NIPA Open 738/22,899 – 1-1G Ron Williamson Newry & Dist 1686, 2-2G O Markey Ballyholland 1680, 3-3G Ron Williamson 1678, 4-4G Sands & Rice Ballyholland 1676, 5-5G Sands & Rice 1676, 6-6G Sands & Rice 1676,
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NIPA Open 738/22,899 – 1-1G Ron Williamson Newry & Dist 1686, 2-2G O Markey Ballyholland 1680, 3-3G Ron Williamson 1678, 4-4G Sands & Rice Ballyholland 1676, 5-5G Sands & Rice 1676, 6-6G Sands & Rice 1676,
NIPA Open Fermoy 419/5544 – 1-1D Cowan & McCartney Dunedin 1763, 2-1G Sands & Rice Ballyholland 1754, 3-2G Sands & Rice 1754, B & D McClurkin & Sons Ligoniel 1749, 5-2D P & J Boal Dromore
A meeting of all the Irish Organizations was held in the NIPA office in Dromore on Tuesday to discuss and investigate the St Malo race, reports from this meeting will follow. REPORT on the meeting above.
Penzance Liberated 7.30am. Wind a light east turning to southwest. Do please remember the deadline for the RPRA Meritorious Awards in each NIPA Section must be claimed within two weeks of the race, that’s Saturday 1st
The NIPA have published details of the arrangements regarding the final races of the old bird season, especially Penzance and the Premier OB Nat from St Malo in France. Collection Times re Penzance, Fermoy & St.
NIPA Open Yearling Cocks National 314/1553 – 1-1C D & J Campbell Eastway 1906, 2-2C D & J Campbell 1905, 3-1D J Gregory & Sons Colin 1905, 4-3C J & D Braniff Colin 1905, 5-4C T
NIPA Open Bude 567/6127 – 1-1D J & J Scates Titanic 1645, 2-1G G McBride & Son Drumnavaddy 1635, 3-2G R Williamson Newry & Dist 1628, 4-1E B & A Beattie Bondhill 1622, 5-2D Lavery Bros
Fermoy OB 5 Bird Championship 476/2241 – 1-1E B Corley Monaghan 1335, 2-2E I Parkes & Son Armagh 1331, 3-3E B Corley 1327, 4-4E C Myres Monaghan 1321, 5-5E N Weir Loughgall 1321, 6-1C M/M B
NIPA Talbenny (2) 684/10,476 – 1-1G R Williamson Newry & Dist 1396, 2-2G Donnelly Bros Newry City 1393, 3-1E P Hope Edgarstown 1385, 4-2E S & E Buckley Edgarstown 1383, 5-3E R Mulligan Monaghan 1380, 6-4E
The opening race of the cross channel season was flown from Talbenny in South Wales, the NIPA with Ulster Fed and East Coast Fed birds were released at 7.30am in a Lt SW wind. Well done
The Comeback race was flown from Fermoy on Sunday 14th May with a liberation at 7.30am, again in a helping SW wind. In a photo finish Kennedy & Lyons of Hills & Maze were a decimal
The first big race of the old bird season was the Rosscarbery Inland National, due to be flown last Saturday it was delayed for one day due to weather problems, with the convoy liberated in Co
David Booth is the man of the moment, 5 races completed in the Old Bird race programme, 5 x 1st Sect H and in the last two races 1st & 2nd Open NIPA almost 23,000 birds
The return to Gowran Park turned out a lot better than the previous week, race should have been from Corrin but it was decided that with the weather unpredictable they would stay short. Just short of
For the third old bird race the NIPA moved to Gowran Park in County Kilkenny a big convoy of 25,200 birds released at 10.45am in a Lt Variable wind. It should have been a perfect race