Coleraine Premier 2025 -

[willie reynolds]

Superb 2025 Season for the Coleraine Premier HPS -
The Mighty Coleraine Premier HPS held their Annual Prize Night and Buffet in their
Clubrooms on Thursday 30th October. It was as ever very well supported by the members with Jason Parke and Adie Henry of the Windsor Social in attendance to present the Trophies, Cups and Prizemoney. Coleraine Premier members had another very successful season at Section and Open level in the Mighty NIPA.
The 2025 Top Prize Winner was Jimmy Hanson, enjoying some 50 years in the Sport, Jimmy topped the Club on 11 occasions. The loft also topped the NIPA Section A on 3 x times not excluding coming close to securing more. Such was his impressive season it was no surprise to read that he had secured the NIPA Y/Bird Section A Fancier of the Year. Jimmy’s club
wins included: - in the O/Birds 1 st Kilbeggan, 1 st Fermoy (1), 1 st Grenagh, 1 st Corrin and 1 st
Cloughmartin. The subsequent excellent Y/Bird programme by the Hanson loft included wins from Roscrea, Cloughmartin, Fermoy (1), Corrin, Dale Y/B National and Grenagh. Jimmy also collected awards for the O/Bird Inland Average, Young Bird Average and the Combined O/Bird & Y/Bird Average within the very competitive Club.
Finishing a very credible Runner-Up in the Club was the excellent Partnership of B & D Coyle securing 7 x 1 st Clubs not forgetting winning the Mighty NIPA Open not once but twice from Roscrea and Dale respectively. When you finish Runner Up in the Club after topping the Mighty NIPA Twice, I think it just shows the Calibre of the Fanciers in this Superb Club, flying some off the longest routes. Bobby & Danny topped the Club from Roscrea (1) & (2) in the O/Birds also Dunamanway in the O/Bird National and to finish the O/Bird programme topped the Club from Cloughmartin and Dale. The Y/Birds seen success from Kilbeggan and Benamore. The Partnership also picked up S McAlary Yearling Cup Penzance O/Bird, Best Average 2 O/Bird and Y/Bird Dale not excluding a superb O/Bird to win the Champion O/Bird in the Club.
A man who needs no introductions Sean Diamond finishes 3 rd Best in 2025. Sean won the Channel O/Bird Section A Fancier of the Year within the NIPA as well as having the
Champion Y/Bird within the Club, not forgetting a very impressive arrival from the Y/Bird INFC National finishing 4 th Open. Sean collected awards for O/Bird Channel Average, Combined O/Bird Average. The Loft topped the Club also in the Dunamanway Y/Bird
National. Finishing 4 th on the Top Prize Winner list was Lawerence Hanson who topped the Club on 2 x occasions being the Corrin 5 Bird (won the NIPA Section A also) with a good pick and the Dunamanway Yearling National. Next up finishing 5 th and the strong racing names continue in the T & J McDonald partnership who fly within Section B off the NIPA, they topped the Club also on 2 x occasions namely Kilbeggan (2) in the Y/Birds and also to conclude a successful Y/Bird Campaign topped just not he Club but the NIPA Section B from Corrin in the Y/Birds. Terrence McCrudden another top loft that needs no introductions topped the Club from Dale (2) also finishing 1 st & 2 nd Section in the NIPA with a superb result.
What a Channel season the loft of Paul O’Connor had topping the Club on 3 occasions
namely Bude, Penzance and Penzance Classic all in the O/Birds. He collected the Coronation Cup (O/Bird Cannel Average excluding Plougastel) Best Average Dale (1) and Bude.
Completing the Prize list and visiting the table where Russell McAlary who topped Dale (1) winning the J McAlary Yearling Cup from Penzance; Diamond Bros & McLaughlin where tops from Plougastel in the O/Bird National; P Klimkowski & Son a name I have typed a few times this season where next followed up by the D Quinn loft on what was an excellent night for a superb Club, well done to all the winners and Homer and Myself wish the membership every success in 2026. Many thanks to Adrian and Russell for the info.

Adie McCormick
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