March 2013

Mayo GAA board are putting a big push on next weekend’s Mayo v Kildare game in the National Football League. The game is on in MacHale Park at 7o’c on Saturday, preceded by Mayo v Armagh in the NHL at 5.15pm. Under 16s gain free admission. More details here: Hope to see all Ballinrobe GAA supporters there, particularly with our strong representation on the Mayo panel at the moment.

Mayo GAA board have just published their Fixtures Calendar for 2013. It’s available here in EXCEL FORMAT – Mayo Fixtures Calendar 2013 and PDF FORMAT – Mayo Fixtures Calendar 2013  

We host the Connacht Colleges Senior A football final between St Gerald’s College, Castlebar, and St Jarlath’s College, Tuam, tomorow (Saturday) at 1.30pm. Stewards are needed for this game – be at the pitch at 12.30pm if you can help out. Our Skills Academy goes ahead as usual tomorrow at 9.30am.

The following are the winners of our 2012 Club Awards – presented last week at our Awards Social in Flannery’s. Pictures below from Trish Forde. Senior Player of the Year – Alan Murphy Hall of Fame – Martin Flannery Club Person of the Year – Tom Carney Junior Player of the Year – Gerry Moran Young Player of the Year – James Quinn   Special Merit Award – Pat Sinnott

Breaking news: we are drawn in the same group as Ballaghaderreen, Garrymore and Aghamore in the 2013 Mayo senior football championship. First game is away to Garrymore. We are also away to Aghamore and have Ballaghaderreen in Flanagan Park. The junior team were drawn with Davitts, Lahardane and Kiltane.   Full draws Treanlaur Catering Senior Football Championship Fixtures Breaffy House Junior B Football Championship

Next Saturday evening, March 9, we welcome Four Masters GAA club, Co. Donegal, to Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe, for a senior football challenge game (6pm). Referee Padraic Costello. We are fairly certain it’s their first time to play in Flanagan Park, and we urge club members to come along for what should be an interesting challenge game. More here on Four Masters HERE. Their history section is worth a read. Apart from everything else, it’s the home club of Donegal players Karl Lacey, Paul Durcan and Barry Dunnion. Not sure if they are travelling, perhaps not with inter-county commitments. They have some well-known players from the past too. See their Wiki entry HERE. Seamus Bonner, mentioned there, passed away last year. He played club football in Dublin for many years, managed Leitrim at one stage, and was father of Kevin, who played for Dublin for a number of years. You can read about the late Seamus HERE. Another former Donegal great, and All-Ireland winner in 1992, Joyce McMullan is listed as the club’s insurance officer. Jog your memory on Joyce HERE.