Gibb & Byrne

All Posts by Willie Reynolds

Broughshane loft tops Mid Antrim in OB Nat – The NIPA faced with a terrible weather forecast for Saturday made a mid-week decision to bring the Inland Nat forward by one day and got the best


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Robin Duddy Challenge INFC –

Robin Duddy Challenge – Three Bird Average in the Yearling National and Cross Channel YB National. The Robin Duddy Trophy to be awarded to the best Average Velocity Yearling Nat & Penzance YB Nat. 1st Prize


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Latest Results at the top:- Skibbereen-Y.B.-2013 Penzance-Y-B-2013 Quimper-Friendship-2013 St.-Allouestre-Kiings-Cup-2013prov Sennen-Cove-Y-N-2013 SKIBBEREEN-OB-2013-2


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Ricky McCullough – 1st & 2nd Open NIPA Talbenny

1st & 2nd Open NIPA Talbenny for Ricky McCullough of the Derriaghy HPS (L) against 13,700 pigeons. Winning Birds gifted by Ian Gibb (R) & Sons. Photo by Adie McCormick. See Around Ireland by Adie in the


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Charlie McManus 1st MAC from Talbenny –

The opening race of the cross channel programme started last Saturday, the NIPA birds were released in Talbenny (South Wales) at 8.30am in a Lt NW wind. Best bird locally was timed by Old Hand Charlie


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LOFT For Sale –

I have to remove a pigeon loft for my mother for family reasons.  The loft was used by my father and uncle who raced as T & D Mills into Larne & District.  I got your


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The NIPA Open was topped by Willie Neill of Annaghmore, a loft that needs no introduction with a host of massive results over recent seasons. Steve McGarry called at the loft over the weekend and got


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Pigeons: Unsung Heroes of War By Linda Lombardi | May 21, 2013  For centuries, the fastest way to send a message over a long distance was by homing pigeon. These birds carried news of a new


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INFC Skibbereen OB Nat Update at 07:50 on Tuesday 28th May 2013. Skibbereen Old Bird Inland National. Sponsored by Bamfords World of Specialist Feeds. 469 Members have entered 4205 pigeons competing for £15,108.00 sterling in pools


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The Pigeon Fancier, Top Loft Reports, Articles and much more… Plus Lisburn City & Around to include the NIPA Clubs in Lisburn and Dromore, and Lisburn based Lagan Valley RPC who race in the Ulster Federation.


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Saturday morning, the 18th May saw the two NFC transporters parked up at Carentan for the first race of the 2013 National programmes. If you had asked any fanciers on Tuesday or Wednesday of the previous


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NIPA Rosscarbery OB Inl National – Higginson & Johnston win 1st Open

NIPA Race/Date – Rosscarbery OB Inl Nat 17/05/13 NIPA Open Rosscarbery OB Inl Nat 672/6,212 – The NIPA Old Bird Inland National was flown from Rosscarbery last Friday, one day earlier than planned due to the bad


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Owen Markey from Ballyholland (Newry) topped the NIPA from Fermoy with Hail Mary. 998 members, 24,375 birds – Vel 1631.  


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This weekend race From Clonmel 25th May 2013. The original release point was to be Pilmore Beach. I received a request from the Irish Homing Union not to liberate at Pilmore Beach. The reason for this


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