Due to an ongoing postal strike in Dublin, and the knock on effect throughout the country, post is no longer getting through to the secretary of Fermoy Canine Club for their 'Trip To Tipp' All Breed Ch Show on Saturday 1st May.

Entries posted before 19th March have hopefully been received but exhibitors may contact secretary Val Coghlan on phone/fax: 00 353 21 4883216 to confirm. Other prospective exhibitors from Northern Ireland and Great Britain are asked to post their entries to:- Irish Canine Press (FE), 145 Movilla Road, Newtownards, Co. Down. BT23 8RJ up until April 9th. For Irish exhibitors a box will be available at the BSD Working/Pastoral Group Ch Show this Saturday, 3rd April and also at Combined Canine Club Int. Ch Show on Easter Saturday.

Exhibitors may also fax their signed entry forms to the secretary at the above number. Please note that a Euro stamp is not needed to post to ICP. in Northern Ireland.

Schedules are also out for the Rottweiler Club of Ireland Breed Ch Show on Sunday, May 9th, judge Mrs Alice Christensen (Denmark). Schedules have been posted to N.I. and GB exhibitors, who are asked to send their entries to Irish Canine Press (IRC), 145 Movilla Road, Newtownards, Co. Down. BT23 8RJ. For Republic of Ireland exhibitors, entries will be taken at C.C.C. at Easter if the postal strike continues. Details are available from secretary. June Wall. Tel/Fax: 00 353 41 9824542.

Any changes in the above arrangements will be notified as necessary.

Joyce Crawford-Manton