RPRA (Irish Region) & France Diploma winners
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:39 pm
The RPRA Awards are presented at the annual Ladies Night for the NIPA, held recently at the Templeton Hotel in County Antrim. Irish Region Secretary’s Mr & Mrs Robert Reid were on hand to present the various awards, claim forms are available and must be submitted on time or will not be considered.
RPRA (Irish Region) Awards 2009:
The RPRA (Irish Region) Meritorious Awards are presented in each NIPA Section, for individual bird performance from two cross channel races, in 2009 they were Talbenny (2) & Penzance. Section winners were: Sect A – Gerald Marshall Cookstown Social Vel 1072, Sect A West – No Claim, Sect B – W & J Smyth Ballymena & Dist HPS Vel 1063, Sect C – Tommy Peel Carrick Social Vel 1037, Sect D – M & F Russell Dromore WE Vel 1065, Sect E – Geoffrey Douglas Wilton Cross Vel 954, Sect F – Jackie Crossan Downpatrick Vel 919, Sect G – Donnelly Bros Newry City Vel 1045. Overall winner was Gerald Marshall Cookstown Social.
Gerald was unable to attend the event but I caught up with him last weekend and got a photo and some details. Having the overall winner across all the NIPA Sections is a top performance, the bird a Dark Cheq hen he has named Millview Lady and she was bred by the top Cookstown partnership of Speirs & Campbell. As expected she carries all the lofts top bloodlines the old Kenyon & Delbar etc. The sire was placed in the Rosscarbery OB Derby and was then 2nd Sect & 18th Open NIPA Talbenny. The dam took 141st North Sect & 162nd Kings Cup Vannes 2006 and is a mixture of lines through W N Davidson Portadown and the Blacks of Dromore Kings Cup birds. In the pedigree I noticed a bird flown France four times and other lines of Gilmour & Beattie and Rab Smyth Larne. For the Meritorious Award the winner firstly flew Talbenny (2) and then a fortnight later Penzance with a big result. With the NIPA Millview Lady won 1st Club, 1st Sect A & 7th Open 866/9,054 on velocity 1015 and in the duplicate OB Classic 1st Club, 1st Sect A & 4th Open NIPA 501/3,491. To round off a good season Gerald timed a Blue Pied hen FVW & Busschaert first time France to win 1st Club, 92nd North Sect & 115th Open INFC Kings Cup Plaudren/Vannes. Well done Gerald and I will be keeping an eye for future results.
RPRA (Irish Region) Mileage Awards. 0-250 Miles won by Jefff Greenaway, Dromore HPS, 251-450 Miles won by M Maguire & Son, Millvale, Over 451 Miles won by Kevin Carolan, Coalisland.
Young Fancier Mileage Awards. 0-250 Miles won by Jason Scott of Springvale, 251-450 Miles won by Lucas McNeill of Rasharkin & District. The RPRA (Irish Region) Young Fancier of the Year 2009 was won by Lucas McNeill. Best YB Performance 2009 was won by Donnelly Bros of Newry City. Best all Round Performance 2009 was won by Mal Maguire & Son of Millvale.
Gerald Marshall from Cookstown Soc won the overall Meritorious Award
for single bird performance Talbenny (2) & Penzance with Millview Lady.
Mr & Mrs Robert Reid Secty of the RPRA (Irish Region) present the Sect C
Meritorious Award for Talbenny (2) & Penzance to Tommy Peel of Carrick Social.
Billy & Joe Smyth from Ballymena & District won the Meritorious Award in the NIPA Sect B.
Fred Russell collects the NIPA Sect D Meritorious Award for the
M & F Russell team from Dromore West End.
Geoffrey Douglas from Wilton Cross in Lurgan won the Meritorious Award
in the NIPA Sect E.
Jackie Crossan from Downpatrick won the Meritorious Award
in the NIPA Coastal Sect F.
Donnelly Bros from Newry City had the Meritorious Award in the NIPA Sect G.
Jeff Greenaway from the Universal Lofts in Dromore won the Irish Region Mileage Award 0-250 Miles.
Malachy Maguire from Millvale in Newry won the Irish Region Mileage Award 251-450 Miles.
Kevin Carolan won the Over 451 Miles Irish Region Award.
