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In 2013 we organised

 

1.A hugely successful Master McGrath Challenge at the Irish Game Fair at Shanes Castle

 

2. A brilliant FIVE NATIONS LURCHER CHAMPIONSHIP at the Irish Game & Country Fair at Birr Castle where Fiona Devlin's Maverick defended his title and qualifies again for 2014.

 

3. A fantastic FIVE NATIONS TERRIER CHAMPIONSHIP at the Irish Game & Country Fair at Birr Castle where Dodge a top English terrier won against very strong opposition.

 

AND of course we ran the 26th annual ALL IRELAND TERRIER & LURCHER CHAMPIONSHIPS to award the titles All Ireland Lurcher Racing Championa ; All Ireland Terrier Racing Champion and the All Ireland Whippet Racing Champion plus the equivalent show titles including the Best in Show being the ALL IRELAND CHAMPION. We also ran equivalent ROI championships at the Birr Fair.

 

For 2014 the 27th ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS will be organised by Keiran Young and his team and the ROI Championships by Shane Lee and his team. I will be working closely with them on the Master McGrath qualifiers and the Five Nations Qualifiers.

 

AND we ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE a NEW FIVE NATIONS WHIPPET CHAMPIONSHIP but this will be staged at SHANES CASTLE on the 28th & 29th June 2014. The other two Five Nations Championships will be staged at Birr on the 23/24 the August 2014. Prizes for the challenges will be similar to 2013.

 

I am now open to receive applications from organisers of shows in NI, ROI, England, Scotland and wales for qualifiers for their show taking place in the rest of 2013 and in 2014. Please call me or email me details of your show. to irishgamefair@btinternet.com

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would like try for the whippet one but here in Scotland there is never any place,s for them at the lurcher shows pity as there are a few about some pep don't no how good these we dogs are and if there is space at the shows they through them in the rabbit class way lurchers very unfair seen it happen

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would like try for the whippet one but here in Scotland there is never any place,s for them at the lurcher shows pity as there are a few about some pep don't no how good these we dogs are and if there is space at the shows they through them in the rabbit class way lurchers very unfair seen it happen

 

Jimmy,

 

If you let me know which shows are nearest to you I will contact the organiser to see if we can have a few whippet classes and a qualifier.

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Should get a few for different shows in Scotland, never seems to be any qualifiers up here for the bigger shows like this one, midland, nwtf etc

 

We had three qualifiers in Scotland in 2013 and will give up to five - so contact your local show organiser and get them to apply. contact me on irishgamefair@btinternet.com

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