A Report From Ukraine Through the Archer’s Eye
I have a friend from Kyiv who is an archer. She and I met in China during an archery event there back in 2018. She was part of a Ukrainian team of five, and the Irish team of five, of…...
Andrew Wayland
Andrew’s 20 Questions #31 Emlyn Phipps
Hey there Emlyn and thanks for agreeing to do this interview and I have to say with great enthusiasm, as you’ve been the quickest to respond which is great and I know we have a lot in common and so…...
conor’s Epic charity voyage!!!
It was a very noble challenge and an epic journey where the popular (Donegal Archer) Conor O’ Connor aimed to raise €5000 or more for Solace Cancer Care Donegal. The challenge was to canoe from Ballyshannon County Donegal to Ballyhack…
When the French came to town…
29th April saw a contingent of six archers from The Les Archers Béarnais club in France travel to Ireland for a whistle-stop archery tour of the South East. By saying it was a whistle-stop tour, I mean over the course…...
Archers Of Ennis (Onwards and upwards)
Introduction – who we are… We are a dedicated community built on shared passion, friendly competition, and a genuine love for the art of archery – Archers of Ennis isn’t just a place to hone our skills. It’s become the…
Andrew’s 20 Questions #27 John Playdon
Hello John, welcome to this interview process and I am thankful to you for doing this as these interviews are becoming more and more popular for our readers.You always look cool with bow in hand, the shades if its sunny,…...
Hook Lighthouse archery tradition
Date: 01-01-2025 time 13:00 Place: Hook Lighthouse Co. Wexford The annual arrow ceremony took place on January 1st at Europe’s oldest lighthouse. For umpteen years now, archers from the local Dunbrody club have participated in this age old tradition. This…...
Andrew’s 20 questions – #26 michael hambly
Now this month we feature an absolute gentleman,… such a kind, thoughtful, considerate and lovely guy all round. he is one of the stalwarts of the great mayo archery club and always has a word of welcome and a smile…...
On weather phenomena and archery
As I start to write this article it is 1am on Jan 24th 2025 as the much anticipated and dreaded storm Eowyn is raging outside and I am wondering how bad it will be over the next 10 hours .…...
ANDREW’S 20 Questions – #25 Clodagh Nolan
Welcome Clodagh and thank you in advance as I know this is going to be an interesting chat with you.We go back a long way with the club with lots of memories, mostly of a happy and fun nature but…...
SIFA indoor champs
This and that monthly column
IT’S RED FOX TIME!
ANDREW’S 20 Questions – #24 CONOR STOKES
Conor, hi and welcome to this, our 24th interview and I’m delighted you are our archer of the moment for today’s interview.
Will we learn some new aspects of your life through this… I’m sure the answer shall be a firm yes, so lets make a start.
White wolf UAR shoot
IFAF AGM 2024
2024… Another very busy and energetic IFAF year.
To commence, Martin Moylan and Don Priestly, both who had spent time on the IFAF committee and who sadly passed away during the year, were fondly remembered.
Wexford Archery DIABOLICAL CHALLENGE
Andrew’s shoot reports
What a weekend, as the crew of Laois Archery went above and beyond to host a highly successful, professional looking and memorable national Bowhunter Champs and were able to accomodate such a large field or archers. and didn’t they provide…...
ANDREW’S 20 Questions – #23 Deidre Shannon
Hello Deidre and welcome to the TIFAM magazine and specifically my monthly 20 question interview. I am enjoying getting to know a bit about you and as you point out it is Deidre with only one r and you also…...
ANDREW’S 20 Questions
This is the 22nd interview and this month sees an archer of target/archery Ireland origins but who is becoming a more frequent presence at various field shoots which is great as he is one of the most bubbliest, brightest, and amiable people I've met, even if I really only have got to know him this past year. So this month it is the turn of Wicklow archer Alan Callister, the larger than life character who we should all get to know.
The format of this interview is 20 questions, the first 10 of which are generally the same, specifically around the subjects of archery career and experiences to date, the 2nd set of 10 is usually broader as the interviewee chooses 10 random numbers themselves from 11-60 which dictates what questions I ask them.