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Northern Ireland Continental Club –

Welcome everyone. Hopefully this will be a constructive group, with one objective. To promote Long distance racing into Ireland. We all know how good Northern Irish long distance pigeons are, lets strive to promote them in


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Rafferty & Toman 1st YB Nat Talbenny 2020 –

Syndicate Lofts bloodlines win Talbenny for Rafferty & Toman – The Premier YB National for the NIPA was flown as arranged on Saturday 12th September, liberation in Talbenny in Pembrokeshire was at 8.00am in a Lt


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Kings Cup – Johnny Murtagh 1st Open INFC

Saint Allouestre King’s Cup Update Friday 23.45 – Posted on July 5, 2019 Saint Allouestre Grand National King’s Cup – Sponsored by Frazers Animal Feeds. Update Friday 5th July 2019 @ 23.45 Provisional top fifteen in


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St Malo 2019 –

The Premier NIPA Old Bird National was flown from St Malo in France over last weekend in what was the hottest time of the year, and especially in France where the heat was severe. Birds were


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INFC Yearling National – 1st Joey McLoughlin

The Yearling Nat for the INFC was delayed for several days due to severe weather conditions, race marking was in Lisburn last Friday and liberation in Sennen Cove on Sunday at 6.00am in a Lt South


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INFC Skibbereen OB Nat – 28/05/19

Skibbereen Old Bird Inland National – Sponsored by Bamfords Top Flight. Provisional result which is subject to correction.  South Section – 1 Dobbs Bros. Blackwater R.P.C. 1521.4, 2 Dobbs Bros. Blackwater R.P.C. 1521.2, 3 Bolger Family


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Owen Markey 1st Open NIPA Fermoy –

      Fermoy in County Cork was the venue for the fifth old bird race, 22,200 birds were liberated at 10.30am in a light North Westerly wind and great conditions over the route. All the


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Whitten Loft 1st Open NIPA Gowran Park –

Gowran Park racecourse in County Kilkenny was the venue for the fourth old bird race, just short of 19,000 birds were released at 10.30am in a northerly wind. A bit of sun and blue sky over


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D Coyle & Son, Coleraine Prem 1st Open Roscrea –

Last weekend the NIPA birds were transported to Roscrea in preference to Gowran Park which it was thought might take the birds out over Dublin Airport in the high winds forecast for Saturday. As it turned


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Coyle Bros Maiden City, 1st Open NIPA Mullingar –

Maiden City Loft takes 1st Open NIPA Mullingar – For the opening old bird race of 2019 the weather was the main concern and a lot of lofts decided to not take any chances and wait


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INFC Skibbereen YB Nat – 24/09/18

Excellent INFC YB Nat from Skibbereen – The Irish National Flying Club final race of the 2018 season was delayed due to poor weather conditions, one day its perfect and the next hopeless. The race was


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INFC Penzance YB Grand Nat – 09/09/18

The Irish National Flying Club Blue Riband Young Bird National was held on Sunday 9th September with the birds liberated in Penzance at 7.45am in a light south westerly wind. The race was once again sponsored


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NIPA Fermoy (2) – 01/09/18

NIPA Fermoy (2) 529/13,390 – 1-1C McClurkin & McCoubrey Ligoniel 1539, 2-2C D & J Campbell Eastway 1537, 3-3C D McElhone Eastway 1530, 4-4C D & P Harvey Larne & Dist 1523, 5-1D N Edgar &


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NIPA Fermoy (1) – 25/08/18

It was all Newry City lofts that were involved at the top of the NIPA race flown from Fermoy in County Cork, despite heavy showers later in the day the birds returned well having had an


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NIPA Gowran Park – 18/08/18

NIPA Open Gowran Park 616/17,688 – 1-1C G & M Atcheson Ligoniel 1906, 2-2C G McKenna Eastway 1895, 3-3C McClurkin & McCoubrey Ligoniel 1894, 4-1D J Greenaway Dromore 1891, 5-4C McMurray & Anderson Ligoniel 1882, 6-2D


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