Doagh & Ballyclare prize presentation -

[willie reynolds]

BALLYCLARE & DISTRICT & DOAGH & DISTRICT H.P.S. PRESENTATION NIGHT 2024 -

Ballyclare & District & Doagh & District H.P.S. had their joint annual Dinner & Prizegiving on Friday
the 15 th of November in McConnell’s of Doagh. The Members accompanied by friends and family
packed out the Venue in what was a great night had by all. Mr William McClelland the Chairman of
the Doagh & District H.P.S. got the evening underway by welcoming everyone to the annual
prizegiving thanking all those who helped making it possible and the very best of congratulations to
all who had success in 2024 Season. Also introducing the distinguished guests of the evening. Claire
Kelly, Bertie Blair, Gary Hughes & Myself. Afterwards McConnell’s provided a beautiful 3 course meal
with the selection of Vegetable Soup or Garlic Mushrooms. Roast Beef or Turkey & Ham or Sirloin
Steak Dinner and Pavlova or Apple Pie & Custard for Desert along with Tea/Coffee. The Meal was
enjoyed by all and many thanks to McConnell’s for a fantastic meal and selection. William therefore
got the Presentation of Awards underway with Gary Hughes NIPA Assistant Race Controller
Presenting Doagh & Districts Prizes & Claire Kelly TV Superstar in the Series ‘The Pigeon People’
presenting Ballyclare & Districts Prizes.

Ballyclare & District H.P.S. Full List of Award Winners 2024

Trophy Winners

Top Prize Winners in Ballyclare & District where A&T Agnew having a super year winning 3x Old Bird
Club Wins & 7x Yb Club Wins while also winning 2x Section C Wins. They also picked up 10 different
silverware for their efforts.
Winning the J. Robinson Cup – Most Points Obtained
McCrea Shield – Inland Y.B. Derby
Sharples Cup – Longest Y.B. Race
L. Houston Cup – R/Up Inland Averages
Cameron Trophy – Average All Tullamore Races
T. Boyd Cup – Most Points Selected Races
Comrades Social Cup – Average Talbenny & Rosscarbery Y.B
Magill Cup – Talbenny Y.B. National
Horner Cup – Lowest Winning Velocity
Montgomery Cup – Average O.B. Talbennys
2 nd Highest Prize winners where Higginson & Fasciolo having a fantastic racing year from start to
finish Winning 7x O.B Club Wins & 2 Y.B Club Wins. They won 8 pieces of silverware in a successful
year for the duo
McKeown Cup – Roscrea O.B. & Y.B. Races
Comrades Supporters Cup – Average Fermoy O.B. & Y.B.
Dodds Cup – O.B. Inland National
J. Hill Trophy – O.B. Inland Average

J. Blair Cup – Penzance
Greer Cup – Penzance Classic
A. Agnew Trophy – Best Open Position N.I.P.A.
W.A. Turkington Cup- Best Vel Doagh & Ballyclare Penzance
A.Thompson Picked up 2 trophies in 2023
R. Hayes Cup- Yearling National & Penzance Y.B. National
C&L Woodside picked up the Banford Shield for Bude and A. Agnew Trophy for Best Open Position
N.I.P.A.
W.R Moore Won the Vint Cup best Y.B. Averages
J. Mairs Trophy for Kings Cup Local winner went to R. Duddy
Old Bird Race Results

Tullamore ¬ A&T Agnew – 2 nd Section
Higginson & Fasciolo 43 rd , 48 th & 49 th Section
1 st Roscrea – Higginson & Fasciolo – 1 st Club
2nd Roscrea – A&T Agnew – 38 th Section
1st Fermoy – Higginson & Fasciolo – 8 th & 9 th Section.
W. Moore & Son – 39 th Section
2nd Fermoy – Higginson & Fasciolo – 7 th , 17 th , 23 rd & 26 th Section
A&T Agnew – 28 th & 30 th Section
Skibbereen National – Higginson & Fasciolo – 6 th Section, 23 rd Open , 33 rd Section, 110 th Open
A&T Agnew – 34 th Section, 113 th Open, 35 th Section, 114 th Open
G&R Lawrie – 39 th Section, 123 rd Open
1st Talbenny – W. Moore & Son – 18 th Section, 183 rd Open
R. Webster – 19 th Section, 194 th Open
2nd Talbenny ¬ A&T Agnew – 7 th Section
Fermoy 5B ¬ 9 th Section, 52 nd Open
Bude – C&L Woodside – 3 rd Section, 5 th Open
G&R Lawrie - 12 th Section, 89 th Open
A&T Agnew – 14 th Section
Penzance – Higginson & Fasciolo
Penzance Classic – Higginson & Fasciolo – 1 st Section, 5 th Open
A.Thompson – 8 th Section, 52 nd Open