Mal Maguire & Son from Millvale had Best All Round Performance 2009.
Donnelly Bros from Newry City won the Best Young Bird Performance 2009.
Lucas McNeill from Rasharkin & District won the Young Fancier Mileage Award 251-450 Miles
and the Irish Region Young Fancier of the Year.
Jordan Scott from Springvale Social won the Young Fancier Mileage Award 0-250 Miles.
NIPA French Diploma Awards – Highly Prized
The NIPA French Diploma Awards were introduced around 15 years ago and in that time just a small number of birds have achieved repeated success at the distance. The awards are presented to birds that achieve positions in the Premier Old Bird National. Scoring twice is Bronze Diploma and a fair number of those have been presented with just one season being missed. It gets more difficult for the Silver Diploma having to score three times and then the major prize the Gold Medal & Diploma when the Champions score for the fourth time. The 2007 season was as good as any, 17 Bronze Diplomas, 5 Silver Diplomas and Alan Darragh from Cullybackey wins a Gold Diploma for the second time with “Champion Betty’s Girl”.
The first Gold Medal & Diploma was won in 2000 by Murphy & Martin of Cookstown with Billy’s Pride, followed in 2001 by Speirs & Campbell of Cookstown with Tommie Girl and Alan Darragh with Golden Dreams. Only five have been won up to 2009, that includes B & M Gilmore who collected the major award in 2008 with “Champion Easton Gold” and Alan Darragh from Cullybackey holds the premier place with two.
2007: Gold Medal & Gold Diploma won by – Alan Darragh, Cullybackey HPS. Champion Betty’s Girl won 24th Sect B & 133rd Open NIPA Lamballe 04, 189th Open NIPA Portland 05, 9th Sect B & 102nd Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 15th Sect B & 146th Open NIPA Lamballe 07.
2008: Gold Medal & Gold Diploma won by – B & M Gilmore, Ballyclare & District. Champion Easton Gold won 19th Sect C & 78th Open NIPA Portland 05, 6th Sect C & 29th Open NIPA St Malo 06, 41st Sect C & 147th Open NIPA Lamballe 07 and 4th Sect C & 22nd Open NIPA St Malo 08.
Just for the record I have had a look at the Silver Diploma and this list reads. 1994 – A Darragh Cullybackey 1995 – J Logan Ballyclare & Dist and C Cameron Ballyclare & Dist. 1998 – Campbell & Francey Harryville. 1999 – J Geary & Son Lurgan Social, D McCullough & Son Kells & Dist and Murphy & Martin Cookstown. 2000 – A Darragh Cullybackey, N Weir Loughgall, E Campbell & Son Coleraine Premier and Speirs & Campbell Cookstown. 2001 – J & R Crawford Larne & Dist, W McClure Kells & Dist and J Carson & Son Corcreeney. 2006 – J McMurrough & Sons Corrigs, A Darragh Cullybackey, Furphy Bros Lurgan Soc and J Adamson Gilford & Dist.
Just 18 winners from the first winner which was Champion Noel raced by Alan Darragh, he won 1992 – 33rd Open NIPA, 1993 – 39th Open NIPA and 1994 – 13th Open NIPA. Adding the five winners in 2007, four in 2008 and three in 2009 brings the Silver Diploma total to 30.
In 2007 Silver Diplomas were won by – E Matchett & Sons Edgarstown 14th Sect E & 27th Open NIPA Portland 05, 18th Sect E & 79th Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 8th Sect E & 37th Open NIPA Lamballe 07. Speirs & Campbell Cookstown Social 4th Sect A & 50th Open NIPA Portland 05, 6th Sect A & 28th Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 7th Sect A & 142nd Open NIPA Lamballe 07. B & M Gilmore Ballyclare & Dist 19th Sect C & 78th Open NIPA Portland 05, 6th Sect C & 29th Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 41st Sect C & 147th Open NIPA Lamballe 07. J & J Milligan Laurelvale 18th Sect E & 35th Open NIPA Lamballe 04, 12th Sect E & 44th Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 30th Sect E & 122nd Open NIPA Lamballe 07. H Beattie Laurelvale 22nd Sect E & 55th Open NIPA Lamballe 04, 39th Sect E & 141st Open NIPA Portland 05 and 4th Sect E & 20th Open NIPA Lamballe 07.
