disposed of 79 horses last year

Louth County Council humanely disposed of 79 horses last year, according to new figures from the Department of Agriculture.

In total there were 3,101 horses disposed of across all local authority areas in 2013, with Louth making up 2.5% of that.

The local authorities with most horse disposals last year were Galway County Council (241), Kildare County Council (235) and Dublin City Council (223). The authorities with the lowest number of kills were Cavan County Council and Galway City Council (both 0), Longford County Council (4) and Waterford County Council (16).

Mini museum at Dundalk Stadium

A glimpse of some of what will be on show at Dundalk Stadium this evening

Unlucky punters at Dundalk Stadium would have often accused the horses or greyhounds they backed there of running like old relics but for anyone attending the race track tonight, they will be seeing the real thing.

The stadium has been kitted out with old memorabilia from the local museum for this evening’s races, giving punters a chance to get a glimpse of what the Louth County Museum has to offer.

Doors for the mini museum (and the racing) open at 5pm.

Photo: Claire Moriarty (Twitter)