Tullamore - 15/04/23

[willie reynolds]

JOURNEY’S END - N.I.P.A NOTES – SECTIONS C, D, F, & G

After months of hard work, preparing and planning The First Race of the 2023 N.I.P.A Season got
underway on Saturday the 15 th of April. A total of 533 Members sent 14,849 Birds to Tullamore in
County Offaly. The Birds were liberated at 10:45am in Light Winds and perfect conditions for the
perfect opening race.
The Winning Bird from the Race belongs to Ronnie Witherow from Limavady in Section H. Many
Congratulations Ronnie on claiming 1 st Open N.I.PA Tullamore in the opening race of the season.

SECTION C REPORT
The Winner of Section C from Tullamore was P & M Travers of Glen H.P.S. Paddy & Marty pictured
outside their lofts holding their newly crowned Section Winner a Blue Yearling Cock. The lads have
got off to a flyer taking first position on their Debut in their New Club. The Duo finish 1 st Club (304
Birds) 1 st Section (2,631 Birds) and 89 th Open (14,849 Birds) Last year as a young bird this Cock Won
1 st Club, 2 nd Section and 2 nd Open Fermoy, This Cock was bred by Wayne Doonan – Cock Crow
Breeding Lofts and I’m sure there will be many more to add to his honours list in the near future.
Many Congratulations to Section C Winners P & M Travers and to all Club Winners (A Total of 111
Members sent 2,631 Birds in Section D)
Ballycarry & District: 1 st W. Degnan & T. McKee – 1651 / 2 nd N J Arthurs – 1651 / 3 rd S. Beattie & Dtr –
1649 – 4 th N J Arthurs – 1643 / 5 th , 6 th W. Degnan & T. McKee – 1642, 1631 (10 Members sent 243
Birds)
Ballyclare & District: 1 st A & T Agnew – 1713 / 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th Higginson & Fasciola – 1688, 1687, 1687,
1686 / 6 th J & R Blair – 1678 (10 Members sent 279 Birds)
Carrick Social: 1 st Mr & Mrs Robinson – 1695 / 2 nd D & J Armstrong & Son – 1683 / 3 rd Mr & Mrs
Robinson – 1672 / 4 th , 5 th D & J Armstrong & Son – 1671, 1670 / 6 th T. Creighton & Son – 1664 (10
Members sent 311 Birds)
Doagh & District: 1 st A & N Lewis – 1676 / 2 nd Mr & Mrs McNeilly – 1663 / 3 rd A & N Lewis – 1663 / 4 th
,5 th J & R Scott – 1648, 1648 / 6 th Mr & Mrs McNeilly – 1638 (7 Members sent 128 Birds)
Eastway H.P.S: 1 st Jimmy Burrows – 1702 / 2 nd David McElhone – 1690 / 3 rd D & J Campbell – 1690 /
4 th Gary McKenna – 1698 / 5 th J. Dawson & Son – 1686 / 6 th Jimmy Burrows – 1682 (9 Members sent
178 Birds)
Glen H.P.S: 1 st P & M Travers – 1715 / 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th J & D Braniff – 1708, 1706, 1705, 1702, 1702
(9 Members sent 304 Birds)
Glenarm & District: 1 st O. O’Neill & Son – 1701 / 2 nd K S McCloy – 1668 / 3 rd McMullan Bros – 1650 /
4 th K S McCloy – 1646 / 5 th J & R Baxter – 1616 / 6 th O. O’Neil & Son – 1611 (7 Members sent 191
Birds)
Horseshoe H.P.S: 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd K & D Hagans – 1700, 1693, 1693 / 4 th , 5 th , 6 th N. Ferguson & Son – 1655,
1643, 1643 (6 Members sent 113 Birds)
Kingsmoss: 1 st J. Dawson & Son – 1684 / 2 nd J & S Graham – 1632 / 3 rd J. Dawson & Son – 1598 / 4 th ,5 th
Knowles & Hill – 1584, 1554 / 6 th J & S Graham - 1554 (7 Members sent 70 Birds)
Larne & District: 1 st Crawford & Robinson – 1691 / 2 nd R. Mills & Son – 1689 / 3 rd D & P Harvey – 1688
/ 4 th K & S Doherty – 1688 / 5 th Crawford & Robinson – 1683 / 6 th R. Mills & Son (14 Members sent
311 Birds)

Ligoniel & District: 1 st Jason Smyth – 1711 / 2 nd T. Longman – 1704 / 3 rd , 4 th McMurray & Anderson –
1703, 1698 / 5 th , 6 th Bingham & Seaton – 1697, 1697 (20 Members sent 433 Birds)