In 2008 Silver Diplomas were won by – Diamond Bros Coleraine Premier 5th Sect A & 54th Open NIPA Portland 05, 6th Sect A & 93rd Open NIPA Lamballe 07 and 17th Sect A & 114th Open NIPA St Malo 08. K Carolan Coalisland & Dist 3rd Sect A & 46th Open NIPA Portland 05, 13th Sect A & 78th Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 4th Sect A & 20th Open NIPA St Malo 08. T Leacock & Son Castledawson 7th Sect A & 37th Open NIPA St Malo 06, 8th Sect A & 162nd Open NIPA Lamballe 07 and 9th Sect A & 65th Open NIPA St Malo 08. M/M Stevenson Dromara 15th Sect D & 176th Open NIPA St Malo 06, 7th Sect D & 59th Open NIPA Lamballe 07 and 8th Sect D & 176th Open NIPA St Malo 08.
In 2009 Silver Diplomas were won by – Gary Benson Lisburn & Dist (Little Gem) 8th Sect D & 142nd Open NIPA Portland 05, 10th Sect D & 208th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 8th Sect D & 137th Open NIPA St Malo 09. Sam Corrigan Loughgall (Blue Boy) 28th Sect E & 115th Open NIPA Lamballe 07, 7th Sect E & 23rd Open NIPA St Malo 09, 51st Sect E & 186th Open NIPA St Malo 09. Jeff McMaw Carrick Social 29th Sect C & 99th Open NIPA Lamballe 07, 10th Sect C & 42nd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 15th Sect C & 106th Open NIPA St Malo 09.
To keep the record sort of up to date I will list the Bronze Diploma winners in 2009. Should any be missed please let me know.
In 2009 Bronze Diplomas were won by - G Benson Lisburn & Dist (Little Gem) 8th Sect D & 142nd Open NIPA Portland 05, 10th Sect D & 208th Open NIPA St Malo 08. M Graham Ballymena & Dist (Sunnyhill Supreme) 4th Sect B & 30th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 36th Sect B & 200th Open NIPA St Malo 09. S Graham Son & McManus Ligoniel & Dist 52nd Sect C & 162nd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 10th Sect C & 71st Open NIPA St Malo 09. Gregg Bros & McCandless Ligoniel & Dist 69th Sect C & 210th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 5th Sect C & 48th Open NIPA St Malo 09. G Hawthorne Millisle 10th Sect F & 123rd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 125th Open NIPA St Malo 09. R Strain & Son Millisle 1st Sect F & 14th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 4th Sect F & 89th Open NIPA St Malo 09. Mr & Mrs D Suitters Doagh & Dist 14th Sect C & 50th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 4th Sect C & 43rd Open NIPA St Malo 09. Elliott Bros Carrick & Dist 7th Sect C & 29th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 2nd Sect C & 29th Open NIPA St Malo 09. A Hughes & Son Largymore 7th Sect D & 173rd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 4th Sect D & 98th Open NIPA St Malo 09. R J Elliott Ballymoney 12th Sect B & 88th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 3rd Sect B & 17th Open NIPA St Malo 09. W G Neill Annaghmore 10th Sect E & 56th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 39th Sect E & 120th Open NIPA St Malo 09. S Corrigan Loughgall (Checker Lady) 25th Sect E & 147th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 3rd Sect E & 7th Open NIPA St Malo 09. M & R Hamilton Coalisland 5th Sect A & 32nd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 11th Sect A & 167th Open NIPA St Malo 09. K Carolan Coalisland 1st Sect A & 12th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 5th Sect A & 45th Open NIPA St Malo 09. Surgenor Bros Kells & Dist 9th Sect B & 60th Open NIPA Lamballe 07, 6th Sect B & 38th Open NIPA St Malo 08. Bingham & Seaton Ligoniel & Dist 18th Sect C & 66th Open NIPA Lamballe 07, 27th Sect C & 160th Open NIPA St Malo 09. J Burrows Eastway 20th Sect C & 62nd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 32nd Sect C & 181st Open NIPA St Malo 09. Mark Maguire & Son Newry & Dist 3rd Sect G & 39th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 19th Sect G & 203rd Open NIPA St Malo 09. G McKenna Eastway 60th Sect C & 181st Open NIPA St Malo 08, 31st Sect C & 179th Open NIPA St Malo 09. A Darragh Cullybackey 7th Sect B & 43rd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 26th Sect B & 150th Open NIPA St Malo 09. R Williamson Bondhill 2nd Sect E & 5th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 4th Sect E & 8th Open NIPA St Malo 09. M/M G Robinson Carrick & Dist 23rd Sect C & & 74th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 20th Sect C & 131st Open NIPA St Malo 09. S Watson Castledawson 122nd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 171st Open NIPA St Malo 09.
