Gibb & Byrne

Browsing: Archive for December, 2013

HAPPY New Year 2016 –

Happy New Year to fanciers everywhere, thanks for all the support during the last year and best wishes for 2016. 


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A Top National Loft – The Benson’s of Lisburn

RP Column 27/12/13 A Top National Loft – The Benson’s of Lisburn The Irish National Flying Club annual dinner was held recently in the Stormont Hotel, Belfast. Willie McCaw of Ballymoney won the coveted Single Bird


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Blast from the past –

RP Column 13/12/13 Malcolm Robinson of Bondhill has more than made his mark at National level, his season is geared towards the Derby, Classic and National races. The winning of the INFC Kings Cup is always


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BANBRIDGE OPEN SHOW: Please Note – CHANGE OF DATE …. MONDAY 30TH DEC PENNING 6-7 PM SAME CLASSES: Classes O/BIRD & Y/BIRD, judged T/WIRES & HANDLING PRIZES FOR ALL CARD WINNER’S – EVERYONE WELCOME


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Who Dares Wins – One Loft Race

  Loft under construction The new loft under construction Race Results WHO DARES WINS September 7th 2014 Brilliant Race birds came very well. Falaise Result 1 Cookstown Sizzlers GB 14C 01530 B220B3B300 07.09.14 17:30:37:65 1178.3196 100.00


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IRISH SOUTH ROAD FEDERATION PRESIDENT HENRY BYRNE SECRETARY ALAN MEEHAN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013 TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY 5TH JANUARY 2014 AT 10.30AM IN THE CLANN NA GAEL G.A.A CLUB MOORE ROAD RINGSEND DUBLIN 4


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Monster Prize-Night at Larne & District HPS – The big Larne & Dist held the annual dinner and prize presentation last Friday evening in the local clubrooms at Glenarm Road, Secretary Willie Ferguson welcomed a good


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Merry Christmas Everybody !

Merry Christmas 2016 – Merry Christmas to friends and supporters of the weekly news columns and the website. GOOD Health, happiness and success for 2017. HOMER.  


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Mid & East Antrim Holiday Shows – Horseshoe HPS: The Larne based Horseshoe will have the usual Open Show on Boxing Day, Thursday 26th December with penning from Noon until 3.00pm. Six classes available Old Cock,


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Balbriggan Charity Show 2013 – N Grant & Son BIS & BOS

Jimmy McIntyre Annual Charity Show held in Balbriggan on Saturday 7th December 2013 – Click here for Forum http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/new_forums/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2142&p=2786#p2786    


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ECF (Dublin) – Old Bird 2013


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Larne & District HPS – Dinner & Prize Presentation

Larne & District Dinner and Prize Presentation – report to follow   Click here for Forum Report http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/new_forums/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=2151


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T & K Mawhinney are BIS at Larne – Larne Monster Show was held in the local clubrooms at Glenarm Road on Saturday 30th November, over 400 birds were penned for the judges who had travelled from


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McClurkin & McCoubrey, Ligoniel –

RP Column 06/12/13 A fortnight ago I had to make a journey to Ligoniel in North Belfast, and on my way reflected on the various loft visits I made many years ago in the same area,


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1963 – “Bann King” wins Kings Cup

First published in the RP Sat 3rd August 1963, penned by JL on Front Page.  Cover Charge 6d COLERAINE WINS KING’S CUP National win then honeymoon! The Blue Riband of pigeon racing in Ireland – the


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