Liberations 30/05/15 -

[willie reynolds]

The NIPA will Race Mark on Thursday Night for a possible release on Saturday 30th May from Talbenny South Wales

The forecast for Saturday is South West Wind with sunshine and cloud at the release point Ireland will be mainly cloudy

Next week`s races are Sennen Cove Classic and a comeback race from the South Coast of Ireland

Sennen Cove will be racemarked at centres next Thursday night and the Come back race pigeons will be collected on Friday at collection points at normal centre collection times.

EDC will hamper on Thursday night for a race from Talbenny on Saturday.

RPRA Awards 2015 – The Meritorious Awards for best single bird performance will be best average from Talbenny and Penzance, claims from Club Secretaries and one claim per club for each category. Awards for best in each NIPA Section and Trophy for Best Overall Velocity. The OB Mileage Awards are as usual 0-250 Miles, 251-400 Miles and Over 400 Miles. Same Mileage Awards for the Young Fancier and Trophy Awarded for Young Fancier of the Year and runner-up. All claims to be with RPRA (Irish Region) Secretary by 1st October 2015, and claim forms are available from the Secretary Robert Reid.

Mid Antrim Combine - The Knock-out starts this weekend at Talbenny. Surgenor Bros v Blair & Rankin, J Simpson v Young McManus & Sons, Stewart Bros v B Swann & Son, M/M Sempey v Percy Son & Murphy, D Dixon v T Kaczynski, Steele & McNeill v McFall & McManus, A Darragh v W & J Smyth, Scott & Clements v J Rock. The Quarter-Final is from Sennen Cove Classic, Semi-Final Bude and Final as usual from Penzance.

Saturday 30/05/15

EAST DOWN COMBINE - THE EDC HAVE LIBERATED IN TALBENNY @ 7.45AM - WIND : LIGHT WEST

IRISH SOUTH ROAD FED - THE ISRF HAVE LIBERATED IN TRURO @ 7.00AM

MUNSTER FED : THE MUNSTER FED HAVE LIBERATED IN COOKSTOWN @ 7.30AM

NIPA, Ulster Federation, East Coast Fed (Dublin) - Liberation in Talbenny 7.20am. Facebook has a video link with Lib at 7.20am.

Good morning the N.I.P.A. are in Talbenny and the birds have been released at 7-20am, its a nice morning in Talbenny with blue sky and sunshine with little to no wind . The birds have been reported going out to sea at 7-42am, they where very high in the sky . The shipping forecast for the Irish sea from 12-00 midnight for the next 24 hours is wind north west 4 or 5 backing south east 5 or 6 going to west 6 or 7 sea state slight to moderate visibility good with rain later occasionally poor. At Dublin the wind is coming from 240 degrees ( west ) at 6 knots the cloud cover is few at 2,000ft broken at18,000ft visibility 10 klm or greater . So good luck to all.

Middle Route - Middle route Pilmore Beach released at 8.45am, good luck all.