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Another Bronze Diploma won by Ron Williamson from Bondhill, 5th & 8th Open St Malo.
Mark Maguire & Son from Newry & District win the NIPA Bronze Diploma, 39th & 203rd Open St Malo.
Billy Seaton collects a Bronze Diploma for Bingham & Seaton of Ligoniel. It was the first time a
Bronze Diploma has been won racing to different lofts. It won 66th Open for J Thompson
and was then sold at Clearance Sale, in 2009 from St Malo it finished 160th Open NIPA.
Alan Darragh wins another Bronze Diploma 43rd & 150th St Malo, he has already won 2 x Gold Diplomas.
Kevin Carolan from Coalisland had a super year in 2009, winner of St Malo his
Bronze Diploma is for 12th & 45th Open St Malo.
Sam Corrigan from Loughgall collected both Bronze & Silver Diplomas.
Mr & Mrs Suitters from Doagh & Dist have a great distance record,
the Bronze Diploma is for 50th & 43rd Open St Malo.
Man on the move Martin Graham from Ballymena & Dist collects Bronze Diploma
with Sunnyhill Girl, 30th & 200th Open NIPA St Malo.
Gary Benson from Lisburn & District won both Bronze & Silver Diplomas.
M & R Hamilton from Coalisland won the NIPA Bronze Diploma for 32nd & 167th Open St Malo.
NIPA Diploma winners in Carrickfergus, inc Elliott Bros, Mr & Mrs G Robinson and Jeff McMaw.
The officials of Carrick Social Secretary Davy Wilson (r) and Chairman Tommy Peel are included.
RPRA (Irish Region) Awards 2009:
The RPRA (Irish Region) Meritorious Awards are presented in each NIPA Section, for individual bird performance from two cross channel races, in 2009 they were Talbenny (2) & Penzance. Section winners were: Sect A – Gerald Marshall Cookstown Social Vel 1072, Sect A West – No Claim, Sect B – W & J Smyth Ballymena & Dist HPS Vel 1063, Sect C – Tommy Peel Carrick Social Vel 1037, Sect D – M & F Russell Dromore WE Vel 1065, Sect E – Geoffrey Douglas Wilton Cross Vel 954, Sect F – Jackie Crossan Downpatrick Vel 919, Sect G – Donnelly Bros Newry City Vel 1045. Overall winner was Gerald Marshall Cookstown Social.
Gerald was unable to attend the event but I caught up with him last weekend and got a photo and some details. Having the overall winner across all the NIPA Sections is a top performance, the bird a Dark Cheq hen he has named Millview Lady and she was bred by the top Cookstown partnership of Speirs & Campbell. As expected she carries all the lofts top bloodlines the old Kenyon & Delbar etc. The sire was placed in the Rosscarbery OB Derby and was then 2nd Sect & 18th Open NIPA Talbenny. The dam took 141st North Sect & 162nd Kings Cup Vannes 2006 and is a mixture of lines through W N Davidson Portadown and the Blacks of Dromore Kings Cup birds. In the pedigree I noticed a bird flown France four times and other lines of Gilmour & Beattie and Rab Smyth Larne. For the Meritorious Award the winner firstly flew Talbenny (2) and then a fortnight later Penzance with a big result. With the NIPA Millview Lady won 1st Club, 1st Sect A & 7th Open 866/9,054 on velocity 1015 and in the duplicate OB Classic 1st Club, 1st Sect A & 4th Open NIPA 501/3,491. To round off a good season Gerald timed a Blue Pied hen FVW & Busschaert first time France to win 1st Club, 92nd North Sect & 115th Open INFC Kings Cup Plaudren/Vannes. Well done Gerald and I will be keeping an eye for future results.