Young Bird Race Results

1st Kilbeggan – A&T Agnew - 1 st Club
2nd Kilbeggan – A&T Agnew – 1 st Section. 17 th Open, 11 th Section, 73 rd Open
Tullamore – Higginson & Fasciolo – 1 st Club
1st Roscrea – A&T Agnew – 7 th & 8 th Section
Higginson & Fasciolo – 15 th Section
2nd Roscrea – J&R Blair – 13 th Section, 63 rd Open
Higginson & Fasciolo – 36 th Section
1st Fermoy – W. Moore & Son – 36 th Section
Dale National – A&T Agnew – 1 st Section, 60 th Open, 3 rd Section, 105 th Open
Higginson & Fasciolo – 13 th Section
3rd Roscrea – A&T Agnew – 1 st Club
2nd Fermoy – Higginson & Fasciolo – 17 th Section
Fermoy National – A&T Agnew – 4 th Section, 42 nd Open
Skibbereen National – A&T Agnew – 10 th Section, 77 th Open
W. Moore & Son – 11 th Section, 79 th Open

I.N.F.C. Race Results
Skibbereen O.B. National – G&R Lawrie – 37 th N/S, 62 nd N/S
A&T Agnew – 86 th N/S
Penzance Yearling National – Horner Bros & Son – 38 th N/S, 48 th Open
A. Thompson – 47 th N/S, 59 th Open
A&T Agnew – 74 th N/S, 101 st Open
Kings Cup – A.Thompson – 6 th N/S, 10 th Open. 7 th N/S, 11 th Open. 24 th N/S, 33 rd Open. 40 th N/S, 54 th
Open. Winner of the Harkness Rose Bowl.
R. Duddy – 20 th N/S, 27 th Open. 114 th N/S, 147 th Open. Winner of Hall of Fame 163 rd Section, 216 th
Open.
W. Moore & Son – 70 th N/S, 88 th Open
C&L Woodside – 73 rd N/S, 91 st Open. 88 th N/S, 109 th Open
Friendship National – A. Thompson – 24 th N,S, 27 th Open, 26 th N.S, 30 th Open, 51 st N.S, 57 th Open
C&L Woodside – 63 rd N.S, 70 th Open
R. Duddy – 79 th N/S, 88 th Open. 80 th N/S, 89 th Open
Penzance Y.B. National – A&T Agnew – 22 nd N.S, 23 rd Open, 59 th N.S, 66 th Open
A.Thompson – 14 th N/S, 14 th Open, 36 th N/S, 39 th Open, 40 th N/S, 43 rd Open, 48 th N/S, 56 th Open, 94 th
N/S, 113 th Open.
R. Duddy – 42 nd N/S, 48 th Open
A&T Agnew – 47 th N/S, 53 rd Open
Skibbereen Y.B. National – A&T Agnew – 33 rd N/S, 40 th Open, 79 th N/S, 97 th Open
East Antrim Amalgamation (EAA)

Old Birds
Fermoy 2 – Horner Bros & Son – 1 st
Dale 1 – Horner Bros & Son – 2 nd
Dale 2 – G&R Lawrie – 1 st . Horner Bros & Son – 2 nd
Penzance Classic – J&R Blair – 1 st
Young Birds
Kilbeggan – A&T Agnew – 2 nd & 3 rd
Fermoy 1 – Higginson & Fasciolo – 1 st & 3 rd
Dale YB National – A&T Agnew – 1 st & 3 rd

Doagh & District H.P.S. Full List of Award Winners 2024

Trophy Winners

Top Prize Winners for another year in Doagh & District where A&N Lewis having a tremendous
season from start to finish totalling up a total of 17 pieces of Silverware. Kane Cup – Best Average all
Nationals. J. Mc Grugan Cup – Best average Penzance 0/B Dale Y/B. McCalmont Cup – Best average
O/B & Y/B Nationals. Montgomery & Todd Rosebowl – O/B Inland average. Colin Agnew Cup –
Dunmanway Y/B National. N. Logan Memorial Shield – Best average O/B & Y/B Inland Nationals. S.
Lorimer Memorial Shield – Best average last three Y/B Races. N. Rea Memorial Shield – Best average
two Y/B Nationals. W. Brown Cup – Y/B Averages. S. Robinson Cup – All Y/B races excluding
Nationals. C&D Smyth Irish Champion – Best average all Irish Races O/B & Y/B. McCadam Memorial
Trophy – Best averages 3 longest O/B Races. Catherwood Cup – Cross Channel average. McConnell
Rosebowl – O/B Average. A&W Drennan – Skibbereen O/B National. R. Stavely Cup – Y/B Knock Out.
B. McCammond Cup – Combine Average.
The Husband & Wife partnership of Mr Mrs McNeilly took home 8 trophies from their years racing in
2024. Bell Trophy – Bude Winner. B. Craig Cup – O/B Knock Out. A. Bridges Memorial Cup – First

