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IRELAND's ALL IRELAND TERRIER, WHIPPET and LURCHER CHAMPIONSHIPS at the IRISH GAME FAIR The 26th Annual All Ireland Terrier & Lurcher Championships is being staged at the Irish Game Fair, Shanes Castle on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June it is SPONSORED BY Irish Countrysports and Country...

IRELAND's ALL IRELAND TERRIER, WHIPPET and LURCHER CHAMPIONSHIPS at the IRISH GAME FAIR The 26th Annual All Ireland Terrier & Lurcher Championships is being staged at the Irish Game Fair, Shanes Castle on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June it is SPONSORED BY Irish Countrysports and Country...

A warm invitation is extended to Scottish,Welsh & English owners of working dogs to come and compete in the 25th All Ireland Terrier & Lurcher Championships at our 50th Irish Game Fair at Shanes Castle on the 7th & 8th July. All competitions except the Master Mc Grath Final are open to all and...

No we haven't scheduleda veteran whippet class. Will look at this in the future. Albert

We had split the classes to encourage the whippets, and to make more of the show in order that the three rings could work in concert and they have responded with good entries. We had looked at separating terriers into dog and bitch but terrier entries have been down at the three shows I have...

As this is our 25th All Ireland Championships staged at our 50th Irish Game Fair , since we launched the Game Fair concept in Ireland in 1978, we have pulled out all of the stops to make this a memorable event. This includes bringing judges from Scotland, introducing new events including Derek...

Judges for 25th All Ireland Terrier, Whippet and Lurcher Championships Shanes Castle Sunday 8th July Start 12.30 sharp In line with our policy of publishing the judges names in advance of our events and because of huge number of people who have contacted me to see the judges before they make...

We invite show secretaries organising terrier & lurcher shows in England to apply for a qualifier for: The Master Mc Grath Racing Challenge over 150yards - to be staged at the Irish Game Fair, Shanes Castle Antrim on the 7th July - The 25th All Ireland Terrier & Lurcher Championship Racing is...

Qualifying Shows for the Master Mc Grath Challenge & Five Nations Championships – Each competition has a prize fund for the winner of over £1,000 in cash & prizes for final details see www.irishgamefair.com and www.irishgameandcountryfair.com Sunday 22nd April Jack Russell Club of Great Britain...

The Irish Qualifying heats , to date, for the Master Mc Grath Challenge ( both Over and Under 23" dog to qualify) and the Five Nations International Show Championships are as follows : Any other club wishing to stage a qualifier please PM me or email me to irishgamefair@btinternet.com. We have...

Change of Sponsorship:   Because we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Ireland's longest running and most prestigious Terrier , Lurcher and Whippet Championships - THE ALL IRELAND TERRIER & LURCHER CHAMPIONSHIPS and our 50th Game Fair I have been able to persuade my fellow directors of the...

The judges selected for the Ballywalter Game Fair for the Terrier, Whippet and Lurcher Show on the 6th May are as follows: Whippets : Kieran Young Terriers : Barrie Wade Lurchers : Rose McCoy This is in line with our policy of not only bringing in top UK judges but also giving opportunities to...

The Ballywalter Game Fair will take place on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May from 10.00 to 6.00 each day. We are pleased to report that in addition to the new Fine Food Village in the Courtyard the fair already has several more stands booked in that last year and we are receving new enquiries...

Thanks to everyone who has been so complimentary about the portrait of John's dog and his winning of the inaugural Master McGrath title. David Prescott worked hard to capture a lifelike image and must be congratulated on a superb piece of canine artwork. The 2nd Master McGrath final will be...

John was delighted to pick up the portrait of China by internationally acclaimed artist David L Prescott. The portrait was part of the prize for winning the inaugural 2011 Redmills Master Mc Grath Final at the Irish Game Fairat Shanes Castle. David Prescott has a unique talent for painting...

Autumn edition of the Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine is in the shops in hard copy or FREE to READ online at www.countrysportsandcountrylife.com. Includes photographic roundup of the Irish Game Fairs.

Margaret, Great report - with your permission ( and a few photos quickly from Blusebell and Billy) we will publish it in the magazine as it sums up very accurately the very happy atmosphere that prevailed around the terrier, lurcher & whippet area. Our lady Vet and her assistant were both most...

The Redmills Five Nations International Lurcher Championships will take place in the main arena at 5.10 on Sunday 28th August. All qualifiers must report to Game Fair HQ before 12.00 noon to complete their registration, pick up their ring numbers etc. The Final qualifier will be selected as the...

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Shane uses a manually operated lure which he claims is less prone to breaking down and more sensitively controlled. We will be publicising the splitting of the whippet classes. Albert