Liberations w/e 02/06/18

[willie reynolds]

Next week’s race weather permitting on the 2nd June will be 1st Talbenny followed the following week by 2nd Talbenny on the 9th June and the Fermoy 5 bird on the same day, on the 16th June it will now be Bude and the Yearling Cock & Hen Nationals, on the 23rd June it will be Penzance and the Classic and a Fermoy race on the same day and on Friday 29th June it will be your Old Bird National from France. This means that Dunmanway is dropped from the old bird programme, any queries please get in touch.

The Mid Antrim OB Knock-out will continue in Talbenny this weekend as planned. Danny Dixon (Rasharkin) v Allen McBride (Associate), Stewart Bros (Randalstown) v Steele & McNeill (Rasharkin), Gary Gibson (Associate) v J & M Milliken (Rasharkin), Blair & Rankin (Ballymena) v McFall & McManus (Ballymena). Then 2nd Talbenny and final in Penzance. Champions League races will be 2nd Talbenny, Bude and final in Penzance. D Dixon (Rasharkin) v W & J Smyth (Ballymena), Steele & McNeill (Rasharkin) v Young McManus & Sons (Ahoghill), J & M Milliken (Rasharkin) v Blair & Rankin (Ballymena) and W J McLean (Rasharkin) v M/M Robinson (Ahoghill). All four Rasharkin lofts are still there.

Cullybackey Centre arrangements - Money for Fermoy 5 Bird collected Wednesday 6th June in Cullybackey clubrooms 8.30 to 9.30pm. Birds race marked 15.30 to 18.00hrs Friday 8th June in Cullybackey clubrooms. All ETS to be cleared of all the races, T3 clocks ready after lorry leaves Cullybackey.

Wednesday 30/05/18

The NIPA have decided to racemark as planned on Thursday for a possible release in Talbenny on Saturday at present it is giving the Irish Sea to be dry and sunny with a Southerly wind.

The East Down Combine will Hamper as scheduled on Thursday night for this weeks race from Talbenny.

Irish SR Fed Talbenny and Castletown.

EAST COAST FEDERATION (Dublin) - Revised Race Programme: June 9th Talbenny & Castletown, June 16th Bude Open, June 23rd Penzance Open.

Saturday 02/06/18

The NIPA are in Talbenny at present there is lots of low lying fog and mist and we will update the website around 11.00am

UPDATE - The NIPA have decided to hold over in Talbenny this is due to a weather report from Met Eirrann stating heavy rain / thunder showers from Galway across to Dublin moving north to Ulster till around 7.00pm this evening .The website will be updated tomorrow morning.

EDC - Liberation is Not Possible at present in Talbenny due to Mist on Route. Next update will be around 11.00am. Liberation is Not Possible at present in Talbenny there has been little change to the conditions with still a lot of Mist on Route. Next update will be at around 12.30. The East Down Combine have held over in Talbenny.

ISRF Talbenny & Castletown - It is not good enough for a liberation at present in both locations.
Next update at 10.00am. Not good enough update at 11.00am. The birds will be liberated in Talbenny at 11.30am. Castletown is improving so will update when there is news. Castletown lib at 1.30pm best of luck.

LPCC birds in Talbenny have been released at 11.30am, best of luck to all who sent and thank you to the Irish Southroad Federation for all their help. best of luck to all who are racing.

South Central Fed have libbed in Skibbereen at 11.00am and cleared well.

LPCC birds have been liberated in Castletown at 14.10hrs

Sunday 3rd June 2018

The 3 Bird Championship club is now up and running with the first race being this weeks race from 1st Talbenny any member wishing to enter these races will find detachable entry forms at the back of your year book, there are 3 divides in all pools and prize monies 50% 30% and 20%. would all race secretarys with members entered in this weeks championship club please send in a separate result for these birds .

This week we have 51 members entering 138 birds with a total prize and pool fund of £803.80.

The NIPA are due to release in Talbenny at 9.00am this morning in light winds there are 10,991 birds entered we will confirm liberation around 9.00am.

The NIPA have released in Talbenny at 9.00am in a light Easterly wind your birds got high and cleared really well.

East Down Combine - No Liberation at present in Talbenny next update will be around 10.00am.

The East Down Combine have Liberated in Talbenny at 09.30am. Wind Light Variable.

Munster Federation - Birds liberated in Malinhead at 11.40am.