Minutes of Committee Meeting 070318 -

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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Minutes of Committee Meeting 070318 -

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Minutes of committee meeting 7-3-18

Members preset

MR, GD, HB, WB , LD, JR, SR, VF.

Transporters

The chairman said that trucks were put in for sand blasting and painting

It was questioned why we need to spend money on transporters again this year

It was agreed that to be able to claim the deduction in old age pensioners rate members must be 10 years a members of the ISRF and 65 years of age.

Crates with old floors

Text the clubs to check their crates and any one that need repair to inform Sheppie.

St Malo

It was pointed out that the NIPA were starting on the second Saturday of April every year and they had to adjust the dates of the 2018 races to accommodate that date.

The ISRF races did not match the St Malo race and a change was need with the ISRF race program.

The sectary gave the committee a copy of two options.

The chairman suggested that we have two open on the same week end Barley cove and St Malo.

A discussion took place regarding the different options and it was decided to go for option 2 to switch the Barleycove Open with St Malo and Skibbereen.

PROPOSED J DALY SEC L DARLING . PASSED

Members to be text.

Conveyers.

The roster was given to the committee.

A discussion took place regarding the roster.

Welsh race points

G Daly that the talbenny be changes to F fosas race cores.

A discussion took place regarding channel races.

Clubs to be transported to Penzance .

IHU 800 birds approx going with NIPA .

SL F 100 aoorix

Cork 100 approx

New Channel club 250 approx

New Bridge 160 approx

ISRF 2500 approx

16 euro A CRATE .

OPEN RACES

A discussion took place regarding the open races.

It was agreed the committee would check the opens Races a week Late with In the Seven days.



Raptures

The article in the Jan Irish times 2018 was discussed.

It had pointed out that there were at least 400 pairs of Peregrine in Ireland.

The number of sparrow hawks was unknown.

ISRF Presentation

A discussion took place regarding the yearly Presentation.

Drugtesting

As per AGM ,on north side and south side

Meeting closed
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