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  1. AlbertJ
    GREAT GAME FAIRS OF IRELAND PRE QUALIFIED CHAMPIONSHIPS , SHANES CASTLE, ANTRIM 23rd&24th JUNE Due to the ROI and NI Fairs being combined in this special 40th anniversary year and also the fact that with the current inclement weather we recognise that there are likely to be fewer opportunities to qualify dogs for these premier championships we have decided to make the following changes to qualifications for 2018 : RACING 23rd June 1.Master Mc Grath Challenge for Elite Lurchers : Winner £200, Special Trophy, Barbour Coat and Champion Coat Runner Up : £50, Special Trophy a
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    Special ferry rates confirmed and GB residents get FREE admission!
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    IN 2018, for one year only, the GREAT GAME FAIRS of Ireland team have combined their ROI event ( Previously at BIRR CASTLE) and the NI events into one very special 40th ANNIVERSARY ALL IRELAND Game Fair to take place at Shanes Castle, Antrim on the 23rd & 24th June. All facets of the event have been extended and enhanced including the competitions with specially 'ruby enhanced' trophies to be won outright. The ROI Game Fair will return to a new larger venue in the Irish Midlands on the 24/25 August 2019. In order that the 2018 ALL IRELAND EVENT at Shanes Castle, Antrim attract
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    IN 2018, for one year only, the GREAT GAME FAIRS of Ireland team have combined their ROI event ( Previously at BIRR CASTLE) and the NI events into one very special 40th ANNIVERSARY ALL IRELAND Game Fair to take place at Shanes Castle, Antrim on the 23rd & 24th June. All facets of the event have been extended and enhanced including the competitions with specially 'ruby enhanced' trophies to be won outright. The ROI Game Fair will return to a new larger venue in the Irish Midlands on the 24/25 August 2019. In order that the 2018 ALL IRELAND EVENT at Shanes Castle, Antrim attract
  5. AlbertJ
    IN 2018, for one year only, the GREAT GAME FAIRS of Ireland team have combined their ROI event ( Previously at BIRR CASTLE) and the NI events into one very special 40th ANNIVERSARY ALL IRELAND Game Fair to take place at Shanes Castle, Antrim on the 23rd & 24th June. All facets of the event have been extended and enhanced including the competitions with specially 'ruby enhanced' trophies to be won outright. The ROI Game Fair will return to a new larger venue in the Irish Midlands on the 24/25 August 2019. In order that the 2018 ALL IRELAND EVENT at Shanes Castle, Antrim attract
  6. AlbertJ
    IN 2018, for one year only, the GREAT GAME FAIRS of Ireland team have combined their ROI event ( Previously at BIRR CASTLE) and the NI events into one very special 40th ANNIVERSARY ALL IRELAND Game Fair to take place at Shanes Castle, Antrim on the 23rd & 24th June. All facets of the event have been extended and enhanced including the competitions with specially 'ruby enhanced' trophies to be won outright. The ROI Game Fair will return to a new larger venue in the Irish Midlands on the 24/25 August 2019. In order that the 2018 ALL IRELAND EVENT at Shanes Castle, Antrim attract
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    Many will have heard that the IRISH GAME & COUNTRY FAIR which has been staged at BIRR CASTLE, Co OFFALY for the last 10 years will be moving location. The move has been slightly complicated by the news that the POPE and possibly the QUEEN will be coming to Ireland on our traditional date of the end of August. HOWEVER we are happy to announce our plans to make our 40th ANNIVERSARY FAIR at SHANES CASTLE, ANTRIM on the 23rd/24th JUNE 2018, the biggest and best GAME FAIR ever seen in IRELAND. An announcement will be made about the date and venue of the ROI fair early in January. In
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    We are getting very busy with Game Fair planning for next year with a BIG announcement to be made in early January but will try to make this show. However as the last show of 2017 to get our 2018 qualifiers we have have raided next year's budget to put up Trophies & £25 each for the Champion Terrier, Champion Lurcher and Champion Whippet - all of whom qualify for our Five Nations Championships.
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    While this is my time of the year for dog work & shooting I hope to get to this show this year. When I have been before there has always been a great atmosphere with lots of prizes.
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    Thanks for the 'Mr ' title - it makes me sound rather grand! We are very happy to grant FIVE NATIONS TERRIER, LURCHER and WHIPPET QUALIFIERS for our 2018 40th RUBY Anniversary Events and we will donate a prize for each champion. This is a great little show - hopefully the weather will be kind.
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    So far over 200 people have entered this competition - get your name into the hat and look out for future Xmas facebook competitions.
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    The FIRST of THREE CHRISTMAS COMPETITIONS. The GREAT GAME FAIRS of IRELAND have joined up with EDINBURGH CLOTHING for a FACEBOOK competition to win a Percussion Rambouilette Gilet ; two tickets to our 40th Anniversary Fair at Shanes Castle ( 23rd & 24th June) and a year's subscription to Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine. The hard copy is in the shops now and the FREE to READ online copy is available at www.countrysportsandcountrylife.com). Edinburgh Clothing Percussion special offers are highlighted in the magazine and available at great prices from www.edinburgh
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    We have granted Dessie Mackin FIVE NATIONS qualifiers for his Christmas Show. Thanks for all the other applications and keep them coming in. We will be making a decision soon on these when we have finalised our plans and prizes for our 40th ( Ruby) Anniversary Fairs .
