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Saturday 25th May 2024 INFC Skibbereen old bird national Saturday 25th May. 2024 Skibbereen old bird inland national sponsored by Bamfords Top Flight update at 19.00 on Saturday 25th May. The race advisors are monitoring weather reports for Tuesday and Wednesday and at present conditions are unfavo...

25/05/24 Hi Everyone Ref Chanel Racing This weekend two organisations that where entering GB via Fishguard were stopped and asked for new paperwork which none of us were made aware off. With some difficulty they were allowed to proceed and given an Orange warning not to return without this new paper...

The IHUNFC held their first race of the year from Valentia on Saturday 11th. With 1646 Birds competing. Taking First and Second was Ryan Crampton a young fancier from Monisterevin. Dwane Brennan (Brennan Bros) had a fantastic race taking the next six positions, David Dwyer from Kilkenny takes 9th, w...

East Antrim Amalgamation 2nd Roscrea 5/5/24 Some would say getting into pigeons is easy, it’s getting out of them that’s the hard bit! Enter Hugh Bigger. A man in pigeons his whole life and was at the top of his game in arguably one of the best partnerships this country has ever seen. When Hugh hung...

East Antrim Amalgamation Fermoy 11/5/24 The amalgamation was in Fermoy on sat for the fourth old bird race of the season. Conditions at the liberation site were near on perfect as the reports came in from the convoyer a 9am release was planned. It’s as you were at the top of the result with Hugh Big...

· East Antrim Amalgamation Fermoy 2 O/B 18/5/24 The acid test was always going to come at some point and it arrived on sat in the shape of stiff north / north west winds, throw in some mist and fog with reports of the odd rumble of thunder and you get the race for only the brave! I have to say I’m v...

JOURNEY’S END - N.I.P.A NOTES – SECTIONS C, D, F, & G This week seen a repeat of last week’s destination with another trip back down the road to Fermoy in County Cork. A total of 721 Members sent 23,053 Birds to Fermoy for the fifth race of the N.I.P.A. Old Bird Season. With an overcasted Sa...

For the second week the NIPA were in Fermoy at the Kilworth Military Range, this was to be the fifth race of the old bird season on Saturday 18th May. Early morning mist and cloud delayed the liberation. The race controller decided to release at 1.30pm into a fresh North West wind, it will be a test...

Eagleson loft wins tough Fermoy race – - The birds were back in Fermoy in County Cork for the fifth race of the old bird season on Saturday 18th May. The liberation took place at a later time of 13.30pm to allow the mist and fog to clear. The pigeon's having to contend with fresh north westerly wind...

This week’s comeback NIPA Office 20 May 2024 This week’s comeback race will be from Roscrea and NOT Fermoy, collection times posted earlier will still apply. Thank you Fred. Wednesday 22/05/24 The race controller has informed us that there will be no race marking tomorrow night ( Thursday ) . The we...