Pilmore Beach 30/04/16

The Irish South Road Federation (ISRF) was formed in 1968 and currently has approximately 800 racing members/partnerships in over thirty clubs. The federation covers an area from Wicklow to Monaghan, with the majority of the members located in the Dublin region The weekly races have approx 8,000 to 14,000 birds competing in the inland races, and 2000 to 4000 approx birds competing in the six channel races. Depending on where the birds cross, they will fly between 60 and 100 miles approximately from England (the Irish Channel) and over 600 miles from France (St Malo) to Dublin. The ISRF has four 40 foot transporters with a carrying capacity of nearly 17,000 birds at 20 birds per crate. For all the latest News and Results on the Federation click here.
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willie reynolds
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Pilmore Beach 30/04/16

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558 MEMBERS SENT 10948 BIRDS

1ST FED KEEGAN+DARLING DONNYCARNEY 122 M 1734 Y VEL.1713.828

This cock is a Van Den Brand the lads bought the parents late last year so only bred one youngster of them it was weaned in June and he only had one race from Talbenny , and here he is topin the fed

2ND AND 3RD FED TOM REDMOND+SON DUBLIN SOUTHWEST 118 M 1106 Y VEL.1712.765 /1712.530
No info on birds great flying all the same

4TH FED DEREK TIERNEY GREENHILLS 118 M 1133 Y VEL1711.582

Derek tells us this pigeon was bred by D+P Church Clondalkin
As a young bird last year was 1st 4th and 7th club and this year 1st club 4th fed 10,948 birds and 3rd club 26th fed Mallow 12,000 birds aprox. good pigeon

5TH FED SAVAGE BROS FINGLAS 121 M 1086 Y VEL.1711.455

The sire is a Frans Zwols gifted by Ian Larney dam is a Sooten from James Boland blood lines he was 5th club 41st fed pilmore as a young bird last year

6TH FED MADDEN BROS DUBLIN NORTH COUNTY 127 M 1628 Y VEL.1710.418

This 2014 hen was 26th 36th 38th and 58th fed last year and now 6th fed nice hen

7TH FED A CLEARY+SONS COOLOCK 125 M 912 Y VEL.1710.286

Good cock this, won a race as a youngbird a yearling and now a 2 year old he also has 2x2nds plus other cards,quality cock flown on roundabout he is a Herman Custer x Bert Brass Penninng, Anto has won three of the four races in his club

8TH AND 10TH FED GERRY O MARA KILDONAGH 126 M 81 Y VEL.1710.197 / 1708.441

Gerry said these two hens were racing roundabout first one has many positions racing and is bred down from Rocket Ronnie x Herman Custer second one is Rocket Ronnie x Figo boy all his best lines .
Gerry has won all four races in his club what a start

9TH PHILIP PLUMMER TALLAGHT RPC 114 M 348 Y VEL.1709.324

Philip just said down of his Belgian imports


TOP FANCIER THIS WEEK GERRY O MARA 353 POINTS
Great flying

TOP CLUB CLONDALKIN RPC 450 points
Well done lads

Thanks lads for info and well done in probably the strongest and most competitive fed there is ?
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