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NCC Race Final – 1st Cookstown Sizzlers

9/9/13 EVENING FOLKS ,YESTERDAY WE HAD OUR FINAL RACE AND WHAT A SUCCESS IT TURNED OUT TO BE . WE HAD A GREAT TURN OUT WITH OUR MANY FRIENDS FROM THE UK AND IRELAND ABLE TO


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2/9/13 EVENING EVERYONE ,WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY WE HAVE HAD HERE ON THE NORTH COAST. YESTERDAY WE HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL HOTSPOT AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PRIZE WINNERS AND INDEED EVERYONE WHOSE ENTRANTS HAVE COMPLETED THE HOTSPOT


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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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The East Antrim birds were in Fermoy in County Cork for race six of the young bird season, best bird locally was timed in the Ligoniel & Dist by G & M Atcheson recording velocity 1575


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Jimmy Burrows of Eastway – Best in East Antrim from Clonmel At the weekend the East Antrim birds were in Clonmel, the race was one day earlier on Friday due to the poor weather forecast. Jimmy


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Tullamore_Young_Birds_Comeback NIPA Tullamore Open 378/7858 – 1-1F Arthurs & Smyth Kircubbin 1804, 2-2F Arthurs & Smyth 1801, 3-3F Arthurs & Smyth 1788, 4-4F Arthurs & Smyth 1779, 5-5F Arthurs & Smyth 1775, 6-6F Gordon Bros &


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NIPA Talbenny Nat – 31/08/13

Talbenny_Young_Bird_Nat_2013 (1) The Premier YB National for the NIPA was flown last Saturday from Talbenny in South Wales, liberation was at 10.15am in a fresh North Westerly wind. Overall winner was Ron McKelvey from Newry &


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MAC – Talbenny Nat 31/08/13

At the weekend we had a double bill of racing, the Premier YB Nat was flown from Talbenny in South Wales and we had a comeback race from Tullamore in County Offaly. The Tullamore birds were


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NIPA:  Will racemark tomorrow night Thursday for a possible release in MALLOW and not Fermoy as on the race programme due to the hawkstrike on the EDC at Fermoy on the 24th August. Would all race


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INFC Penzance YB Grand Nat – Race report

Race report by Brendan McLaughlin – INFC_Young_Bird_National_2013 IRISH NATIONAL FLYING CLUB GRAND NATIONAL PENZANCE YOUNG BIRD RACE SPONSORED BY FRAZERS ANIMAL FEEDS & VETERINARY SERVICES for BIRDS. 468 members entered 2652 pigeons. North section 272 members entered


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NIPA Fermoy – 24/08/13

NIPA Race/Date – Fermoy 24/08/13    1st-Fermoy-Young-Birds-Open-Result NIPA Open Fermoy 801/19,390 – 1-1D I Gibb & Sons Glenavy 1577, 2-1C G & M Atcheson Ligoniel 1575, 3-1G M McDonald & Sons Ballyholland 1561, 4-2G R McKelvey Newry


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Talbenny Collection Times The following are the collection times for Talbenny this week ; Derry 4:30 , Coleraine 5:30 , Cullybackey 6:30 , Muckamore 7:00 , Doagh 7:45 , Larne 9:00 Carrick 9:30 Coalisland 5:30 ,


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25/8/2013 Result Thurles –       NCC HOT SPOT FIVE – THURLES THE BIRDS ARRIVED AT THE LIBERATION POINT ON TIME, THEY SAT FOR 1/2 HOUR WERE WATERED AND SENT ON THERE WAY AT TEN PAST


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MAC – Fermoy 24/08/13

Race six for the young birds was another good one with liberation in Fermoy on Saturday 24th August at 9.00am in a helping West SW wind over the route. The early birds were timed in the


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Tommy McClean, Annaghmore HPS –

Tommy McClean of Annaghmore – After a best ever racing season I approached Tommy McClean of Annaghmore to answer some questions on the lofts history, in the 2012 racing season the loft was placed in all


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