2013

From Mayo GAA board:   Current Cairde Mhaigh Eo members are invited to Elverys MacHale Park on Saturday the 7th of September 2013 between 10.30am and 6pm to purchase their All Ireland Final Ticket The office will close between 1pm and 2pm. Cairde members are asked to check their email and www.mayogaa.com for full details. Distribution of All Ireland Final Tickets for 2013 to Cairde Mhaigh Eo Members will take place at Elverys MacHale Park on Saturday the 7th of September 2013. Cairde Mhaigh Eo 2013 membership entitles each member to one stand ticket for the All Ireland Final at a cost of €80.00. Membership of Cairde Mhaigh Eo for 2014 will be available to existing members on the day. Existing Cairde Mhaigh Eo members who sign up for 2014 (Cost €200.00) on the day will be entitled to purchase an additional All Ireland Stand ticket at a cost of €80.00. The total cost of this package is €360.00, €200.00 Cairde Membership and €80.00 for each stand ticket. Hours of opening will be 10.30 – 1.00pm and 2.00pm to 6.00pm. (Closed for Lunch) Tickets will be distributed to Cairde Members in the meeting room underneath the main stand at the Davitt House end. Directions as follows; Enter the ground at the main gate to the right of An Sporlann and follow directions underneath the back of the stand. Orders will be processed in Alphabetical Order grouped by Surname. You will be briefed on entry to the ground. We will accept Cash/Cheque/Debit-Credit Card. In order to have your allocation processed efficiently please insure that you bring your Cairde Mhaigh Eo members card with you. We would also advise that you should bring your Driving License or Passport with you. Cairde Mhaigh Eo members who cannot be identified by way of card or identification or by a member of the board will not receive their All Ireland ticket(s) on the day. Officers of the Mayo County Board will also be in attendance to assist on the day. We look forward to seeing you on the day. Coiste Chontae Mhaigh Eo.

If you wish to be considered for an All-Ireland football final ticket, please email your name and telephone number to secretary.ballinrobe.mayo@gaa.ie, or text 087 9185 867. Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday next, September 9. Please note that we expect ticket supplies to be less plentiful than last year, given Dublin’s appearance in the final. When we collate the full list, and finalise our allocation, we will notify all successful and unsuccessful people by text and/or email. There won’t be any of these texts or emails issued until Wednesday, September 11, at the earliest.

A number of clubs from around the country have contacted us with details of draws they are holding for All-Ireland final tickets. We are happy to make details of these draws known to our members, in case anyone wishes to enter. You can find the details HERE. Of course, we have our own fund-raising draw (funds for Ballinrobe GAA and Mayo GAA) – you can find details HERE

Ballinrobe has a strong connection with the Monaghan minor team who play Mayo in the ESB All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday next – twins Adam and Andrew Kieran, who play with Monaghan, are grand-nephews of our former President Jim Kierans, who passed away in February of this year. Note they spell their surname without an ‘s’, whereas Jim’s had the ‘s’. We received this tweet from @1jkieran (John Kieran) in the last few days: @ballinrobegaa Jim Kieran, he would have been torn between Mayo & his grand nephews Adam & Andrew with Monaghan Minors Sunday 25th. Of course we hope Adam and Andrew enjoy Croke Park – but not too much. You can read the club’s tribute to Jim HERE

Good luck to Donal Vaughan and Kenneth O’Malley, and their Mayo senior colleagues, against Tyrone on Sunday next. Alas Stephen Burke is injured and misses the minor game. We wish the minor team every success too. Hopefully it will be a memorable day for the green and red.