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The East Antrim birds were in Fermoy in County Cork for race six of the young bird season, best bird locally was timed in the Ligoniel & Dist by G & M Atcheson recording velocity 1575


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Jimmy Burrows of Eastway – Best in East Antrim from Clonmel At the weekend the East Antrim birds were in Clonmel, the race was one day earlier on Friday due to the poor weather forecast. Jimmy


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East Antrim lofts enjoyed the weekend race from Roscrea the fourth event of the young bird season, liberation was at 9.00am in a helping SSW wind. The early arrivals were timed in Ligoniel by Bingham &


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East Antrim lofts dominated the weekend race from Tullamore in County Offaly, the NIPA had released over 21,000 birds in the first mass liberation following two weeks of Area Liberations. The big Larne & District had


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The East Antrim lofts with the exception of Ligoniel & Dist were competing from Mullingar at the weekend, the second week of Area Liberations. No problems next week, the NIPA will be having a mass release


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The East Antrim birds excluding Ligoniel were in Navan for the opening race of the young bird season, the Area Lib was vat 11.00am in an Easterly wind. The best local birds were timed in Doagh


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Hard Kings Cup from St Allouestre – Ballyclare loft Best in Centre The Blue Riband race for the INFC the Kings Cup Grand National was flown on Friday 5th July from Saint Allouestre a new point close


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Kerri Hagans racing with husband Francie this season has retained her place at the top in the Premier OB Nat flown this year from Portland. Last season she topped the East Antrim Sect C from St


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Big Result for Campbell & Bigger from Penzance – East Antrim pigeons were in Penzance, the final race before the OB Nat from St Malo in France, liberation was on Monday 24th June at 10.45am in a


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Big Result for East Antrim Lofts in Ylr Nat – The INFC Yearling Nat was flown from Sennen Cove last Wednesday having been put back for one week due to the weather, 4,400 birds were competing


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Eastway loft best in East Antrim – Last weekend the local birds were in Rosscarbery a last minute change when the NIPA decided to cancel the cross channel event from Bude due to poor weather conditions,


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For several years I have had a column published in the Alpha Newspaper group series in East Antrim. The one this week submitted is as below. This is for the benefit of the many supporters over


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