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East Antrim Amalgamation Skibbereen O/B National 27/5/24 There are names that are synonymous with pigeon racing in this great country of ours and indeed beyond. One of these names is none other than this week’s EAA winner Davy Campbell. (D&J Campbell Eastway) Davy has churned out countless winne...

JOURNEY’S END - N.I.P.A NOTES – SECTIONS C, D, F, & G The final week in May seen the first double header of the year for the Mighty N.I.P.A. The next race seen the first Inland National Race being flown from Skibbereen coinciding with a comeback race from Roscrea instead of the previous stated F...

DALE - The NIPA, weather permitting, will be in Dale this week all paperwork is in place. Thanks Fred. Race marking for the East Coast Fed Dale open is going ahead on Thursday night. Open race sheet should be filled in €2.50 per bird. Wednesday 29th May 2024 Nipa 1st Dale old birds - The NIPA will r...

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...