Liberations - Saturday 11/05/13

[willie reynolds]

Different weather conditions expected this weekend, training has been very difficult during the week with a couple of very poor days, weekend forecast is for Strong WNW wind, and a lot of rain about.

NIPA are in Fermoy - Liberated at 12.15pm, wind Fresh Westerly.
East Down Combine have changed to Fermoy - Liberated at 12.55pm wind NW.
Ulster Federation - Liberated at 9.00am in Thurles in a WNW Wind.

Irish SR Fed are in Skibbereen North - Liberated 10.00am.

ECF (Dublin) are in Pilmore Beach - Liberated at 8.45an, wind W/NW.
East Coast Federation is running the 2 Bird Challenge Again this year 2013
The races this year are Old Birds The Penzance Open - Young birds The Talbenny Open
Clubs to sign up their members and forward details to Fed Sec - Closing date for entries 28/5/2013.

NIPA Update at 20:10 on Thursday 9th May 2013.

Race marking for Fermoy will take place tomorrow evening Friday.
Weather reports received for Saturday look favourable for a release. Wind direction to be westerly.

Next weeks races will be Rosscarbery OB Inl National and a come back race from Roscrea.

Collection times for Rosscarbery inland old bird national.

Collection times must be adhered. The transporter will not be able to wait at centres that are not ready.
This is due to having to comply with the traffic act permitted drivers hours. Thank you for your co operation.

Derry 3.30 - Coleraine 4:30 - Cullybackey - 5:15
Muckamore 5:45 - Doagh 6:15 - Larne 7:00 - Carrick 7:45
Coalisland 5:00 - Loughgall 5:30 - Portadown 6:00 - Lurgan 6:45
Ligoniel 6:00 - Lisburn 7:30 - Killyleagh 7:30
Dromore 8:30 - Newry 8:30

Roscrea come race pigeons to be collected at centres.

Collection times.

Omagh 3:30 - Strabane 4:00
Derry 5.00 - Coleraine 6:00 - Ballymoney - 6:30
Cullybackey - 7:00 Muckamore 7:30
Doagh 8:00 - Larne 8:30 - Carrick 9:00
Coalisland 6:30 - Loughgall 7:00 - Portadown 7:30 - Lurgan 8:15
Ligoniel 9:00 - Banbridge 9:00 - Lisburn 9:45 - Killyleagh 7:30
Dromore 10:15 - Newry 9:30

Any further information can be obtained from the secretary Fred Russell.

N.I.P.A. Update at 09:15 on Saturday 11th May 2013

Weather conditions in Fermoy and on the line of flight at present are not suitable to release.
An improvement is expected later this morning. We will update as soon as any further information becomes available.

Could all club results be with the secretary this evening. Thank you. Next weeks races will be the old bird inland national from Rosscarbery and a come back race from Roscrea.

N.I.P.A. Update at 12:25 on Saturday 11th May 2013

Liberation took place in Fermoy at 12:15.
Wind at the release site and on route is fresh westerly.

Please call back for updates and confirmed liberations. HOMER.