Pigeon from Yearling National INFC. J. Kincaid Memorial Shield – 2 nd Dale O/B Winner. J.
Montgomery Cup – Best average from two Dale Races O/B. T. Wilson Memorial Cup – Best average
first 3 O/B & first 3 Y/B Races. J. Wilson Cup – Best Average 4 Wexford’s or equivalent races. T.
Lorimer Memorial Cup – Best average 1 st Kilbeggan/Cloughmartin/Dale O/B Races
B&M Gilmore picked up 5 different Silverware on the night. McManus Glass Trophy – First bird
timed in the Kings Cup. Suitters Trophy – Lowest winning velocity on the Channel. DB Mairs Trophy –
Ace pigeon over 200 Miles. Mairs Trophy – O/B National Winner. D. Suitters Trophy – Best average
two O/B Nationals.
D&S Suitters & Sons had added 4 pieces of Silverware for their performances in 2024. Crone Shield –
O/B Penzance Winner. W. Hutchinson Memorial Cup – 1 st & 2 nd Dale/Bude/Penzance. J. McCrugan
Memorial Cup – Last 5 O/B Races excluding the Nationals. McCrugan & Luke Cup – Best average
Bude & Penzance.
D&R Turkington picking up a trio of trophies. Ashe Trophy – Dale Y/B National. J. Gardener Cup –
Most points in Club Shows. Patterson Shield – Lowest Winning velocity in Y/B races.
J. Stewart & Son won the M. Christie Memorial Shield for Winner of the 1 st Y/B Race.

Top Prize Winners and Trophy’s

A&N Lewis - £198.50 plus 17 Trophies
Mr & Mrs McNeilly - £167 plus 8 Trophies
J&R Scott - £125.50
D&S Suitters & Sons - £105.50 plus 4 Trophies
S. Collins - £43.50
B&M Gilmore - £38 plus 5 Trophies
J. Stewart & Son - £37.50 plus 1 Trophy
Wilson & McCullough - £33
D&R Turkington - £31.75 plus 3 Trophies
J&L McClean - £6.75
W. Cowan - £6.75

Some Top 2024 Performances

B&M Gilmore – NIPA Plougastel O/B National – 8 th Section, 25 th Open. 19 th Section, 93 rd Open.
INFC Kings Cup – 121 st North Section, 156 th Open. 127 th North Section, 168 th Open. Winning a Merit
Award for Pigeon Twice in the Kings Cup Result.
D&R Turkington – 18 th Section, 163 rd Dale Y/B National.
168 th North Section, 215 TH Open Yearling National INFC
A&N Lewis – 6 th Open Y/B Grand National Penzance.
47 th , 66 th North Section INFC Skibbereen O/B National.
20 th Section, 51 st Open Dunmanway Y/B National.
1 st , 4 th , 6 th , 22 nd Section, 60 th , 117 th , 119 th , 221 st Roscrea Y/B.
14 th Section, 79 th Open Plougastel O/B National
Mr & Mrs McNeilly – 5 th , 7 th , 16 th , 18 th , 21 st , 25 th , 31 st Section 1 st Dale O/B.
1 st Section, 2 nd Dale O/B
6 th Section Bude O/B
5 th North Section, 7 th Open INFC Yearling National
23 rd North Section, 29 th Open INFC Yearling National

After the awards presentation ended there was a Raffle with some great prizes up for grabs. Also, a
select auction was held within the clubrooms on some top flyers donating youngbirds towards the
Club then finishing off the night with some Live Music to end the super evening. Well done to all
who helped organise the event with a great success and thanks to McConnell’s hosting the great
night. Everyone had a brilliant night celebrating every member success.
Congratulations to all the many Prize Winners in both clubs in the past 2024 Racing Season. I was
honoured to be a guest for the evening I want to wish all the members of Doagh & Ballyclare the
very best of health and enjoyable racing in the upcoming 2025 Season.
Yours in Sport ,
Jordan Hughes
N.I.P.A. Press Officer

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