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Browsing: 1st Open NIPA

NIPA Ladies Night 2023 –

The NIPA Ladies Night was hosted at Ballymac Hotel. NIPA Ladies Night this year was held for the first time in the Ballymac Hotel Dundrod, beside the home of the famous Motorcycle Grand Prix circuit on


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Young Bird Nationals 2023 –

Gerald Delaney Oroory Hill Stud. Fantastic breeding and racing by Oroory Hill Stud pigeons in the three YB National races. In the photo Steven Delaney Dromore, Gerald Delaney Dromore and Philip Calvin Loughgall. Steven holding the


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NIPA Ladies Night 2022 –

The Rabbit Hotel in Templepatrick fresh from its success of winning the Northern Ireland Hotel of the Year hosted the annual NIPA Ladies Night on Friday 11th November with the members and guests welcomed by the


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NIPA Race Results 2021 –

Results Added weekly as races are flown. Skibbereen-YB-National-11.09.21 Talbenny-YB-National-04.09 Tullamore C Back 2021 ClubResults-TULLAMORE-COMEBACK-2021 Fermoy Y B 2021 Fermoy-Y.B.-Club-results 2nd Gowran Park YB 2021 ClubResults-2nd-Gowran-Park-2021 Gowran Pk Y B 2021 ClubResults-Gowran-Pk-Y-B-2021 Roscrea-Mass-Lib-2021 roscrea-mass-lib-club-results-2021-1 Mass Liberations YB


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News Items Requested –  Seasons Reports etc

I would be sure I am going to have a lot of space available for the pigeon column over the next number of weeks and months and I will be looking articles of top winners, I


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NIPA Awards – 2020 Season

Northern Ireland Provincial Amalgamation of Racing Pigeon Societies Awards 2020 – Old Bird Trophy winners 2020: G F Whiteside Cup (Tullamore) – R Williamson, Newry & Dist Vel 1539; Gilmour & Beattie Cup (Gowran Park) –


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Rafferty & Toman 1st YB Nat Talbenny 2020 –

Syndicate Lofts bloodlines win Talbenny for Rafferty & Toman – The Premier YB National for the NIPA was flown as arranged on Saturday 12th September, liberation in Talbenny in Pembrokeshire was at 8.00am in a Lt


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NIPA St Malo OB Nat 2020

In a season of many ups and downs and a late start to racing the NIPA managed a restricted programme that included cross channel events from Talbenny and Bude and ended the season at the end


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D Coyle & Son, Coleraine Prem 1st Open Roscrea –

Last weekend the NIPA birds were transported to Roscrea in preference to Gowran Park which it was thought might take the birds out over Dublin Airport in the high winds forecast for Saturday. As it turned


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Coyle Bros Maiden City, 1st Open NIPA Mullingar –

Maiden City Loft takes 1st Open NIPA Mullingar – For the opening old bird race of 2019 the weather was the main concern and a lot of lofts decided to not take any chances and wait


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Mid Antrim Season 2016 –

Mid Antrim Combine 2016 –   Five local clubs competed in the last season and put up some fantastic performances, claims are required for awards by the end of September. Some facts have already been established


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P & J Boal Dromore feature –

P & J Boal Make ‘Light’ work of a ‘Perfect’ Season !! To win the Mighty NIPA Open is a life long ambition for the vast amount of fanciers who race each week in the 8


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M & F Russell, Dromore

RUSSELL Martin – It is with sadness I report the passing of Martin Russell, Dromore. He had been ill over the last number of months but was still getting about and making arrangements for the new


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NIPA Portland Nat – Prov result

Thursday evening: The Portland result is provisional as all measurements have not been received any claims for Bronze, Silver or Gold to be in the Secretary’s hands within the next 14 days. Also any claims for the


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JJ McCabe – 1st Open NIPA Penzance

Due to the weather the NIPA race from Penzance was delayed for the second year, as last time the birds were race marked on Saturday evening for a race on Monday. Other Irish Organizations released early


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