Ireland I.W.T.F. at Birr.

[neil cooney 10,415]

On behalf of the I.W.T.F. may I give a big thank you to the organisers of The Irish Game & Country Fair held at Birr yesterday.

Once again it was a great day with several more members joining.

For the IWTF to be able to be on such a big stage in it's first year is little short of remarkable and goes a long way in showing who does indeed support us and our terriers.

 

[just hunt 69]

Mind your nose neil ,there is some brown stuff on it

I think the IWTF is a great ORG and it dosnt need a money grabbing game fair to promote it

I would be one for standing on my own ywo feet ,but then again

 

 

EVERY ONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN STUPID OPPINION

 

JUST HUNT

[neil cooney 10,415]

Have you any other suggestions for a young club (only a few short weeks) to potentially meet 30,000 people and get their name and cause known.

If you do please let me know.

Credit should be given where credit is due and allowing us to attend the two gamefairs at Shanes Castle and Birr Castle is only a part of the support given to us by the organisers.

People in high places have recently commented on how much the IWTF has achieved in a short space of time and this is only possible because of the hard work and support that's been given by all those involved.

[kegs 40]

well done lads,yous shouldve had a team in that final for the craic.

[AlbertJ 569]

Mind your nose neil ,there is some brown stuff on it

I think the IWTF is a great ORG and it dosnt need a money grabbing game fair to promote it

I would be one for standing on my own ywo feet ,but then again

 

 

EVERY ONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN STUPID OPPINION

 

JUST HUNT

 

JH,

 

I am disappointed by your post - anyone that knows me knows that while I can be a difficult, argumentative, opinionated, arrogant and even objectionable person - the last thing I am when it comes to country sports is money grabbing. NO ONE and I mean NO ONE has put as much into countrysports as we have over the last 34 years. I would challenge you to find a single person or organisation over that 34 years that we have refused sponsorship over that complete period.

 

However I am even more angry at your comments about Neil . I can assure you he is very much his own man and we have had quite testy arguments on HL up until about six months ago when he objected to something written on our web site and I invited him to do something better. He stepped up to the mark and produced an excellent article for the magazine which were pleased to publish. I never hold anything against a man ( or woman) who is prepared to speak their mind and fight their corner and in spite of some quite heated exchanges I realised that Neil and I were both passionate about country sports and could agree to disagree. What we do agree on is the need for terrier ( and lurcher) enthusiasts to have a credible organisation to represent their interests and to work positiviely with other countrysports organisations. When the IWTF was formed as a properly constituted organisation I was delighted to facilitate them in any way I could.

 

I should say Neil and I have only met once ,very briefly to simply say hello at Birr but I hope to meet with him to see how we can help the IWTF further. We are prepared to facilitate the IWTF at our fairs and in our magazine and I wish Neil and his colleagues even further success to that which they have already achieved.

 

Albertj

Edited August 28, 2012 by AlbertJ

[BIG G wheton machine 1,594]

any help for the terrier cause is time well spent keep er lit lads

[kevin em 342]

just hunt i think you out of order neil was right to thank albert for the support he has shown to the iwtf its mindless people like you that will be shouting the loudest if things go wrong just because your friends dont like neil or albert you seem intent on running them down grow a pair of balls and use your proper name at least

[AlbertJ 569]

just hunt i think you out of order neil was right to thank albert for the support he has shown to the iwtf its mindless people like you that will be shouting the loudest if things go wrong just because your friends dont like neil or albert you seem intent on running them down grow a pair of balls and use your proper name at least

 

Thank you Kevin - I really don't care if people like me or not - my wife says she varies from one day to another! BUT she says my redeeming qualities are that I speak my mind to people's faces and not behind their backs, don't bear grudges and I am extremely loyal to my friends - sometimes even if they are wrong - that is where Neil and I fell out in the past. I have to admit he was more right than me in our arguments but I hope he forgives me because I was defending someone who had been a long standing friend.

 

As I say I don't really know Neil but I hope to get to know him and other members of the IWTF and I look forward to seeing them play a full part in the battles to come. People are looking closely at the IWTF and I would love to see it continue to grow as a cohesive well disciplined representative organisation. Just Hunt I hope you will give Neil and the IWFT a chance - whether you continue to criticise me or not!

 

albert

Edited August 28, 2012 by AlbertJ

[kevin em 342]

nobody he does any sort of work whether big or small to promote fieldsports and country life deserve to be criticised it wood answer people better to support such people instead of abusing them

[just hunt 69]

Ok i might of being a bit hard on neil .

But being asked to pay 15 EURO into a game fair so you can pay 10 euro to the IWTF dosnt seem right

Being asked to pay 15 EURO in to support a rise campaign rally dosnt seem right either

 

I agree the IWTF is a young org and is feeling its way a bit ,BUT i too was in the

Horse andJocky that day and felt the passion and was realy excited about the whole thing

The IWTF needs to make it alot easier to join maybe a rep in each county or something similiar .

also i think the front page of any web site should be for Latest News .To tell the members whats happening

THATS JUST MY OPPINION

[danny300 2,240]

Ok i might of being a bit hard on neil .