SECTION D REPORT
The Winner of Section D from Tullamore was H. Jennings & Sons of Hillsborough & Maze H.P.S. Gary
Jennings pictured proudly displaying his Section Winner a Blue Yearling Cock. He Finishes 1 st Club
(367 Birds) 1 st Section (1,923 Birds) and 100 th Open N.I.P.A. (14,849 Birds) This Cock was raced on the
roundabout system for Gary and has proven himself already as a young pigeon. He was bred for Gary
by the very well-known P&D Racing & Breeding Stud UK. Many Congratulations to Section D Winners
H. Jennings & Sons and to all Club Winners (A Total of 68 Members sent 1,923 Birds in Section D)
Beech Park Social: 1 st G. McEvoy – 1685 / 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th D. Mawhinney & Son – 1680, 1680, 1679,
1665, 1655 (5 Members sent 85 Birds)
Colin H.P.S: 1st, 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th O & M Monaghan – 1703, 1702, 1702, 1701, 1681, 1681 (6
Members sent 215 Birds)
Derriaghy: 1 st K. Johnston – 1607 / 2 nd D M & K Johnston – 1588 / 3 rd , 4 th R. Benson – 1562, 1556 / 5 th
Belshaw & Anderson – 1554 / 6 th W .Ringland & Son – 1525 (5 Members sent 78 Birds)
Dromara H.P.S: 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th N. Edgar & Son – 1656, 1656, 1654, 1653 / 5 th , 6 th Darren Aiken – 1650,
1641 (5 Members sent 156 Birds)
Dromore H.P.S: 1 st R. Keegan & Son – 1707 / 2 nd Tomlinson & Wilson – 1695 / 3 rd P & J Boal – 1688 /
4 th R. Keegan & Son – 1685 / 5 th P & J Boal – 1685 / 6 th R. Keegan & Son – 1684 (6 Members sent 207
Birds)
Glenavy & District: 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th I. Gibb & Sons – 1701, 1678, 1657, 1650, 1649 / 6 th Lilley &
Withers – 1619 (2 Members sent 86 Birds)
Harmony H.P.S: 1st Mark McClure – 1678 / 2 nd W. White & Son – 1667 / 3 rd Chris Young – 1665 / 4 th ,
5 th , 6 th Mark McClure – 1663, 1660, 1655 (9 Members sent 209 Birds)
Hillsborough & Maze: 1 st H. Jennings & Sons – 1713 / 2 nd , 3 rd Jeff Greenaway – 1696, 1694 – 4 th , 5 th I
Rollins & Son – 1693, 1692 / 6 th Jeff Greenaway – 1691 (7 Members sent 367 Birds)
Lisburn & District: 1 st R. Topping & Son – 1695 / 2 nd , 3 rd G. Smyth – 1690, 1686 / 4 th , 5 th R. Topping &
Son - 1679, 1678 / 6 th G. Smyth – 1666 (15 Members sent 310 Birds)
South Belfast H.P.S: 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th T. McNally – 1691, 1685, 1672, 1672, 1648 (3 Members
sent 77 Birds)
Trinity H.P.S: 1 st , 2 nd J & L Smyth – 1710, 1687 / 3 rd O. Farrelly – 1685 / 4 th J & L Smyth 1684 / 5 th , 6 th P
& K McCarthy – 1681, 1680 (12 Members sent 339 Birds)

SECTION F REPORT
The Winner of Section F from Tullamore was R. Moore & Son of Bangor H.P.S. This Race opened a
New Chapter for Bangor R.P.C with the Club competing in their first N.I.P.A Race. And what a first
Race it was for Bangor claiming most of the top positions in the Section. The Moore’s Section Winner
is a 2 Year Old Hen and was one of their most consistent Hens Last Year Winning many prizes in the
Club, Section and Open Placings in the East Down Combine. Her Dam was one of their Best Racing
Hens who was the Winner of 4 th North Section in the I.N.F.C Skibbereen Old Bird National. Her
Bloodlines are from their Old No.1 Breeder ‘Dakota 801’ and the Sire of the Section Winner is a
Grandson of ‘Donkere Leo’ and ‘Kittle’s Nest Sister’. Pictured all smiles (from L-R: Reggie, Micah and
David.) Big Congratulations guys on your Big Section F Win and Congratulations to all Club Winners.
(A Total of 47 Members sent 1,110 Birds in Section F)
Ards: 1 st A. Marshall – 1533 / 2 nd , 3 rd ,4 th M & S Muckle – 1522, 1521, 1521
Bangor R.P.C: 1 st R. Moore & Son – 1651 / 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th Burgess & Brennan – 1629, 1624, 1623 / 5 th , 6 th
R. Moore & Son – 1619, 1618 (8 Members sent 182 Birds)

