January 2013

At Monday night’s meeting of the Executive Committee of Ballinrobe GAA club, best wishes were extended to club player Alan Murphy and his new bride Lorraine Gibbons who were wed on December 30. Alan is a member of the Mayo senior squad and was also selected on the 2012 Mayo News Club Stars team.

At Monday night’s meeting of the Executive Committee of Ballinrobe GAA club, Kevin Murphy was appointed assistant secretary of the club. The position had been left vacant at the agm as it was felt the club should identify somebody with a range of skills appropriate to the role. Kevin fits the bill and was delighted to accept the role. Kevin has played at all levels with the club and continues to line out in the club colours. He is a native of Cahir, Ballinrobe, and is an Ulster Bank employee in Galway city.

At Monday’s Club Executive meeting, Chairman Alan Flannery said the match had been a great success and looked forward to it becoming an annual fixture in the years to come . “To have 42 togged out on the day was fantastic” stated Alan. He thanked Keith McTigue, David Killeen, Tom Carney, Liam Horan, Micheal Keane, Shane O’Neill (Art’s Bar, who hosted the post-match e vent) and all the players who took to the field. The game was a tightly contested affair which resulted in the honours being shared.

Congratulations to our Ballad Group who won the South Mayo Scór na nÓg final in Hollymount on Thursday night last. The team members were Aoife Culhane, Sibéal Finnerty, Sorcha Hobson, Aoife Delargy and Nicole Denning. They will now represent the club and south Mayo in the county finals. Date and venue to be confirmed. They have also been invited to audition for a TG4 show. Dara Deane, Sibéal Finnerty and Aoife Culhane represented Ballinrobe in the Question Time, and the versatile Sibéal also competed in the Solo Singing. A special word of thanks to Ms Triona Canny and Ms Dymphna Culhane, who prepared our competitors.