Liberations w/e 26/06/21 -

[willie reynolds]

Please see below updated collection times for Killyleagh & East Down Combine for the St Malo\Plougastel race

Killyleagh – 09:30am
EDC – 10:00am

The following are the collection times for St Malo Pigeons will be collected at your centre on TUESDAY MORNING 29TH JUNE 2021

DERRY 07:00 HOURS ; COLERAINE 08:15 HOURS : BALLYMONEY 09:00 HOURS ; AHOGHILL 09:30 HOURS : HARRYVILLE 010:00 HOURS ;

MUCKAMORE 010:30 HOURS ;

CARRICKFERGUS 09:30 HOURS ; DOAGH 010.15 HOURS ; LIGONIEL 010.30 HOURS KILLYLEAGH 010:00 HOURS EAST DOWN COMBINE COLLECTION CROSSGAR O10:30 HOURS COALISLAND 08:30 HOURS ; LOUGHGALL 09:00 HOURS PORTADOWN 09:45 HOURS ; LURGAN 010:15 HOURS ; LISBURN 011:00 HOURS ; DROMORE 011:30 HOURS ; BANBRIDGE 12:00PM NEWRY 12:30PM DUNDALK 13.00 HOURS

BOAT SAILS 16:00 HOURS DUBLIN DIRECT TO CHERBOURG

THE NIPA CLASSIC PIGEONS ALL PIGEONS WILL BE RACE MARKED AT YOUR CENTRE ON THURSDAY EVENING

COLLECTION TIMES ARE NORMAL CENTRE COLLECTION TIMES - BOAT SAILS DUBLIN HOLYHEAD AT 02:15 AM FRIDAY MORNING

THE FINAL INLAND RACE OF THE OLD BIRD SEASON IS FERMOY ALL PIGEONS CAN BE RACE MARKED AT YOUR OWN CLUB AND DELIVERED TO YOUR CENTRE/COLLECTION POINTS FOR COLLECTION BY THE NIPA TRANSPORTER

COLLECTION TIMES ARE THE SAME COLLECTION TIMES AS USUAL CENTRE COLLECTIONS

PLEASE REMEMBER OLD BIRD FRENCH NATIONAL PIGEONS WILL BE COLLECTED ON TUESDAY MORNING PLEASE BE READY, YOUR PIGEONS WILL LAND IN FRANCE ON WEDNESDAY AND IF WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE GOOD AND FAVOURABLE A THURSDAY LIBERATION IS POSSIBLE IF NOT THEN WE WILL TRY FOR FRIDAY

Wednesday 23/06/21

Due to the adverse weather forecast, the NIPA Committee will meet on Sunday evening to arrange a day for race marking pigeons for the classic race.

The NIPA race controller will update the website around 8 pm tomorrow evening with all information available for the Fermoy race.

The East Down Combine weather committee have decided to wait until Friday morning to make a decision on Hampering for Penzance.

Thursday 24/06/21

East Coast Fed (Dublin) will race from Cashel on Saturday weather permitting.

The EDC will hamper tomorrow night for a race from Horse & Jockey on Saturday. Penzance will be flown next weekend.

Fermoy Race Marking 25.06.21
The NIPA will race mark on Friday evening for a possible release on Saturday Morning from Fermoy. All pigeons are race marked at your own clubs but you must make arrangements to transport them to your nearest collection centre.

Saturday 26/0621

The N.I.P.A have liberated this morning in Fermoy at 8am in a light North North West Wind.

The East Down Combine have Liberated in Horse & Jockey at 08:00 Wind Northerly.

The East Down Combine general committee have decided that due to the adverse weather conditions forecast for the South of England this weekend the Penzance race cannot take place as intended and it should move to next Saturday 3rd July. There will be an extra race from Horse & Jockey this Saturday 26th June this race will not count for averages or championships but will have open and section diplomas.

Confirmation East Coast Fed (Dublin) birds liberated in Cashel at 10.00am. Wind NNE

ISRF LIBERATION 8.00AM BARLEYCOVE 26/06/2021 - Irish south road fed 3776 birds Libbed 8.00am Barleycove