Ahoghill Centre 2019 Season -

The NIPA was founded in 1945 and it's membership was open to all members within Northern Ireland - We are one of the largest weekly convoying organisations in the UK. Presently we have approx. 100 clubs as members, with over 2,000 members. Birds competing each week can reach 25 to 30 thousand, depending on the race. The race programme starts in Ireland down to Rosscarbery and continues through Wales & England to Penzance, and the Premier OB Nat flown from St Malo (France).
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willie reynolds
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Ahoghill Centre 2019 Season -

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With the start of the racing delayed till goodness knows when this week I will look back at the major NIPA races flown in 2019, in a year when the marking station was changed to Ahoghill with Jackie Steele from Rasharkin acting as Centre Manager. It turned out a season to remember with local members doing very well in the two big races of the year. Mr & Mrs Sempey from Cullybackey timing on the second morning came very close in the Old Bird Nat from St Malo in France finishing 2nd Open NIPA while Bertie Blair timed the big early arrival in the Young Bird Nat from Talbenny in South Wales and finished 1st Open NIPA. Blair & Rankin emerged as Top Prize-winners in Ballymena & District and less happy news from Cullybackey with Mr & Mrs Sempey having to leave the sport on doctor’s orders. Davy Jackson from Kells & District had a dream season especially cross channel and won the RPRA Sect B Merit Award Meritorious performance. All the help at the Ahoghill Centre from many dedicated members was much appreciated over numerous days at both marking and race checking.

Over the next number of weeks I hope to feature a number of lofts a start having been made with Jimmy Rock of Harryville, I can send out a questionnaire to those interested that had some super results worthy of coverage. I will also be running a lot of old photos and a bit of history, can’t forget about that. I have enough to cover the next fortnight, any lofts looking featured or any top prizes that have been missed send on the details, I would be thinking there will be plenty of time and space before racing starts. Well done to the various newspapers who continue to publish despite the problems at present time. With members now having a lot of spare time at hand it is an opportunity to browse through the website http://www.pigeonnetwork.com where several items are placed in the Forum. Those interested in the INFC History there is a dedicated page for that with a link on the Front Page, items and updates are being added weekly. Link to The Forum is on the Front Page as well.

During the week the following message was placed from the NIPA Secretary Fred Russell. Training of the pigeons up the road is not permitted and anyone doing so must stop immediately, spend the time flying the birds around the house. Members will get good notice regarding future arrangements.

Ahoghill Centre Barleycove OB Nat 51/388 – J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1505, A McBride Harryville 1482, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1432, T Whyte Rasharkin 1421, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1420, McFarlane & Agnew Kells 1418, J Millar & Son Harryville 1417, J & M Milliken 1413, 1413, R Service & Son Ballymena 1407.

Ahoghill Centre Fermoy 5 Bird Champ – W & J McLean Rasharkin 1689, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1681, 1661, Mr & Mrs Robinson Ahoghill 1655, J & M Milliken 1643, A Darragh Cullybackey 1642, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1641, J & M Milliken 1640, C & D Jackson Kells 1615, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1610.

Ahoghill Centre Castletown Ylr Nat – C & D Jackson Kells 1538, A Darragh Cullybackey 1504, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1502, J Eagleson & Sons 1502, R H Clements Harryville 1493, J Millar & Son Harryville 1479, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1466, A Darragh 1466, Young McManus & Sons 1466, A Darragh 1463.

Ahoghill Centre Penzance OB Classic – C & D Jackson Kells 1598, G Gibson Cullybackey 1585, Surgenor Bros Kells 1561, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1544, R H Clements Harryville 1537, M/M Robinson Ahoghill 1528, W & J Smyth 1522, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1518, Surgenor Bros 1511, H Boyd Randalstown 1510.

Ahoghill Centre St Malo 36/129 – Mr & Mrs Sempey Cullybackey 973, H Boyd Randalstown 955, C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 855, A C & T Tweed Rasharkin 670.

Ahoghill Centre Talbenny YB Nat 39/239 – Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1468, R H Clements Harryville 1430, Surgenor Bros Kells 1421, J Millar Randalstown 1420, Blair & Rankin 1394, L Mullan Harryville 1388, C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 1370, Blair & Rankin 1369, Blair & Rankin 1369, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1367.

Ahoghill Centre Corrin 5 Bird 23/103 – W & J McLean Rasharkin 1144, K & K Kernohan Harryville 1121, R Wylie Broughshane 1108, A Darragh Cullybackey 1095, A Darragh 1084, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1083, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1072, A McBride Harryville 1065, J McNaghten & Son 1057, R H Clements Harryville 1050.

Ahoghill Centre Skibbereen Nat 24/192 – K & K Kernohan Harryville 1973, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1952, J & M Milliken 1933, K & K Kernohan 1922, K & K Kernohan 1911, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1898, K & K Kernohan 1888, A Barkley & Son Kells 1885, J & M Milliken 1874, J Millar Randalstown 1861.

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At the NIPA Ladies Night from (l) Davy Jackson, Elke Sempey, Bertie Blair and Martin Sempey.

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M/M Sempey with Bertie Blair 1st Talbenny YBN 2019 and Geoff Surgenor the Talbenny winner in 2018.

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Blair & Rankin from Ballymena & District, 1st Open NIPA Talbenny YB Nat.

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Winner 1st Club, 1st Sect B & 2nd Open NIPA St Malo OB Nat for M/M Sempey, Cullybackey.

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Meritotious Award winner in Sect B for Davy Jackson, Kells & Dist.
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