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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

East Antrim lofts enjoyed the weekend race from Roscrea the fourth event of the young bird season, liberation was at 9.00am in a helping SSW wind. The early arrivals were timed in Ligoniel by Bingham &