Ireland Birr Fair Huge Success

[AlbertJ 569]

Just back home after clearing up the site after the best game and country fair in the ROI and certainly one that demonstrated that our professional team including our event organisers are second to none. Thank you to our gundog , angling, clay shooting and terrier & lurcher organisers for putting on exemplary well run events which demonstrated that the Great Game Fairs of Ireland organise and host the top terrier, whippet, lurcher, gundog, clay shooting and angling events AND of course Birr hosted what was a magical Digging Event. We were also delighted to welcome once again the Irish Working Terrier Federation who are acknowledged as the All Ireland representative body for terrier work. We asked them to recommend three of our judges and the huge entry achieved demonstrated the support for this body and the judges they recommended!.

 

Great turnout for the Red Mills/ICS&CL Five Nations Terrier & Lurcher Championships and indeed for all the terrier, whippet and lurcher events which demonstrated that our titles are the ones with the real prestige. As a wag said to me 'a real tenner is always better than a counterfeit one!'

 

At the Five Nations Terrier & Lurcher Finals I was delighted to award Keiran Young an Irish Countrysports & Country Life Countrysports Life time commitment award for his work in running what is clearly acknowledged as the best specialist terrier, whippet and lurcher show in Ireland, also for his innovative lead in measuring lurchers in terms of classification and of course for launching and organising the Mourne Digging Championships. People always joke that when I present something it comes with commitments and the commitment announced was that Kieran and his team will take over the organising of Ireland's premier terrier, whippet and lurcher event the 27th ALL IRELAND TERRIER &LURCHER CHAMPIONSHIPS and the MASTER McGRATH CHALLENGE at Shanes Castle Antrim on the 28th & 29th June 2014.

 

The total responsibility for this event has been delegated to Kieran and his team and thus many will be pleased to know that this is my last post on HL about the organising of the Shanes Castle Terrier, Lurcher and Whippet events. I have not only given Kieran a free hand but I will work in the background to give him and his team the support to make it an even better event.

Edited September 3, 2013 by AlbertJ

[paulus 26]

sounds like it all went well then

[AlbertJ 569]

sounds like it all went well then

 

A great result for the Five Nations Terrier Champion Dodge who finished off his career after his UK title with a great win against some top English, Welsh and Irish dogs. My heartfelt thanks to his sporting owner who gave us all the privilege of seeing this great dog.

 

 

And of course a warm invitation is extended to you Paulus to next year's fairs!

Edited September 3, 2013 by AlbertJ

[Themaverick 110]

Thats excellent news Albert, Kierans show is the best run show in the north... Cant wait, and roll on next year!

[AlbertJ 569]

Fiona,

 

Congratulations on some good results at Birr - I didn't see much of the racing but I understand you were very successful and what a superb performance to win the Five Nations Lurcher Championship for the second year under three different judges. Maverick did you proud in that he was superbly turned out.

 

Albertj

[Fat-Ferret 857]

It was a great weekend

[paddy31 120]

Really enjoyed the weekend it was a very well run event Albert and well done to Kieran and everyone at the Mourne for the weekend and the very best for the future.

 

Atb Paddy....

[hessy1 10]

Where's the coverage of the five nations being shown albert

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

LOL by all accounts it went well then, congrats. And fair play Kieran you will turn things around, no better man.

[bluebell 418]

I had a brilliant weekend, enjoyed every minute of it, enjoyed the company of my doggie friends, can't wait till next year, thanks Albert & team for a great weekend

 

Caught up with my old friend King Henry VIII...

 

 

John Line Dancing...

 

 

The Digging Competition has got to be the highlight of the day, they work so hard, well done everyone, especially the ladies, might have a go at it myself next year

 

 

 

[the_stig 6,614]

 

sounds like it all went well then

 

A great result for the Five Nations Terrier Champion Dodge who finished off his career after his UK title with a great win against some top English, Welsh and Irish dogs. My heartfelt thanks to his sporting owner who gave us all the privilege of seeing this great dog.

 

 

And of course a warm invitation is extended to you Paulus to next year's fairs!

 

martin hulmes dodge?

[AlbertJ 569]

Yes it was Martin Hulmes Dodge

[the_stig 6,614]

Yes it was Martin Hulmes Dodge

----its a well put together terrier ..

[AlbertJ 569]

LOL by all accounts it went well then, congrats. And fair play Kieran you will turn things around, no better man.

 

IL, Nothing really needs to be 'turned round' as the Master Mc Grath and the 26th All Ireland Terrier & Lurcher Championships went well at Shanes Castle in 2013 when organised by the NILRC ( under the chairmanship of ex chairman Tom Barry). Unfortunately one little spat over a racing result slightly ruined the atmosphere but the show, as usual, was a great success. However I am sure that every terrier, lurcher and whippet enthusiast in Ireland will wish Kieran well as he takes on the 27th All Ireland Terrier, Whippet and Lurcher Championships, Ireland's longest running and most prestigious event ( and titles) to new heights at the Irish Game Fair, Shanes Castle Antrim on the 28th & 29th June 2014.

[bluebell 418]