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NIPA Ladies Night 2016 –

Ladies Night for the Mighty NIPA With another full house at the Templeton Hotel in Templepatrick the NIPA Chairman Alan Darragh welcomed all those attending and introduced the guests who included local MLA Robin Swann and


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Kells & Dist awards 2016 –

Kells & Dist presentation – The club held the presentation of awards for 2016 season at a function in the local clubrooms. Highest Prize-winner once again was Jeff Surgenor of the high flying Surgenor Bros. The


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Alan Darragh reigns Supreme – King of NIPA Section B

Alan Darragh reigns Supreme – King of Sect B For the second year the Cullybackey HPS returned to the village for the prize presentation, held on last Friday in October, at Toast on the Main Street.


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RPRA (Irish Region) Awards 2016 –

Irish Region Awards 2016 – Best Individual Bird Talbenny & Penzance: Sect A – G & S Smith, Cookstown Vel 1348; Sect B – M D C Magill, Harryville Vel 1347;  Sect C – Rea &


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Mid Antrim Season 2016 –

Mid Antrim Combine 2016 –   Five local clubs competed in the last season and put up some fantastic performances, claims are required for awards by the end of September. Some facts have already been established


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The latest committee meeting of the NIPA was held in Dromore on Tuesday 4th October, the next one will take place on Wednesday 2nd November.  A number of items were listed for consideration and member clubs


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Irish Nat FC cups and trophies should be returned to either Ronnie Johnston or Secretary Trevor Topping, tickets can also be booked for the Annual Presentation of Awards to be held at Stormont Hotel in Belfast


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Skibbereen Young Bird National Update Friday 16th September 2016 Provisional top five in each section. South Section   Dobbs Bros. Wexford North & South 1653 & 5  P Quirke Wexford North & South 1650.80 &1610  B Cullimore


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Rosscarbery YB Nat 10/09/16

Three big races in the last week almost completed the young bird racing season, the NIPA had National events from Talbenny and Rosscarbery and the Irish Nat FC held their Annual Grand National from Penzance on


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Update Sunday 4th September 2016 @ 19.10 Grand National Penzance Young Bird Race. Sponsored by Frazers Animal Feeds. Race marking will take place on Monday 5th September as planned. Times as printed in the race entry form


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Hard National race from Talbenny – With very poor weather forecast for Saturday the Premier YB Nat from Talbenny in South Wales was arranged to be flown on Sunday 4th September, race marking was on Friday


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NIPA Fermoy (2) & 5 Bird – 02/09/16

Congratulations to Young Fanciers Delaney & McCambridge on winning the 2nd Fermoy Young Bird Open. 1st Club, 1st Section G, 1st Open, Delaney & McCambridge, Harmony H.P.S. 1833.76 Delaney & McCambridge, Harmony HPS 1st Club, 1st


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Gowran Park (2) – 27/08/16

With the last three weeks of the NIPA young bird programme put back for one week, the additional race last weekend was from Gowran Park in Kilkenny, looked to be a good success with plenty of


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Preliminary report into 1st Fermoy YB Posted on August 23, 2016 by fred Sunday 21st August : Morning commenced at 05.00 hours the first call was made by the race contoller to Mr A Darragh Chairman at 06.23 hrs this


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The NIPA birds were race marked on Saturday evening and released in Fermoy at the later time of 14.00hrs Sunday in a helping Lt Southerly wind. Rain was forecast en-route and this delayed a lot of


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