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    Thanks Margaret. With our 40th anniversary coming up in 2018 our team ( and I mean team - many of whom who have been with us for that whole period ) have got real enjoyment out of promoting countrysports over that period. When I say it is a team effort, many of the team work so hard in the background and largely without recognition to ensure we deliver our award winning events year after year. We have had many awards and plaudits come our way over the years where our events have been assessed as excellent by informed people and groups including the President of the ROI! That is why w
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    Great job Margaret - its beginning to look like the calendar I have run for gundog tests in NI for several years - only bigger! We publish the gundog calendar in the Spring issue of the magazine and will also publish this for you. With over 100,000 readers per issue in the hard copy glossy and FREE to READ online issues the shows will reach a huge audience. The current magazine with SEVEN pages of terrier, whippet and lurcher news and 124 pages of countrysports news is in the shops now and also available FREE to READ online at www.countrysportsandcountrylife.com
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    Yes Appleblossom some very special prizes are planned throughout our events and as you can guess with a RUBY theme for the major championships. And of course Shanes will feature the REAL ALL IRELAND RACING & SHOWING CHAMPIONSHIPS with a great 'pedigree' of over 30 years!
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    As part of the celebrations for our 40th anniversary fairs and following consultation with competitors and sponsors we have made a couple of changes to our international and All Ireland events for 2018: Master Mc Grath Challenge for Elite Lurchers over and under 23" categories. Normal qualifying rules but special prizes to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Great Game Fairs of Ireland and the 150th Anniversary of 'The Masters' first Waterloo Cup Win. Mick the Miller Racing Challenge for Traditional Over and Under 23" Lurchers : To qualify for this neither parent must be a full
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    No - theoretically they need one if travelling from Wales to the ROI - because of the ROI government trying to stop puppy farming. But Scotland to Ireland is UK to UK.
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    Clubs wishing to host qualifiers for Ireland's premier TERRIER, LURCHER & WHIPPET events should contact : irishgamefair@btinternet.com to be put on the mailing list for further information The Master Mc Grath Racing Challenge for 'Elite ' Lurchers The Mick The Miller Racing Challenge Traditional Lurchers The Beef Cutlet Racing Challenge for Under 21" Lurchers/Non Ped Whippets and Whippets The Five Nations Show Championships for: Terriers Lurchers Whippets Special Ferry & Accommodation rates for UK competitors Clubs wishing to host qualifiers f
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    Clubs wishing to host qualifiers for Ireland's premier TERRIER, LURCHER & WHIPPET events should contact : irishgamefair@btinternet.com to be put on the mailing list for further information The Master Mc Grath Racing Challenge for 'Elite ' Lurchers The Mick The Miller Racing Challenge Traditional Lurchers The Beef Cutlet Racing Challenge for Under 21" Lurchers/Non Ped Whippets and Whippets The Five Nations Show Championships for: Terriers Lurchers Whippets Special Ferry & Accommodation rates for UK competitors Clubs wishing to host qualifiers f
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    Clubs wishing to host qualifiers for Ireland's premier TERRIER, LURCHER & WHIPPET events should contact : irishgamefair@btinternet.com to be put on the mailing list for further information The Master Mc Grath Racing Challenge for 'Elite ' Lurchers The Mick The Miller Racing Challenge Traditional Lurchers The Beef Cutlet Racing Challenge for Under 21" Lurchers/Non Ped Whippets and Whippets The Five Nations Show Championships for: Terriers Lurchers Whippets Special Ferry & Accommodation rates for UK competitors Clubs wishing to host qualifiers f
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    Clubs wishing to host qualifiers for Ireland's premier TERRIER, LURCHER & WHIPPET events should contact : irishgamefair@btinternet.com to be put on the mailing list for further information The Master Mc Grath Racing Challenge for 'Elite ' Lurchers The Mick The Miller Racing Challenge Traditional Lurchers The Beef Cutlet Racing Challenge for Under 21" Lurchers/Non Ped Whippets and Whippets The Five Nations Show Championships for: Terriers Lurchers Whippets Special Ferry & Accommodation rates for UK competitors
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    Well done everyone - good donation to an excellent cause.
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    Another show for a worthwhile charity.
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    Our thanks go to all the COUNTRYSPORTS ENTHUSIASTS who supported the Irish Game & Country Fair at Birr Castle and to all of our sponsors, exhibitors, event organisers and competitors for creating a very magical family atmosphere at the fair. The weather too played its part and with two days of autumnal sunshine the crowds rolled in. BIG BIG thanks to our team for the manner in which they prepared the ground and then cleared up. The inimitable Harry Cook was there filming all the action and this video will be available shortly. Albertj PS please note unlike people who post a
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