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RPRA (Irish Region) Awards 2017 -

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:42 am
by willie reynolds
RPRA (Irish Region) Awards 2017 – Were presented as usual at the NIPA Ladies Night held at Templeton Hotel in Templepatrick las November. The awards were presented by Eugene Fitzgerald the President of the Irish Homing Union.

Irish Region Meritorious Awards 2017 (Talbenny & Penzance) – Single Bird Performance
Sect A - Hanson & Harpur Coleraine Premier 1305, Sect B - J Rock Harryville 1373, Sect C - A Cooke Ballycarry 1354, Sect D - No Claim, Sect E - S & E Buckley Edgarstown 1418, Sect F - K Murray Killyleagh & Dist 1342, Sect G - R Williamson Newry & Dist 1403, Sect H - No Claim

Overall Winner S & E Buckley Edgarstown 1418

Irish Region Mileage Awards 2017: 0-250 Miles A Hall Omagh, 251-450 Miles Russell Bros Dromara, 450 + No Claim.
Best Y B Performance 2017: Gregg Bros & McCandless Titanic NWHU 17 D 8237
Best O B Performance 2017: McGimpsey Bros Ards GB 14 A 16117

Young Fancier Mileage Awards 2017: 0-250 Ellie Marshall Comber, 251-450 Keelie Wright Lurgan Social, 450 + No Claim.
Young Fancier of the Year 2017: 1st Keelie Wright Lurgan Social, R/up Ellie Marshall Comber.

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Section A Meritorious Award was won by Hanson & Harpur, Coleraine Premier.

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Section B Meritorious Award was won by Jimmy Rock, Harryville HPS.

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S & E Buckley from Edgarstown won the Sect E Award.

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Ron Williamson from Newry & District won the Sect G Award.

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The overall winners with the best velocity of 1418, was S & E Buckley.

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Russell Bros from Dromara won 1st Open St Malo and were best 251-450 Mileage Award.

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Best Old Bird performance 2017 won by McGimpsey Bros – Churchill won 3 x 1st Sect F.

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Keelie Wright from Lurgan won Young Fancier of the Year, also best 251-450 Miles.

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Ellie Marshall from Comber won r/u for Young Fancier of the Year, also best 0-250 Miles.

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Lucky Lady 1st Open NIPA St Malo OB Nat for Russell Bros, Dromara.

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Meritorious Award winner for Simon & Eric Buckley, Edgarstown.

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Churchill won Best Old Bird performance for McGimpsey Bros.

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Red Fawcett won the Best Young Bird performance for Gregg Bros & McCandless.

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Elizabeth won the Sect B Meritorious Award, also 1st Open NIPA Penzance for J Rock.

Re: RPRA (Irish Region) Awards 2017 -

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:00 pm
by willie reynolds
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This pigeon had nine NIPA Open places in ten races,
and his dam win the RPRA (Irish Region) in 2014