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The NIPA season is due to start again 18th April weekend with a race from Tullamore in County Offaly. The transporter team will have three new drivers and they join three from last season, the collections


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NIPA Committee Meeting 4th March 2015 – A few weeks back I pointed out how long it had been since the price of crates had been raised. Crates were last increased by 25p in 2006 making


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IRISH NATIONAL FLYING CLUB 2015 AGM The 65th AGM of the Irish National Flying Club was held in the Lagan Valley Leisure Plex on Saturday, 28th February. The attendance was approximately the same as last year


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Decision on NIPA Race Programme – NIPA Race programme for 2015: Some 60 local clubs returned voting papers. In Old Birds Programme (1) flown last season had 278 votes while Programme (2), the modified one, had


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The NIPA held their monthly meeting on Wednesday 4th February, among the items discussed was the proposed race programme for 2015. The new one and the one flown last year will be put out immediately to


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Would all club officials please note that RPRA loft numbers are NOT allocated by RPRA HQ. Loft numbers are allocated by Region Secretaries when the member’s RPRA membership fee is paid. Please ensure that all members


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Blackpool Show 2015 –

Blackpool was another big success for local lofts, in the Show Pen wins for T & K Mawhinney, W & N Gilbert and Messrs Edgar & A & M Wiggins. Congratulations to them and also young


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IRISH SOUTH ROAD FEDERATION – PRESIDENT HENRY BYRNE SECRETARY ALAN MEEHAN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY 11TH JANUARY 2015 AT 10.30AM IN THE CLANN NA GAEL G.A.A CLUB MOORE ROAD RINGSEND DUBLIN 4. AGM


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RPRA (Irish Region) winners 2014

RPRA (Irish Region) Awards 2014 – The list of awards for the past racing season were announced at the recent meeting held in Carrickfergus. The Meritorious Awards are presented for individual bird performance from two cross


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UPDATE ON INFORMATION REGARDING AVIEN FLU 18THNOVEMBER 2014. Bird Gatherings and club shows in Northern Ireland are permitted provided they are organised and all precautions taken as per the General Licence issued by the DEPARTMENT. This


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Click on the various results below Sect-F-Navan-25th-July-club-results Sect-B-Part-A-Tullamore-25th-July-club-results Sect-H-Tullamore-25th-July-2014-club-results Sect-C-Tullamore-25th-July-2014-club-results Sect-E-Part-A-Tullamore-25th-July-club-results Sect-D-G-Tullamore-25th-July-club-results Sect-F-Navan-25th-July-2014 Sect-B-Part-A-Tullamore-25th-July-2014 Sect-H-Tullamore-25th-July-2014 Sect-C-Tullamore-25th-July Sect-E-Part-A-Tullamore-25th-July-2014 Sect_D_&_G_Tullamore_25th_July_2014 Friday 25/07/14 – The NIPA have released Section F in Navan at 8:30 in a light South easterly and


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Click on the various results below – Sect-B-Part-A-Mullingar-Club-Results-20-July-2014 Sect-H-club-Results-Mullingar-20-July-2014 Sect-C-Mullingar-Club-results-20-july-2014 Sect-D-Mullingar-club-results-20July-2014 Sect-F-club-results-Navan-20-july-2014 Sect-G-club-results-Tullamore-20-july-2014 Sect-E-Part-A-Club-Results-20-July-2014 Mullingar-Sect-B-Part-A-20th-July-2014 Mullingar-Sect-H-20th-July-2014 Mullingar-Sect-C-20th-July Mullingar-Sect-D-20th-July Navan-Sect-F-20th-July-2014 Tullamore-Sect-G-20th-July-2014 Tullamore-Sect-E-Part-A-20th-July     SUNDAY 20/07/14 – Latest updates and confirmed liberations. NIPA – Area Liberations Sunday 20th


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Training 2014 – Homer starts the season on Monday 7th April covering the same route as last season going to Oxford Island. Probably each Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday when racing starts weather permitting of course. Calling


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Fanciers from the ISRF and EC Federations attended a meeting on March 16th to discuss the issue of drug testing and review procedures for testing with Randox Laboratories from Antrim, Northern Ireland. Click here for full article http://pigeonlink.com/cgi-bin/topics.cgi?op=view_topic;cat=racenews;id=49


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Leinster NR Fed & Ireland’s Taoiseach Cup –

Leinster North Road Federation   (3) For 2014 we had decided on not going on our usual trip to Belgium, we have been going now constantly since 2006 and because of the financial climate here in


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