But being asked to pay 15 EURO into a game fair so you can pay 10 euro to the IWTF dosnt seem right

Being asked to pay 15 EURO in to support a rise campaign rally dosnt seem right either

 

I agree the IWTF is a young org and is feeling its way a bit ,BUT i too was in the

Horse andJocky that day and felt the passion and was realy excited about the whole thing

The IWTF needs to make it alot easier to join maybe a rep in each county or something similiar .

also i think the front page of any web site should be for Latest News .To tell the members whats happening

THATS JUST MY OPPINION

just hunt why not ring the number for the south and have a chat with the chairman Edited August 28, 2012 by danny300

[AlbertJ 569]

Ok i might of being a bit hard on neil .

But being asked to pay 15 EURO into a game fair so you can pay 10 euro to the IWTF dosnt seem right

Being asked to pay 15 EURO in to support a rise campaign rally dosnt seem right either

 

I agree the IWTF is a young org and is feeling its way a bit ,BUT i too was in the

Horse andJocky that day and felt the passion and was realy excited about the whole thing

The IWTF needs to make it alot easier to join maybe a rep in each county or something similiar .

also i think the front page of any web site should be for Latest News .To tell the members whats happening

THATS JUST MY OPPINION

 

JH,

 

You were not asked to pay €15 to join the IWTF or to support the RISE rally - €15 is the entry fee to the largest and best game or country fair in the ROI. Your choice was whether to go to it or not.

 

If you simply wanted to go and support RISE I offered you a free ticket so what are you whingeing about?

 

And if you want to join IWTF I am sure you can give the chairman a call and send him the money without going to the fair.

 

You seem to have some issue with me - that's your call but why not at least have the balls to come forward and criticise under your own name!

 

Albertj

Edited August 28, 2012 by AlbertJ

[just hunt 69]

A T

I dont care how much you charge into your gamefairs ,and i dont realy care what you think of me either

and i dont blame you for wanting theIWTF and the rise campaign at your shows ,its all about numbers .

You know nothing about digging and less about me

 

The IWTF needs to stand on its own two feet and not be anybody elses lap dog to have any credability

JUST MY OPPINION ....again

[AlbertJ 569]

A T

I dont care how much you charge into your gamefairs ,and i dont realy care what you think of me either

and i dont blame you for wanting theIWTF and the rise campaign at your shows ,its all about numbers .

You know nothing about digging and less about me

 

The IWTF needs to stand on its own two feet and not be anybody elses lap dog to have any credability

JUST MY OPPINION ....again

 

JH,

 

Two very important points both the IWTF and RISE ASKED to be at our shows . WE DID NOT INVITE THEM although one of my colleagues is heavily involved in RISE and we were delighted to provide a platform for them.

 

Why did they want to be at our events - simple because they are the two largest countrysports events in Ireland and I presume they thought they would gain from being at them. Why would they not want to gain from our shows at no cost to themselves? Why would any sane country sports person object to them being at the two largest gatherings of country sports people in Ireland?

 

You say it is about numbers - of course it is for the IWTF, RISE and ourselves - again why would any sane country sports enthusiast want to object to demonstrations of the strength of the country sports community?

 

 

What do I know about you?

 

1. You appear to wish to attack me and our shows? And it appears you are prepared to attack virtually anyone or any organisation that supports them or is supported by them. One has to ask the question why?

 

2. You have attacked me, Neil, the IWTF and RISE from behind an alias? You are right that I don't know much about you but in my opinion anyone who can only issue widespread attacks on someone or something from behind an alias is a coward who hasn't the courage to voice his or her opinions openly. As such I consider your opinions are without merit or value because you don't believe strongly enough in them to put your own name behind them.

 

If one looks at your posts on our fairs one must ask why you should take such an interest in them and in attacking anyone who has an association with them?

 

Now since you claim I don't know you and you appear to know little about me - why would you attack me and our fairs?

 

I can think of only one reason - you are someone who does not like to see our fairs the success that they are! WHY?

Edited August 29, 2012 by AlbertJ

[AlbertJ 569]

On behalf of the I.W.T.F. may I give a big thank you to the organisers of The Irish Game & Country Fair held at Birr yesterday.

Once again it was a great day with several more members joining.

For the IWTF to be able to be on such a big stage in it's first year is little short of remarkable and goes a long way in showing who does indeed support us and our terriers.

 

Neil,

 

Great to see the IWTF at Birr. Sorry I missed you at the stand when I was up helping organise the show and digging - I wanted to make sure the latter was covered by www.fieldsportschannel.tv. I didn't get back up to see the judging as David undertook to look after the Mount Palmer side of the fair while I supervised the main site. As you can appreciate with potentially difficult ground conditions I had to be rather focused. By all accounts you did a good job judging and we all thank you for this.

 

Heard a lot of good comments about the IWTF and I think more established groups will soon realise that it is moving in the right direction.

 

Albertj