RPRA (Irish Region) Mileage Awards. 0-250 Miles won by Jefff Greenaway, Dromore HPS, 251-450 Miles won by M Maguire & Son, Millvale, Over 451 Miles won by Kevin Carolan, Coalisland.
Young Fancier Mileage Awards. 0-250 Miles won by Jason Scott of Springvale, 251-450 Miles won by Lucas McNeill of Rasharkin & District. The RPRA (Irish Region) Young Fancier of the Year 2009 was won by Lucas McNeill. Best YB Performance 2009 was won by Donnelly Bros of Newry City. Best all Round Performance 2009 was won by Mal Maguire & Son of Millvale.
Gerald Marshall from Cookstown Soc won the overall Meritorious Award
for single bird performance Talbenny (2) & Penzance with Millview Lady.
Mr & Mrs Robert Reid Secty of the RPRA (Irish Region) present the Sect C
Meritorious Award for Talbenny (2) & Penzance to Tommy Peel of Carrick Social.
Billy & Joe Smyth from Ballymena & District won the Meritorious Award in the NIPA Sect B.
Fred Russell collects the NIPA Sect D Meritorious Award for the
M & F Russell team from Dromore West End.
Geoffrey Douglas from Wilton Cross in Lurgan won the Meritorious Award
in the NIPA Sect E.
Jackie Crossan from Downpatrick won the Meritorious Award
in the NIPA Coastal Sect F.
Donnelly Bros from Newry City had the Meritorious Award in the NIPA Sect G.
Jeff Greenaway from the Universal Lofts in Dromore won the Irish Region Mileage Award 0-250 Miles.
Malachy Maguire from Millvale in Newry won the Irish Region Mileage Award 251-450 Miles.
Kevin Carolan won the Over 451 Miles Irish Region Award.
Mal Maguire & Son from Millvale had Best All Round Performance 2009.
Donnelly Bros from Newry City won the Best Young Bird Performance 2009.
Lucas McNeill from Rasharkin & District won the Young Fancier Mileage Award 251-450 Miles
and the Irish Region Young Fancier of the Year.
Jordan Scott from Springvale Social won the Young Fancier Mileage Award 0-250 Miles.
NIPA French Diploma Awards – Highly Prized
The NIPA French Diploma Awards were introduced around 15 years ago and in that time just a small number of birds have achieved repeated success at the distance. The awards are presented to birds that achieve positions in the Premier Old Bird National. Scoring twice is Bronze Diploma and a fair number of those have been presented with just one season being missed. It gets more difficult for the Silver Diploma having to score three times and then the major prize the Gold Medal & Diploma when the Champions score for the fourth time. The 2007 season was as good as any, 17 Bronze Diplomas, 5 Silver Diplomas and Alan Darragh from Cullybackey wins a Gold Diploma for the second time with “Champion Betty’s Girl”.
The first Gold Medal & Diploma was won in 2000 by Murphy & Martin of Cookstown with Billy’s Pride, followed in 2001 by Speirs & Campbell of Cookstown with Tommie Girl and Alan Darragh with Golden Dreams. Only five have been won up to 2009, that includes B & M Gilmore who collected the major award in 2008 with “Champion Easton Gold” and Alan Darragh from Cullybackey holds the premier place with two.
2007: Gold Medal & Gold Diploma won by – Alan Darragh, Cullybackey HPS. Champion Betty’s Girl won 24th Sect B & 133rd Open NIPA Lamballe 04, 189th Open NIPA Portland 05, 9th Sect B & 102nd Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 15th Sect B & 146th Open NIPA Lamballe 07.
2008: Gold Medal & Gold Diploma won by – B & M Gilmore, Ballyclare & District. Champion Easton Gold won 19th Sect C & 78th Open NIPA Portland 05, 6th Sect C & 29th Open NIPA St Malo 06, 41st Sect C & 147th Open NIPA Lamballe 07 and 4th Sect C & 22nd Open NIPA St Malo 08.
