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MAC Dinner & Presentation 2024 –

Mid Antrim Combine dinner and presentation – The Mid Antrim Combine held their prize giving in conjunction with the Rasharkin club in the Royal British Legion in Ballymoney just before the turn of the year. The


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Ballymoney HPS Awards 2024 –

National winning season for Ballymoney HPS – Ballymoney HPS one of the largest clubs competing in the NIPA Section B and many lofts also racing with the INFC continue to perform at the highest level, since


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Jonathan Buckley with President Donald Trump –

Jonathan Buckley with President Trump during St Patrick’s Day Celebrations in USA 2025. Click Here for News Letter items in the Forum of pigeonnetwok.com http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=5985  


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Tommy’s Dream wins Gold Award in NIPA –

Gold Medal Award. Article from Facebook FUSE FM Ballymeney. Out of nearly six thousand pigeons flying 500 miles from France Tommy’s Dream just last month won a coveted gold medal award. Tommy’s Dream is from the


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Cormac O’Hare from Newry elected as RPRA President –

Homers Odyssey – RPRA meeting and awards Cormac O’Hare from Newry elected as RPRA President – The AGM for the RPRA (Irish Region) took place at the Christ Church Lisburn on Saturday 1st February 2025. All


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80th AGM for Mighty NIPA –

Homers Odyssey – 80th AGM for NIPA NIPA 80th AGM held in Glenavy- The 2025 and 80th Annual General Meeting took place in the Protestant Hall in Glenavy on Saturday 8th February commencing at 200pm sharp.


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NIPA Ladies Night History –

Bird featured “Dark Cloud” 3 x 1st Open NIPA in 2024 for Owen Markey of Ballyholland 2024 click here – http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=5941 2023 click here – http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=5940 2022 click here – http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=5938 2021 click here – http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=5937 2020 click here – http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=5936


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J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena & District –

  This is a story from the beginning when the Eagleson Busschaerts began to shine in Ireland right up to the current pigeons raced in the present day. Johnston Eagleson was born and raised in Ballymena


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Glenavy Gold Ring 2010 – Report by Steve McGarry

Click on the link below for article – http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=5744


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NIPA Ladies Night 2024

The NIPA Ladies Night was hosted in Banbridge – NIPA Ladies Night this year was held for the first time in the Banville House Hotel Banbridge on Friday 8th November 2024. The members and guests were


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Newry Celebrations from 2008 –

Adie reports on the local presentation in Newry in early February 2008 featuring Newry & District, Millvale and the Newry North South Federation. I have included a pic of Gary Hughes and family who I met


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NIPA President 2022 –

Retiring NIPA president Davy Mawhinney (l) is seen here presenting the Presidents Chain to the incoming President Mr Paddy Murray from Killyleagh representing Section F. Davy congratulated Paddy on his appointment and wished his well for


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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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NIPA 75th Anniversary coming up –

As the NIPA are approaching their 75th Anniversary of our inauguration which took place on November 4th 1944 we thought you might like to read some of the minutes of meetings held in days gone by


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P & J Boal loft feature by Adie –

PHILIP & JOE BOAL DROMORE ~ NORTHERN IRELAND With many more 1st’s, top NIPA Section & Open Positions plus 4 x RPRA Awards since my last visit back in 2009 I thought it about time to


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