After a very successful and enjoyable Old Bird Season for the N.I.P.A. and its members. The young
bird season was upon us with the first trip being scheduled from Kilbeggan in Co. Westmeath. Also,
Section F where in Navan in Co. Meath. The N.I.P.A’s Team of Race Controllers made the decision to
delay the race until Monday as we all know the joys of the Irish Summers. Race marking took place
on Sunday the 23 rd of July. 284 members of the Mighty N.I.P.A. sent 9,245 Birds to Kilbeggan and 45
Members sent 1,223 Birds to Navan to the first race of the young bird season. The Birds were
liberated in Kilbeggan & Navan Liberation sites at 9:00 AM on Monday morning the 24 th of July in
clear skies and with a Light North West Wind.
Owen Markey from Ballyholland, 1st Open NIPA
Markey makes his mark from Kilbeggan.
The Winning Bird from the first Youngbird Race belongs to Owen Markey of Ballyholland H.P.S in
Section G.
What a start it was for Owen Winning the Open and taking the top 19 Open and Section Positions
with a total of 31 in the top 50 with many more. Many Congratulations to Owen Markey on claiming
1 st N.I.P.A. Open from Kilbeggan 1 from 9,245 Birds. Owen has named his newly crowned Open
Winner as ‘One for Ron’ as a tribute to his great friend the late Ron McKelvey a performance he
would be very proud of. ‘One for Ron’ is Bred from 2 yearlings in the race team this year, he is a mix
of the old and new lines containing the ‘63 Hen’, ‘Hail Mary’, ‘Breakaway’, ‘Superstar Seamie’, ‘Class
Act’ and ‘Pencil Sagan’. 2 nd Open is from Owens top Breeder and Performer ‘Moviestar’ who bred
this year’s Roscrea 1 st Open Winner ‘Inbound Oscar’ so ‘Moviestar’ could have bred two 1 st Open
Winners in the one year. 3 rd Open is from a daughter of the late Ron McKelvey’s ‘Junior Bond’ a 2-x
1 st Open Winner great to see Wee Rons bird giving success to his very close friends. Overall, Owen
took 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,27,28,29,30,31,34,36,37,38,46,47,48 etc and
many more in the top 300 Open Placings, a phenomenal team performance.
SECTION C REPORT
The Winner of Section C (58/1,501) from Kilbeggan 1 was T. Longman of Ligoniel & District H.P.S.
Trevor Finishes 1 st Club & 2 nd (255 Birds) 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd & 4 th Section C (1,501 Birds) and 44 th , 45 th , 50 th &
54 th Open (9,245 Birds) Trevor’s Section Winner is bred from pairs from good friend Sammy Maginty
of Templepatrick this pair has now rared another winner this year. Many Congratulations to Section
C Winner Trevor Longman and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners
Ballycarry & District: (4/120) 1 st S. Beattie & Dtr 1245; 2 nd S. Beattie & Dtr 1243; 3 rd S. Beattie & Dtr
1221; 4 th S. Beattie & Dtr 1221; 5 th W. Degnan & T McKee 1220; 6 th S. Beattie & Dtr 1181
Ballyclare & District: (6/151) 1 st A&T Agnew 1272; 2 nd A&T Agnew 1272; 3 rd A&T Agnew 1272; 4 th A&T
Agnew 1272; 5 th Horner Bros & Son 1261; 6 th A&T Agnew 1254
Carrick Social: (2/48) 1 st Mr & Mrs Robinson 1351; 2 nd Mr & Mrs Robinson 1351; 3 rd Mr & Mrs
Robinson 1351; 4 th Mr & Mrs Robinson 1349; 5 th Mr & Mrs Robinson 1349; 6 th Mr & Mrs Robinson
1312
Doagh & District: (7/186) 1 st A&N Lewis 1224; 2 nd J&R Scott 217; 3 rd J&R Scott 1213; 4 th J&R Scott
1213; 5 th J&R Scott 1209; 6 th J&R Scott 1207
Eastway H.P.S: (7/178) 1 st G. McKenna 1357; 2 nd G. McKenna 1357; 3 rd G. McKenna 1357; 4 th G.
McKenna 1356; 5 th G. McKenna 1354; 6 th D. Mc Elhone 1354
Glenarm & District: (2/48) 1 st G. McWhirter 1152; 2 nd G. McWhirter 1060; 3 rd K.S McCloy 1053; 4 th K.S
McCloy 1050; 5 th K.S McCloy 1023; 6 th K.S McCloy 1004
Horseshoe H.P.S: (3/81) 1 st J. Hastings 1255; 2 nd J. Hastings 1252; 3 rd J. Hastings 1252; 4 th N. Ferguson
& Son 1250; 5 th N. Ferguson & Son 1233; 6 th D. McAuley & Son 1222
Kingsmoss: D/S
Larne & District: (7/143) 1 st A S Mc Naghten 1299; 2 nd R&M Robinson 1261; 3 rd A S Mc Naghten 1253;
4 th S. Mc Garel & Sons 1240; 5 th M. McCormick 1237; 6 th M. McCormick 1237
Ligoniel & District: (15/361) 1 st T. Longman 1387; 2 nd T. Longman 1387; 3 rd T. Longman 1387; 4 th T.