Comber Central H.P.S: 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th C. Hutchinson – 1584, 1583, 1553, 1552, 1552, 1551 (4
Members sent 121 Birds
Corrigs: 1 st , 2 nd P. Brown & Son – 1613, 1560 / 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th S & E McGaw – 1529, 1522, 1519 / 6 th P.
Brown & Son – 1498 (3 Members sent 66 Birds)
Crossgar: 1 st McCartan & Woodside – 1609 / 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th P. Murray – 1600, 1598, 1593, 1588,
1587 (8 Members sent 271 Birds)
Downpatrick Premier: 1 st , 2 nd Jackie Crossan – 1561, 1560 / 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th Phillip McCullough & Dtr –
1559, 1558, 1558, 1558 (7 Members sent 135 Birds)
Killyleagh Central: 1 st C. Healy – 1585 / 2 nd ,3 rd McComb Bros – 1582, 1578 / 4 th , 5 th , 6 th C. Healy – 1565,
1564, 1564 (6 Members sent 137 Birds)
Killyleagh & District: 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd D. Grieves – 1591, 1585, 1583 / 4 th Morrison Bros – 1579 / 5 th , 6 th K.
Murray – 1569, 1566 (6 Members sent 93 Birds)
Newtownards H.P.S: 1 st A. Marshall – 1533 / 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th H & S Muckle – 1522, 1521, 1521,
1515, 1505 (5 Members sent 105 Birds)

SECTION G REPORT
The Winner of Section G from Tullamore was J F McCabe & Son of Newry & District H.P.S. The Father
& Son Partnership consisting of John F and son Conor claimed the Top 3 Positions in the Section.
They finish 1 st ,2 nd ,3rd Club (292 Birds) 1 st ,2 nd ,3 rd Section (927 Birds) and 176 th , 181 st , 187 th Open (14,849
Birds) 1 st & 3 rd Section was Bred by Wayne Doonan – Cock Crow Breeding Lofts containing his Best
Leo Heremans Lines. 2 nd Section is a daughter of ‘The Special One’ X a Daughter of the McCabe’s
Number One Pair (‘Black Gold’ x Lily) A great display from the lads from a great display of pigeons.
Many Congratulations to Section G Winners John F McCabe & Son Conor and to all Club Winners. (A
Total of 27 Members sent 927 Birds in Section G)
Ballyholland: 1st, 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th Owen Markey - 1683, 1683, 1683, 1683, 1674, 1674 (5 Members
sent 139 Birds)
Banbridge H.P.S: 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th F. Simpson - 1645, 1645, 1638, 1637 / 5 th , 6 th R. Carson & Son – 1613,
1610 (4 Members sent 75 Birds)
Drumnavady: 1 st G & S McMullan – 1729 / 2 nd , 3 rd - Samuel Ogle - 1688, 1685 / 4 th McGrath &
McParland - 1682 / 5 th G & S McMullan – 1677 / 6 th J. Mount & Son – 1655 (8 Members sent 203
Birds)
Millvale: 1 st Gary McLoughlin – 1664 / 2 nd William Chambers – 1632 / 3 rd Gary McLoughlin – 1615 /
4 th , 5 th John J McCabe - 1615, 1615 / 6 th Noel Murtagh – 1610 (6 Members sent 190 Birds)
Newry City: 1 st Thompson & Lunn – 1654 / 2 nd Matthew Donnelly – 1651 / 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th Thompson &
Lunn - 1648, 1645, 1639, 1622 (4 Members sent 127 Birds)
Newry & District: 1 st ,2 nd ,3 rd - JF McCabe & Son - 1700, 1699, 1698 / 4 th , 5 th , 6 th - Mark Maguire & Son -
1696, 1696, 1691 (3 Members sent 292 Birds)

That wraps up a perfect dream start for Fanciers to build on in the coming races ahead. Well done
to all who made it possible from our Secretary Fred Russell, Transport Team of Paddy McNeice and
Paul Howard and Race Controller Jim Ramsey and many more behind the scenes. Thank you for
reading my first N.I.P.A Journey’s End Report. I kindly ask for all club representatives/race secretaries
within the covered sections to contact myself for the publication of weekly results, Winners Photos,
Winning Pigeons Info, and any other information looking to be published. I would like to take this
opportunity to wish everyone the best of luck and good health in 2023. I am very privileged and
honoured to have this esteemed role and I would like to thank everybody for their support and help
so far. I am also very lucky to have such role models and advisors to turn to in Stephen McGarry,
Willie Reynolds, and Ronnie Johnston

JORDAN HUGHES
‘JOURNEYS END’