After everyone had been fed and watered and listening to conversations it was down to the presentations of the prizes.
Club member Anthony McDonnell took to the floor and gave an excellent account of some super performances put up by the members racing in the mighty NIPA.
Firstly we had the Hanson & Harpur team taking the top three places in the NIPA Roscrea then the following week Hanson and Harpur made it two big open wins from Talbenny in South Wales with the father and son partnership of Danny Coyle and son in second open. The third open win in the club was taken by the super loft and top prize winner in the club for 2015 Leslie Madden. In this particular race in the young bird program the club took the top sixteen places in the NIPA Open result with Leslie Madden taking the top seven places.
Another top performance in the club was the magnificent partnership of Diamond Brothers winning the RPRA (Irish Region) Award for Section A.
On to the prizes for the 2015 season, where we start with the old birds.
Top prize winner was Leslie Madden winning 8x1st also Champion Old Bird.
Hanson and Harper won 6x1st also Old bird Channel average and Young Bird average including Talbenny.
A loft that really came to the fore this year is that of Danny and Bobby Coyle’s winning 3x1st. They won the Old Bird Combined average, Old Bird Inland average, Old Bird combined average for Old bird and Young bird, Cross Channel average with St Malo, Best average 1st and 3rd Channel Races. Super season racing by this team.
T+J McDonald won 6x1st also Champion Young Bird and Young Bird inland average.
Leslie and Trevor dominated the young bird program with some excellent flying with T +J McDonald coming out trumps right at the last race. Great racing indeed.
L + R Hanson won the Kings Cup race from St Allouestre in the club with Stephen Walker winning the St Malo OB Nat race.
Other winners were Kenny Darragh winning the Fermoy 5 Bird and Anthony McDonnell winning the 1st Section from Roscrea.
Diamond Brothers won the Yearling Hen Nat race along with the Irish Region Award for Section A in old birds. In closing I\\\'d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. The club look forward to more super racing in 2016. Jimmy McSeveney.
Leslie Madden top prize winner in the club for 2015 with his awards.
Hanson and Harper high light being 2x1st opens NIPA. Fantastic.
Top cross channel loft of Danny and Bobby Coyle.
Top young bird specialist T+ J McDonald.
Top distance men in club Stephen Walker (l) winning St Malo and L+ R Hanson winners club\'s Kings Cup only bird in club.
Dominic Diamond (l) winner Yearling Hen Nat with Rab Montgomery.
Happy Anthony McDonnell (l) winning the 1st Section from Roscrea being presented cup by best worker in the club Robert Montgomery.
David Knox getting prizes from Rab.
Members enjoying conversation from Rab before presentation.
Great array of cups and trophies.
Jimmy Hanson with awards won in 2015 season by Hanson & Harpur.