Talking heads: Irish Derby chat with Fortune, Kay and Lonergan

THE €125,000 BOYLE Sports Irish Derby over 550 yards at Shelbourne Park is the highlight of the Irish greyhound calendar and got off to a brilliant start last weekend with a series of top class performances.

Jonathan Kay caught up with the sponsor's Damien Lonergan and Shelbourne commentator Ian Fortune to look back at the round one highlights and ahead to round two this weekend.

Every race in every round of the Irish Derby is live on sisracing.tv culminating in the final on Saturday 12th September.