Just for the record I have had a look at the Silver Diploma and this list reads. 1994 – A Darragh Cullybackey 1995 – J Logan Ballyclare & Dist and C Cameron Ballyclare & Dist. 1998 – Campbell & Francey Harryville. 1999 – J Geary & Son Lurgan Social, D McCullough & Son Kells & Dist and Murphy & Martin Cookstown. 2000 – A Darragh Cullybackey, N Weir Loughgall, E Campbell & Son Coleraine Premier and Speirs & Campbell Cookstown. 2001 – J & R Crawford Larne & Dist, W McClure Kells & Dist and J Carson & Son Corcreeney. 2006 – J McMurrough & Sons Corrigs, A Darragh Cullybackey, Furphy Bros Lurgan Soc and J Adamson Gilford & Dist.
Just 18 winners from the first winner which was Champion Noel raced by Alan Darragh, he won 1992 – 33rd Open NIPA, 1993 – 39th Open NIPA and 1994 – 13th Open NIPA. Adding the five winners in 2007, four in 2008 and three in 2009 brings the Silver Diploma total to 30.
In 2007 Silver Diplomas were won by – E Matchett & Sons Edgarstown 14th Sect E & 27th Open NIPA Portland 05, 18th Sect E & 79th Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 8th Sect E & 37th Open NIPA Lamballe 07. Speirs & Campbell Cookstown Social 4th Sect A & 50th Open NIPA Portland 05, 6th Sect A & 28th Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 7th Sect A & 142nd Open NIPA Lamballe 07. B & M Gilmore Ballyclare & Dist 19th Sect C & 78th Open NIPA Portland 05, 6th Sect C & 29th Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 41st Sect C & 147th Open NIPA Lamballe 07. J & J Milligan Laurelvale 18th Sect E & 35th Open NIPA Lamballe 04, 12th Sect E & 44th Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 30th Sect E & 122nd Open NIPA Lamballe 07. H Beattie Laurelvale 22nd Sect E & 55th Open NIPA Lamballe 04, 39th Sect E & 141st Open NIPA Portland 05 and 4th Sect E & 20th Open NIPA Lamballe 07.
In 2008 Silver Diplomas were won by – Diamond Bros Coleraine Premier 5th Sect A & 54th Open NIPA Portland 05, 6th Sect A & 93rd Open NIPA Lamballe 07 and 17th Sect A & 114th Open NIPA St Malo 08. K Carolan Coalisland & Dist 3rd Sect A & 46th Open NIPA Portland 05, 13th Sect A & 78th Open NIPA St Malo 06 and 4th Sect A & 20th Open NIPA St Malo 08. T Leacock & Son Castledawson 7th Sect A & 37th Open NIPA St Malo 06, 8th Sect A & 162nd Open NIPA Lamballe 07 and 9th Sect A & 65th Open NIPA St Malo 08. M/M Stevenson Dromara 15th Sect D & 176th Open NIPA St Malo 06, 7th Sect D & 59th Open NIPA Lamballe 07 and 8th Sect D & 176th Open NIPA St Malo 08.
In 2009 Silver Diplomas were won by – Gary Benson Lisburn & Dist (Little Gem) 8th Sect D & 142nd Open NIPA Portland 05, 10th Sect D & 208th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 8th Sect D & 137th Open NIPA St Malo 09. Sam Corrigan Loughgall (Blue Boy) 28th Sect E & 115th Open NIPA Lamballe 07, 7th Sect E & 23rd Open NIPA St Malo 09, 51st Sect E & 186th Open NIPA St Malo 09. Jeff McMaw Carrick Social 29th Sect C & 99th Open NIPA Lamballe 07, 10th Sect C & 42nd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 15th Sect C & 106th Open NIPA St Malo 09.
To keep the record sort of up to date I will list the Bronze Diploma winners in 2009. Should any be missed please let me know.
