Blackbird column (January 2026)
Hello and welcome back, archers. I do hope that you are all rested and ready for the year ahead. I managed myself an extra few days before I begin in earnest 🙂. And straight out of the fog of Xmas…
James Byrne
Blackbird column (February 2026)
Hello and welcome back, archers, and it is good to be back in the woods, as I recently took to Redfox Archers for the first 3D shoot of the year, and it was brilliant to be back in the woods…
Blackbird Column (March 2026)
Hello and welcome back, archers. A week from today, many of us will make our way to the wonderful SETU Arena. We will register and maybe get a practice in while we are there. Begin the championships. So, how many…
Blackbird Column (April 2026)
Hello and welcome back, archers. Well, the European Indoor Archery Championships 2026 came, it saw, and it conquered the hearts and minds of us all, I think it is safe to say, and maybe our nerves also 🙂. For a…
Blackbird column
Hello my archery fanatics and those among you, young bloods and not so young, who indulge in this inexplicable obsession that is simply Archery 😀😃. I hope you are all well and if not… well, I wish you well. Enough…...
This Whisper Of Cobwebs…
Hello Crackers, my friends and Archery fans, are you all good? I hope so, I truly do, and I have some good news for myself—yes I do—as I have managed to book my place at the national champs in Dunbrody,…...
Blackbird Column
Hello Crackers, are you well? The year seems to be flying along briskly, leaving me more unorganised than usual, but here I am, straining the brain to write some words down to entertain. Easter is fast approaching also, so first…...
Blackbird Column
Hello, Crackers and Archery enthusiasts! I hope you are well. So, did any of you get to the Setu Arena for the recent IFAF National Indoor Championships..?I was there, and I must say that it was awesome and a great…...
James Byrne column
Blackbird Monthly Column
Allow me to introduce myself: James Byrne is my name, and I am a member of Redfox Archers Club. I also host a small podcast called Blackbird Podcast, which I endeavor to publish once a week on YouTube and Spotify.