FEATURE: Two Superb Associations for the Clay Pigeon Shooting Enthusiast The Ulster & Irish Clay Pigeon Associations

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Ulster Clay Pigeon Shooting Association
The Association is made up of over 1000 individual members plus some 50 clubs, a board of directors, discipline reps and secretary. All the clay shooting disciplines are catered for with local club shoots and also the registered shoots from which competitors are classified, championships are contested and international teams selected. Whether your interest is shooting for relaxation or you have the competitive urge the UCPSA has something to offer you or your club. For further details follow http://www.ucpsa.com/ucpsa/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=2

Irish Clay Pigeon Shooting Association
The Irish Clay Pigeon Shooting Association was founded in 1927 and is the National Governing Body for the sport of clay pigeon shooting in Ireland. The aim of the Association is to promote and develop the various disciplines of clay pigeon shooting.

The ICPSA can be contacted through the Honorary Secretary: ICPSA, P.O. Box 33, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland. The Association is administered through a National Executive of elected representatives:

An affiliated club is one that has been inspected for safety reasons principally and accepted by the Association as a Club which may hold registered shoots or unregistered shoots. Registered shoots are granted by the Association to affiliated clubs for the purpose of competition shooting and the members may enter these shoots and obtain a classification standard which enables the process of selection for National and International competition. Many members however shoot for sport and are not actively engaged in competition…… for more follow http://www.icpsa.ie/about