Gibb & Byrne

Browsing: Carrick Advertiser

It is with great sadness and regret we have to announce the immediate closure both our Carrickfergus Advertiser and Ballyclare Gazette newspapers.  We would like to place on record our thanks and appreciation to all of


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Monster Prize-Night at Larne & District HPS – The big Larne & Dist held the annual dinner and prize presentation last Friday evening in the local clubrooms at Glenarm Road, Secretary Willie Ferguson welcomed a good


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T & K Mawhinney are BIS at Larne – Larne Monster Show was held in the local clubrooms at Glenarm Road on Saturday 30th November, over 400 birds were penned for the judges who had travelled from


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Horseshoe HPS: The local Larne club held their first show last Saturday, the judges from Carrickfergus were George Robinson and Eddie Gilliland. Old Hens T/W – 1st & 3rd S & S O’Toole Sons & Daughters, 2nd C Campbell,


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Larne & District HPS – The local club held its 1st weekly show last Saturday 16th November and a fantastic 570 birds were penned, a great turn-out of both members and birds. The members of Larne & District


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Packed house for NIPA Ladies Night 2013 – Chairman Alan Darragh from Cullybackey welcomed members and friends to a packed Templeton Hotel in Templepatrick last Friday to celebrate the racing achievements of the Mighty NIPA members


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Larne & District HPS – The Annual Monster Show will take place in the clubrooms at Old Glenarm Road, Larne, Co Antrim on Saturday 30th November 2013. Penning 10am – 1pm, Judging 2pm – 5pm, Prize


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Beattie Family Presentation – The Seagoe Hotel in Portadown was the venue recently for an Open Pigeon Evening arranged by H Beattie & Son the local feed store at Tandragee. Cyril and the family had everything


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Northern Ireland Winter Fayre:  Will take place on Saturday, 19th October at the Six Mile Leisure Centre, Ballynure Road, Ballyclare, Co. Antrim, BT39 9YU. Opening 9.00am-4.30pm (approx).  At this event fanciers can purchase any of their


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RPRA (Irish Region) Meeting – A Meeting of the RPRA (Irish Region) Appeals Committee will be held in the Clarion Hotel Carrickfergus this Saturday 12th October at 1.30pm. The Agenda will include (1) Minutes of the last


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Carrick & District HPS – Cup winners in 2013 T Creighton & Son won – Elmhurst Cup OB Points, Morrow Cup YB Points, Stroller Cup YB Ave, H Hamilton Memorial Trophy Rosscarbery Nat & Skibbereen YB


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The final race of the young bird season was flown last weekend from Skibbereen, some 2,800 birds were competing in the Irish Nat FC Inland National. The race was brought forward by one day due to


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It was a perfect day for the final NIPA race from Rosscarbery in County Cork, liberation was at 10.00am in a Lt NW wind. Best East Antrim bird was in Eastway with the high flying D


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INFC Penzance YB Nat – The Blue Riband race for the young birds was flown from Penzance last Wednesday 4th September, birds released at 8.45am in a fresh South Easterly wind. Best in the local Muckamore Centre


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The Premier YB Nat for the NIPA lofts was flown last Saturday 31st August from Talbenny in South Wales, liberation was at 10.15am in a fresh NW wind. It was hard going after the previous six races


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