Longman 1386; 5 th T. Longman 1384; 6 th Ed Heaney & Son 1383
SECTION D REPORT
The Winner of Section D (30/922) from Kilbeggan 1 was M. Russell of Dromara H.P.S. Matthew
Finishes 1 st , 2 nd ,3 rd ,4 th ,5 th Club (109 Birds) 1 st & 2 nd Section (922 Birds) and 20 th & 40 th Open N.I.P.A.
(9,245 Birds) Unfortunately Matthew had a bit of bad luck before the old bird season when a pine
marten got into his loft and killed 27 of his old bird team so Matthew had to start from the beginning
again. Luckily a lot of top fanciers have helped out and gifted Matthew some top bloodlines. The 1 st
& 2 nd Section D Winners are both from a gift kit of P&J Boals. Matthew would like to thank everyone
who helped him start back up again and he is extremely grateful for that. Great to see you back up
and racing again and starting with a bang. Many Congratulations to Section D Winner Matthew
Russell and Big congratulations to all Club Winners
Colin H.P.S: (5/223) 1 st O&M Monaghan 1386; 2 nd O&M Monaghan 1365; 3 rd O&M Monaghan 1358;
4 th Johnston Bros 1354; 5 th Johnston Bros 1354; 6 th Johnston Bros 1353
Derriaghy: (3/86) 1 st D M & K Johnston 1292; 2 nd D M & K Johnston 1277; 3 rd R. Benson 1274
Dromara H.P.S: (3/109) 1 st M. Russell 1403; 2 nd M. Russell 1389; 3 rd M. Russell 1354; 4 th M. Russell
1325; 5 th M. Russell 1324; 6 th B. Murray 1306
Dromore West End: D/S
Dromore H.P.S: (1/14) 1 st T. Mawhinney 1282; 2 nd T. Mawhinney 1264; 3 rd T. Mawhinney 1264; 4 th T.
Mawhinney 1257; 5 th T. Mawhinney 1252; 6 th T. Mawhinney 1240
Glen H.P.S: (1/48) 1 st J&D Braniff 1385; 2 nd J&D Braniff 1385; 3 rd J&D Braniff 1382; 4 th J&D Braniff
1362; 5 th J&D Braniff 1362; 6 th J&D Braniff 1358
Glenavy & District: (2/74) 1 st I. Gibb & Sons 1335; 2 nd I. Gibb & Sons 1335; 3 rd I. Gibb & Sons 1320; 4 th
H. McKeown 1175
Harmony H.P.S: D/S
Hillsborough & Maze: (4/123) 1 st J&J Taggart 1365; 2 nd J. Greenaway 1364; 3 rd J. Greenaway 1361; 4 th
J. Greenaway 1355; 5 th Lavery Bros 1350; 6 th J&J Taggart 1348
Kingswood H.P.S: D/S
Lisburn & District: (9/238) 1 st A&T&J Houston 1385; 2 nd G. Smyth 1360; 3 rd G. Smyth 1360; 4 th G.
Smyth 1360; 5 th G. Smyth 1360; 6 th G. Smyth 1359
South Belfast H.P.S: (3/89) 1 st T. McNally 1339; 2 nd T. McNally 1339; 3 rd T. McNally 1309; 4 th T.
McNally 1299; 5 th T. McNally 1299; 6 th T. McNally 1276
Titanic H.P.S: D/S
Trinity H.P.S: (5/117) 1 st J. Braniff 1353; 2 nd J. Mc Alorum & Son 1342; 3 rd O. Farrelly 1328; 4 th O.
Farrelly 1309; 5 th J. Mc Alorum & Son 1303; 6 th J. Mc Alorum & Son 1299
SECTION F REPORT
The Winner of Section F (45/1,223) from Navan 1 was Gordon Bros & Sons of Cloughey H.P.S Sean
finishes 1 st Section F (1,223 Birds) and 1 st Open N.I.P.A (5,452) The lads had 28 birds arrive together
taking the top 28 positions. The Section Winner is a half-brother to the 7 th Titan Games 2021 hen,
Sire is a son of Leo Hermans ‘030’ & Dam is a granddaughter of 992 & 400 Van Den Bulck. 2 nd Section
Winner is from one of the best pair of breeders for the Gordons. Sire is from ‘Mealy Kittel’ (Flanders
Collection best breeding son of Kittel) x a daughter of ‘Bolt II’. The rest of the birds are bred from
their Dirk Van Den Bulck, Blizzard King Kittel, and Leo Hermans bloodlines. The birds are flown to the
perch, and they race on the roundabout system mid-way through the season. Many Congratulations
to Section F Winners Gordon Bros & Sons and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners.
