Gibb & Byrne

Browsing: Liberations

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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Fermoy (3) – Friday 07/06/19

NIPA Fermoy (3) Open 433/7978 – 1-1H D Booth Mourne & Dist 1813, 2-2H A Kelly Omagh 1791, 3-3H D Booth 1770, 4-4H D Booth 1765, 5-5H D McNulty 1756, 6-6H D Booth 1755, 7-7H D


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Fermoy 5 Bird Championship –

NIPA Race/Date Fermoy 5 Bird Championship Friday 07/06/18 – Lib 7.45am wind Lt North NE Coleraine Centre Fermoy 5 Bird Champ – A McDonnell Coleraine Prem 1694, J Hanson Coleraine Prem 1690, Bond & Diamond Coleraine


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Gowran Park (2) – Sunday 02/06/19

Fast Race from Gowran Park in Kilkenny – With Talbenny not used due to impossible weather the NIPA decided to have a short event in Ireland from Gowran Park, liberation was at 10.15am Sunday in a


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NIPA Fermoy (2) – 25/05/19

Fermoy (2) Open 533/12,018 – 1-1G G Murphy Ballyholland 1730, 2-2G R Williamson Newry & Dist 1722, 3-3G R McKelvey Millvale 1717, 4-1C G & M Atcheson Ligoniel 1715, 5-2C D McElhone Eastway 1715, 6-4G W


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Barley Cove OB Inl Nat – 25/05/19

Last weekend the NIPA arranged two races from County Cork, the annual Old Bird Inland Nat was delayed by one week and was this year on the 7th weekend, Barley Cove was the choice giving extra


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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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Sands & Rice 1st Open NIPA Corrin 775/20,013 –

Newry City dominated the result for the second week, birds were collected on Friday and released in the changed point of Corrin in County Cork at 9.15am in a Light North NW wind. In the sixth


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Owen Markey 1st Open NIPA Fermoy –

      Fermoy in County Cork was the venue for the fifth old bird race, 22,200 birds were liberated at 10.30am in a light North Westerly wind and great conditions over the route. All the


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Whitten Loft 1st Open NIPA Gowran Park –

Gowran Park racecourse in County Kilkenny was the venue for the fourth old bird race, just short of 19,000 birds were released at 10.30am in a northerly wind. A bit of sun and blue sky over


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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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F McCabe of Newry & Dist – 1st Open Tullamore

NIPA Open Tullamore 738/19,155 – 1-1G F McCabe Newry & Dist 1631, 2-2G J F McCabe & Son Newry & Dist 1630, C O’Hare & Daughter Ballyholland 1625, 4-4G C O’Hare & Daughter 1625, 5-5G J


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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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NIPA Club Collections 2019 –

2019 club collection times Limavady 5 pm , Londonderry 6 pm , Amelia Earhart 6.15 pm , Maiden City 6.30 pm , Derry & Dist 6.45 pm , Foyle 7 pm , Strabane 7.40 pm ,


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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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