Eire Budgerigar Society

Once again it is the time of the year when we starting to look with one eye towards the show season, and what a better way to kick start the season, than, what is now a fixture on the Irish show calendar The Ballybay Young stock Show in the Riverdale Hotel.

This year the added bonus is that the judge is none other than, Mr Budgarigar himself, Gerald Binks.

Gerald will also give a talk with a Q&A session with beginners in mind!. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet and learn from the master breeder.

The committee have organised a get together the evening before the show  in the Riverdale Hotel, and have secured  a super B&B rate for Eire Budgerigar Society members of only, €30.00 Per person sharing.  If you wish to be part of this special ,contact the society now as there are only 7 rooms left available in the Hotel!!!

Seeing that Gerald will also be staying at the Riverdale Hotel that night, this is the ideal chance to spend an evening in the company of a living legend of the Budgerigar Hobby. You may not be afforded this glorious opportunity again!!!

Gerald's talk and Q&A session is open to all. It is Free to all Eire Budgerigar Society members, for non members wishing to attend, a Nominal fee of € 10.00 will apply.  Tickets must be purchased in advance of the day, by contacting the society at eirebs@gmail.com

On top of all that, a Trade Fair will also take place in the venue, with Emerald Budgerigars as the organisers, for more information regarding the Trade Fair, please visit Emerald Budgerigars

 Riverdale Hotel,Ballybay,Co Monaghan

The Annual General Meeting of the Eire Budgerigar Society took place on Sunday the 28th of February,in the superb Nethercross Day Care Centre, and the minutes of that meeting will be contained in the next newsletter.

There were  a number of slight rule changes to tidy up the General Rules of the society ,but changes to the show rules proposed were withdrawn and put on hold pending direction sought from the B.S.

The management committee have proposed that the Society should run a trip for the membership to the BS convention next year.  This trip,will also include a visit to the:

Huxley & Marchant Stud.

This visit has now been booked and it represents a terrific opportunity to view what is arguably the Finest Stud of Budgerigars anywhere in the World.

The BS convention only comes around every four years and it is well worth the visit...........Should you be interested please contact any committee member.  It is also proposed to set up a Savings Club for this trip..... Details to follow.............

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 Full Results Download   available here

Plus

Full Show report and management committee Report

Budgerigar Society of Ireland Open Show Report

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 Downloadable  Result Sheets  for the Open Show is available here.

Results Special awards 

Results Class Winners

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 The Spectacular 55th Annual B.S.of Ireland National Open Show

The Budgerigar Society of Ireland's 55th Annual Show, was a most SPECTACULAR Event !    It was held on the 11th/12th September '09, at the Superb Carrickdale Hotel & Spa, Dundalk, Ireland, and was probably the most Spectacular Budgerigar Event ever held in Ireland !   In addition to the B.S.of Ireland's National Show, this year's event also included the Parrot Society Ireland's National Show, a Show Banquet, a Bird Trade Fair that attracted 22 traders from all over Ireland and the U.K., and a Seminar with World Class Guest Speaker HARRY HOCKADAY (England) being beamed accross the building on 2 Gigantic Screens, and more smaller 50" flat screens, in 'Pop Concert' Style !

Guest judge Alister Easdon (Scotland), awarded:

'Best in Show' to a Super Grey Green Cock Bird, benched by the Top Class Stud of Mark & Tony Rodgers (Champion).   A bird of extreme quality that would probably be capeable of winning anywhere outside of Ireland.  

The 'Best Young Bird in Show' award was an Excellent Grey Cock Bird benched to perfection, by Keith Murphy (Beginner).   Best Opposite Sex A/A was also won by Keith Murphy, and Best Opposite Sex Young Bird by the M & T Rodgers Partnership.   The Award for 'Most C.C.'s in Show went to Eileen O'Hanlon with Eight, and the 'Wayne Le Fondre Memorial Trophy', donated by Jac Cuyten, was also won by Eileen O'Hanlon.

C.C. Winners were : Eileen O'Hanlon - Opaline Cinnamon A/A, Lutino A/A, Albino A/A, Recessive Pied A/A, Yellow Face A/A, Lutino Y/B, Dominant Pied Y/B, Recessive Pied Y/B :   M & T Rodgers - Grey Green A/A & Y/B, Grey A/A, Spangle A/A :   Keith Murphy - Blue A/A, Opaline Green A/A, Grey Y/B, Spangle Y/B :   Peter Mackin - Cinnamon A/A & Y/B, Blue A/A :   Stanley Maguire - Green A/A & Y/B :   Tony Stevenson - Dominant Pied A/A, Opaline Blue Y/B :   Peter McCabe - Yellow Face Y/B.

Other Major Award Winners were ;   Peter McCabe - Best Novice :   Conor Duffy - Best Junior :   Eileen O'Hanlon - Best Team :   Gerard Lanigan - Best Un-moulted.

The B.S.of Ireland Management & Show Committee thanks all their Sponsors, especially, Emerald Budgerigars, Brendan Kinane, RE-SCHA, Rick Watts, Brian Flynn, Jac Cuyten, Rinus van den Broek, Peter van den Amelsvoort, Florian Bock, Alister Easdon, Marcel Buhler, Ron Pearce, Heylen & Nettekoven, Willi Dokter and Daniel Lutolf.  

Special thanks to everyone who helped, assisted, attended and left many comments of appreciation, especially the over joyed trader who 'sold out' in 45 minutes.   We thank you all, and look forward to seeing you all again NEXT YEAR !!!