Ards: D/S
Annalong: D/S
Bangor R.P.C: (10/293) 1 st Lambert & Stewart 1296; 2 nd Lambert & Stewart 1292; 3 rd Lambert &
Stewart 1278; 4 th Lambert & Stewart 1271; 5 th D. Shaw 1263; 6 th D. Shaw 1263
Cloughey H.P.S: (4/119) 1 st Gordon Bros & Sons 1475; 2 nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1474; 3 rd Gordon Bros
& Sons 1474; 4 th Gordon Bros & Sons 1474; 5 th Gordon Bros & Sons 1474; 6 th Gordon Bros & Sons
1473
Comber Central H.P.S: (1/57) 1 st C. Hutchinson 1267; 2 nd C. Hutchinson 1266; 3 rd C. Hutchinson 1265;
4 th C. Hutchinson 1265; 5 th C. Hutchinson 1243; 6 th C. Hutchinson 1232
Corrigs: (3/92) 1 st P. Brown & Son 1246; 2 nd P. Brown &Son 1238; 3 rd Toner Bros 1147; 4 th Toner Bros
1147; 5 th Toner Bros 1146; 6 th Toner Bros 1146
Crossgar: (3/81) 1 st C. McManus & Dtr 1317; 2 nd C. McManus & Dtr 1315; 3 rd C. McManus & Dtr 1315;
4 th P. Byrne & Son 1268; 5 th P. Byrne & Son 1268; 6 th C. McManus & Dtr 1262
Downpatrick Premier: D/S
Killyleagh Central: (2/54) Gordon Bros & Sons 1474; 2 nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1474; 3 rd Gordon Bros &
Sons 1474; 4 th Gordon Bros & Sons 1473; 5 th Gordon Bros & Sons 1473; 6 th Gordon Bros & Sons 1473
Killyleagh & District: (5/162) 1 st D. Grieves 1368; 2 nd D. Grieves 1365; 3 rd D. Grieves 1365; 4 th D.
Grieves 1363; 5 th D. Grieves 1346; 6 th D. Grieves 1307
Kircubbin: D/S
Millisle & District H.P.S: (10/243) 1 st Rainey Brothers 1283; 2 nd Rainey Brothers 1283; 3 rd Rainey
Brothers 1283; 4 th Rainey Brothers 1283; 5 th Rainey Brothers 1282; 6 th Rainey Brothers 1281
Newtownards H.P.S: (7/124) 1 st A. Marshall 1180; 2 nd A. Marshall 1180; 3 rd H&S Muckle 1174; 4 th W.
Leckey 1173; 5 th W. Leckey 1173; 6 th H&S Muckle 1172
SECTION G REPORT
The Winner of Section G (19/927) from Kilbeggan 1 was Owen Markey of Ballyholland H.P.S. (See
Opening Report for more Info) Owen takes the first 28 placings in his club (321 Birds) 1 st – 19 th
Section (927 Birds) and 1 st Open along with the top 19 Placings in the Open (9,245 Birds)
Many Congratulations to Owen Markey and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners.
Ashfield: D/S
Ballyholland: (5/321) 1 st Owen Markey 1431; 2 nd Owen Markey 1418; 3 rd Owen Markey 1417; 4 th
Owen Markey 1417; 5 th Owen Markey 1417; 6 th Owen Markey 1417
Banbridge H.P.S: (3/80) 1 st McCracken Bros 1323; 2 nd McCracken Bros 1294; 3 rd McCracken Bros
1294; 4 th R. Carson & Son 1293; 5 th R. Carson & Son 1287; 6 th R. Carson & Son 1270
Banbridge Social: D/S
Drumnavady: (4/97) 1 st S. Ogle 1358; 2 nd S. Ogle 1350; 3 rd S. Ogle 1348; 4 th S. Ogle 1345; 5 th S. Ogle
1344; 6 th S. Ogle 1340
Millvale: (3/155) 1 st JJ McCabe 1217; 2 nd JJ McCabe 1217; 3 rd N. Murtagh 1177; 4 th T. Mooney & Son
1162; 5 th N. Murtagh 1123; 6 th JJ McCabe 1119
Newry City: (1/45) 1 st Thompson & Lunn 1276; 2 nd Thompson & Lunn 1270; 3 rd Thompson & Lunn
1254; 4 th Thompson & Lunn 1249; 5 th Thompson & Lunn 1246; 6 th Thompson & Lunn 1246
Newry & District: (3/232) 1 st R. Williamson 1403; 2 nd R. Williamson 1400; 3 rd R. Williamson 1399; 4 th R.
Williamson 1399; 5 th R. Williamson 1398; 6 th R. Williamson 1398
The N.I.P.A Youngbird Season has gotten off to a flyer after a great old bird season it won’t be long
flying by us. I would like to wish everyone the best of luck in this youngbird season, and I hope you
all enjoy it as much as the old bird season. After what seemed a very short break in between my
reports are back and I’m looking forward to talking to you all over the forthcoming season. I would
like to kindly ask for all club representatives/race secretaries within the covered sections to contact
myself to be included in my weekly Reports, With Club , Section & Open Winning Photos, With the
Winning Pigeons Info.
Thank you for taking the time to read through my N.I.P.A Journey’s End Report
Yours in Sport , Jordan Hughes.
JORDAN HUGHES
‘JOURNEYS END’
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