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Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Bishopstown, west of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
Racing takes place every Friday and Saturday evening and the facilities include the grandstand Laurels restaurant, fast food facilities, a number of bars, Tote board and ample seating.
Race distances are 330, 525, 550, 575, 750 and 810 yards and the feature competitions at the track is the Laurels.
The sale of the old track enabled the Bord na gCon to fund a new stadium with modern facilities). The new stadium opened on 8 April 2000 costing IR£8.5 million and included a glass fronted grandstand as the centrepiece (the glass alone cost IR£400,000). The official opening date was 20 May 2000. The new track offered race distances of 330, 525, 550, 575 and 700 yards and the long serving Noel Holland remained as the Racing Manager but would retire in 2004. The Laurels remains the primary competition held at the track and since 2000 winners have included Sonic Flight, Ardkill Jamie and Razldazl Rioga.
Following the closure of Harolds Cross in 2017 the Grand National was brought to the track. Brian Collins had been racing manager at Curraheen Park for a number of years until 2024, before being replaced by Darren Hogan, as Collins took up a more senior role overseeing the tracks in Munster.
| The Shelley Fennely Memorial Final |
| Barry's Tea Open Stake Semi-Final |
| Laurels heats |
| Laurels 2nd round |
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