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INFC Skibbereen – Ring Marking Tuesday 1-5.00pm

Both the NIPA &INFC websites are experiencing problems so the INFC Secretary has asked me to post that racemarking will take place tomorrow Tuesday at Waterloo Road (for a possible release on Wednesday) between 1 &


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Kings Cup – Johnny Murtagh 1st Open INFC

Saint Allouestre King’s Cup Update Friday 23.45 – Posted on July 5, 2019 Saint Allouestre Grand National King’s Cup – Sponsored by Frazers Animal Feeds. Update Friday 5th July 2019 @ 23.45 Provisional top fifteen in


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INFC Yearling National – 1st Joey McLoughlin

The Yearling Nat for the INFC was delayed for several days due to severe weather conditions, race marking was in Lisburn last Friday and liberation in Sennen Cove on Sunday at 6.00am in a Lt South


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INFC Skibbereen OB Nat – 28/05/19

Skibbereen Old Bird Inland National – Sponsored by Bamfords Top Flight. Provisional result which is subject to correction.  South Section – 1 Dobbs Bros. Blackwater R.P.C. 1521.4, 2 Dobbs Bros. Blackwater R.P.C. 1521.2, 3 Bolger Family


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INFC Skibbereen OB Nat 2012 Report –

IRISH NATIONAL FLYING CLUB – SKIBBEREEN OLD BIRD NATIONAL by Brendan McLoughlin PO. The Irish National Flying Club had their first race of the 2012 season when the birds were liberated in Skibbereen on Wednesday 23


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Friendship National 2012 Report –

IRISH NATIONAL FLYING CLUB FRIENDSHIP NATIONAL The Irish National Flying Club Friendship National for 2012 was flown from Quimper in France. Scheduled for Friday 13th July the race was brought forward to Tuesday 10 July due


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INFC – AGM Lisburn 02/03/19

The INFC Annual Meeting will take place on Saturday 2nd March 2019 at 2.00pm  in the Lagan Valley Leisure-plex, Governor’s Road, Lisburn BT28 1LP. The Agenda for the meeting will include proposed changes to race points,


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INFC Single Bird Challenge 2018 –

BHW/INFC 2018 Single Bird Challenge The single bird challenge was first ran back in 2002 when I invited 16 people to enter a single bird to compete in that year’s King’s Cup, unbelievably two of the


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National Celebrations 2018 –

National Celebrations at Stormont Hotel in Belfast –  Fanciers and friends from across Ireland celebrated the racing season at the annual presentation of prizes for the Irish National Flying Club held at the top class Stormont


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INFC Awards 2018 –

The Trophy and Award Winners for 2018 can now be viewed in the Trophy and Awards section. Any better claims to the secretary within seven days. Could any members with trophies from 2017 please return as


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INFC Skibbereen YB Nat – 24/09/18

Excellent INFC YB Nat from Skibbereen – The Irish National Flying Club final race of the 2018 season was delayed due to poor weather conditions, one day its perfect and the next hopeless. The race was


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INFC Penzance YB Grand Nat – 09/09/18

The Irish National Flying Club Blue Riband Young Bird National was held on Sunday 9th September with the birds liberated in Penzance at 7.45am in a light south westerly wind. The race was once again sponsored


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Friendship Nat Lamballe

Local birds timed in INFC Friendship National – Early Update The final race from France was the Friendship National which was flown from Lamballe due to difficulties with the authorities at the release site in Brest. 


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INFC Kings Cup Grand Nat – 06/07/18

Saint Allouestre King’s Cup Liberation Friday. Friday 6th July 2018. Saint Allouestre King’s Cup – Sponsored by Frazers Animal Feeds. 674 members have entered 2827 pigeons in the race and are competing for £35,940 in pools and


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INFC Yearling Nat 13/06/18 – 1st Open Martin Graham

Sennen Cove Liberation Wednesday 13th June. Wednesday 13th June 2018 – Sennen Cove Yearling National – Sponsored by H. Beattie & Son. 673 members have entered 3984 pigeons in the race and are competing for £32,135.00 in pools


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