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NIPA Race programme for 2015 -

Programme (1) is what was flown last season in old birds, Programme (2) is the modified one. Eight inland races before Talbenny in South Wales, four cross channel races as usual and an inland race on the France weekend. Programme (3) for young birds was flown last season, Programme (4) is the modified one. The opening two races will just have two liberations, top half away first in Mullingar followed by bottom half at Tullamore.

Programme (1) Old Birds: 11th April Tullamore, 18th April Roscrea/Thurles Area *, 25th April Roscrea/Thurles Area *, 2nd May Clonmel, 9th May Fermoy, 16th May Rosscarbery Inl Nat, 16th May Roscrea/Thurles Comeback *, 23rd May Talbenny, 30th May Bude, 30th May Rosscarbery Y/H & Y/C Nat, 6th June Truro, 6th Jine Fermoy 5 Bird Championship, 13th June Penzance Classic, 13th June Fermoy, 20th June Penzance, 20th June Roscrea Comeback *, 26th June St Malo Nat (France).

Programme (2) Old Birds: 11th April Tullamore, 18th April Tullamore, 25th April Roscrea/Thurles Area *, 2nd May Fermoy, 9th May Fermoy, 16th May Rosscarbery Inl Nat, 16th May Tramore Area, 23rd May Pilmore Beach, 30th May Talbenny, 6th June Penzance Classic 6th June Rosscarbery Area, 13th June Bude, 13th June Rosscarbery Y/H & Y/C Nat, 20th June Penzance, 20th June Fermoy 5 Bird Championship, 26th June St Malo Nat (France), 26th June Roscrea/Thurles Area *.

Programme (3) Young Birds: 18th July Area Liberations, 25th July Area Liberations, 1st August Tullamore Mass Lib, 8th August Roscrea/Thurles *, 15th August Roscrea/Clonmel *, 22nd August Fermoy, 29th August Talbenny Nat, 29th August Roscrea/Thurles Comeback *, 5th September Fermoy, 5th September Fermoy 5 Bird Championship, 12th September Rosscarbery Nat.

Programme (4) Young Birds: 18th July Mullingar Area Lib (Top of A, B, C & H), 18th July Tullamore Area Lib (Bottom A, D, E, F & G), 25th July Mullingar Area Lib (Top of A, B, C & H), 18th July Tullamore Area Lib (Bottom A, D, E, F & G), 1st August Roscrea/Thurles Mass Lib *, 8th August Roscrea/Thurles *, 15th August Fermoy, 22nd August Pilmore Beach, 29th August Talbenny Nat, 29th August Roscrea/Thurles Comeback *, 5th September Fermoy, 5th September Fermoy 5 Bird Championship, 12th September Rosscarbery Nat.

Votes must be returned before 21st February 2015.

NIPA Race programme for 2015 – Some 60 local clubs returned voting papers. In Old Birds Programme (1) flown last season had 278 votes while Programme (2), the modified one, had 452 votes. In the Young Birds Programme (3) flown last year had 379 votes while Programme (4), the modified one had 342 votes. We had a big vote to change the Old Bird programme and in a close finish the members decided to stick with the Young Bird programme flown last year.

Old Birds: 11th April Tullamore, 18th April Tullamore, 25th April Roscrea/Thurles Area *, 2nd May Fermoy, 9th May Fermoy, 16th May Rosscarbery Inl Nat, 16th May Tramore Area, 23rd May Pilmore Beach, 30th May Talbenny, 6th June Penzance Classic 6th June Rosscarbery Area, 13th June Bude, 13th June Rosscarbery Y/H & Y/C Nat, 20th June Penzance, 20th June Fermoy 5 Bird Championship, 26th June St Malo Nat (France), 26th June Roscrea/Thurles Area *.

Young Birds: 18th July Area Liberations, 25th July Area Liberations, 1st August Tullamore Mass Lib, 8th August Roscrea/Thurles *, 15th August Roscrea/Clonmel *, 22nd August Fermoy, 29th August Talbenny Nat, 29th August Roscrea/Thurles Comeback *, 5th September Fermoy, 5th September Fermoy 5 Bird Championship, 12th September Rosscarbery Nat.

I think it is important the Race Programme for voting goes to clubs with AGM Agenda and although my own club managed to deal with the business at one meeting, lots of other clubs had to have two meetings and looking at the voting where one third of clubs did not vote they probably decided against a second meeting. With the race programme now set and the fact the NIPA Committee now meet the first Wednesday of each month there should be no delay with the Race Books.