In 2009 Bronze Diplomas were won by - G Benson Lisburn & Dist (Little Gem) 8th Sect D & 142nd Open NIPA Portland 05, 10th Sect D & 208th Open NIPA St Malo 08. M Graham Ballymena & Dist (Sunnyhill Supreme) 4th Sect B & 30th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 36th Sect B & 200th Open NIPA St Malo 09. S Graham Son & McManus Ligoniel & Dist 52nd Sect C & 162nd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 10th Sect C & 71st Open NIPA St Malo 09. Gregg Bros & McCandless Ligoniel & Dist 69th Sect C & 210th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 5th Sect C & 48th Open NIPA St Malo 09. G Hawthorne Millisle 10th Sect F & 123rd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 125th Open NIPA St Malo 09. R Strain & Son Millisle 1st Sect F & 14th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 4th Sect F & 89th Open NIPA St Malo 09. Mr & Mrs D Suitters Doagh & Dist 14th Sect C & 50th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 4th Sect C & 43rd Open NIPA St Malo 09. Elliott Bros Carrick & Dist 7th Sect C & 29th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 2nd Sect C & 29th Open NIPA St Malo 09. A Hughes & Son Largymore 7th Sect D & 173rd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 4th Sect D & 98th Open NIPA St Malo 09. R J Elliott Ballymoney 12th Sect B & 88th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 3rd Sect B & 17th Open NIPA St Malo 09. W G Neill Annaghmore 10th Sect E & 56th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 39th Sect E & 120th Open NIPA St Malo 09. S Corrigan Loughgall (Checker Lady) 25th Sect E & 147th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 3rd Sect E & 7th Open NIPA St Malo 09. M & R Hamilton Coalisland 5th Sect A & 32nd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 11th Sect A & 167th Open NIPA St Malo 09. K Carolan Coalisland 1st Sect A & 12th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 5th Sect A & 45th Open NIPA St Malo 09. Surgenor Bros Kells & Dist 9th Sect B & 60th Open NIPA Lamballe 07, 6th Sect B & 38th Open NIPA St Malo 08. Bingham & Seaton Ligoniel & Dist 18th Sect C & 66th Open NIPA Lamballe 07, 27th Sect C & 160th Open NIPA St Malo 09. J Burrows Eastway 20th Sect C & 62nd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 32nd Sect C & 181st Open NIPA St Malo 09. Mark Maguire & Son Newry & Dist 3rd Sect G & 39th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 19th Sect G & 203rd Open NIPA St Malo 09. G McKenna Eastway 60th Sect C & 181st Open NIPA St Malo 08, 31st Sect C & 179th Open NIPA St Malo 09. A Darragh Cullybackey 7th Sect B & 43rd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 26th Sect B & 150th Open NIPA St Malo 09. R Williamson Bondhill 2nd Sect E & 5th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 4th Sect E & 8th Open NIPA St Malo 09. M/M G Robinson Carrick & Dist 23rd Sect C & & 74th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 20th Sect C & 131st Open NIPA St Malo 09. S Watson Castledawson 122nd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 171st Open NIPA St Malo 09.
Willie Reynolds
NIPA Press Officer.
Tel/Fax: (028) 256 44683
Mobile: 07939 684876
E-mail: reynoldshomer@aol.com
http://www.pigeonnetwork.com
http://www.niparacingpigeons.co.uk
Another Bronze Diploma won by Ron Williamson from Bondhill, 5th & 8th Open St Malo.
Mark Maguire & Son from Newry & District win the NIPA Bronze Diploma, 39th & 203rd Open St Malo.
Billy Seaton collects a Bronze Diploma for Bingham & Seaton of Ligoniel. It was the first time a
Bronze Diploma has been won racing to different lofts. It won 66th Open for J Thompson
and was then sold at Clearance Sale, in 2009 from St Malo it finished 160th Open NIPA.
Alan Darragh wins another Bronze Diploma 43rd & 150th St Malo, he has already won 2 x Gold Diplomas.
Kevin Carolan from Coalisland had a super year in 2009, winner of St Malo his
Bronze Diploma is for 12th & 45th Open St Malo.
Sam Corrigan from Loughgall collected both Bronze & Silver Diplomas.
Mr & Mrs Suitters from Doagh & Dist have a great distance record,
the Bronze Diploma is for 50th & 43rd Open St Malo.
Man on the move Martin Graham from Ballymena & Dist collects Bronze Diploma
with Sunnyhill Girl, 30th & 200th Open NIPA St Malo.
Gary Benson from Lisburn & District won both Bronze & Silver Diplomas.
M & R Hamilton from Coalisland won the NIPA Bronze Diploma for 32nd & 167th Open St Malo.
NIPA Diploma winners in Carrickfergus, inc Elliott Bros, Mr & Mrs G Robinson and Jeff McMaw.
The officials of Carrick Social Secretary Davy Wilson (r) and Chairman Tommy Peel are included.