Academy cancelled
Due to a clash with the Cul Camps (for which we have a record 110 attendance), the Skills Academy is cancelled this Wednesday and Saturday. Back again next Wednesday evening, July 24th, at 6.30.
2013
Best wishes
At tonight’s meeting of the club executive, good wishes were extended to executive member Eimear Grimes and David Flannery, who get married on Friday. David plays with the club and is also heavily involved in the administration of the club.
Macra info night
We have been asked to let our members know about the following, and we’re glad to help out the Macra na Feirme by so doing: South Mayo Macra are holding an information night, in Crann Mòr training centre Ballinrobe, this Wednesday, July 17th at 8.30pm. If you are aged 17 – 35 and fancy trying something new, join Macra. Activities include, sport, social nights, drama, travel, community involvement and many more. Guest speaker on the night is Vice President Sean Finan of the Northwest Macra.
Cul Camp
Start time this Monday, 9.30am sign-on for 10am start. Tuesday onwards, start time is 10am. Finish time is 2.30pm each day. The Kelloggs Cul Camp will again take place in Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe, this year from July 15-19. You can book your place now, and right up to the morning the camp starts. https://secure.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie/booking/online/?venue=616 Note that children who attend the camp will recieve a free football kit to include kit bag, jersey, shorts and socks. Below is some relevent information about the camp Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps provide boys and girls – between the ages of 6 and 13 – with an action-packed and fun-filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games Activities are GAME – BASED – a strong emphasis is placed on skill acquisition – and are organised in an age appropriate manner with a view to: optimising learning enhancing friendships improving physical & psychological well being promoting school and club links KEY FEATURES ABOUT KELLOGG’S GAA CÚL CAMPS The camps are structured so that a different aspect of the game is worked on each day. The programme involves coaching specific skills of the game and the opportunity for children to put into practice what they have learned through small sided games. On the last day of the camp a “blitz” will be organised to provide each child with an introduction to competitive games. Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps – are run throughout the summer from Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 2.30pm, in all 32 Counties and overseas. (see Camp venues for dates). Attendance is open to primary school children aged 6 years to 13 years. What To Bring Packed lunch + drink Hurley and helmet for hurling and camogie Mouthguard for Football Suitable playing gear, tracksuit, shorts, runners, boots Rain jacket and changes of gear on wet days Sun cream/baseball hat Towel Water COST: In the ROI €55 for 1st. child; €45 for 2nd child; €40 for 3rd and subsequent children. In NI €42 for 1st child; €36 for 2nd child ; €36 for 3rd and subsequent children. For children attending a second camp, without gear, the cost is €35 in ROI and €18 in NI. To register for Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps & receive €5 off (sterling equivalent in N.I) per registration per child when you register online, you need to locate the unique code inside promotional packs of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes (500g, 750g & 1kg) & Kellogg’s Rice Krispies (510g & 700g), one code per pack. Once you have collected one unique code from participating promotional packs visitwww.gaa.ie/kelloggsculcamps, register your details and enter your unique code by following the on-screen instructions. Once registration is complete an email will be sent out confirming your registration, along with a Cúl Camps registration ID number.
Seniors v Ballaghaderreen
Our senior team play Ballaghaderreen in the third round of the Mayo SFC this Sunday, July 7th, at 2pm in Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe. The group – also featuring Garrymore and Aughamore – is very finely poised, so we are aiming to win on Sunday to put ourselves in the best possible position. Come out and support the lads. This is one of the biggest games of the year for us and we need all the support we can muster against the current county senior champions. We also need stewards to help out. Bring your high-viz vest and be there at 1.15pm. Let’s make it a day to remember for the club.
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Under 16 Final 24 hours away !
Our Under 16 players will have a good night’s sleep tonight ahead of their Final showdown with Islandeady in McHale Park tomorrow evening. The squad is raring to go and team management may have a few selection headaches. Throw-in is at 6.30pm. We are looking forward to a healthy contingent of the Maroon and Yellow Army supporting the team and cheering them on. AN ROB ABU.
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U16s in county final
Ballinrobe Under 16 team, managed by Pat Kennedy and Declan Corcoran, play in the Mayo U16 Division 3 League final this Friday 5th June at 6.30pm in McHale Park. The team earned their place there by defeating local rivals Shrule/Glencorrib on Tuesday last in the semi-final at Flanagan Park. In what was a very entertaining game Ballinrobe came out the winners on a score line of 3-13 v 2-8. We wish them the very best for the final where they will face Islandeady and we are sure they will bring a good band of supporters for the short trip to Castlebar. Referee will be Ger Carmody of Ballaghdereen. An Rob abu!
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Clew Bay Half Marathon
Note here from our colleagues in Louisburgh GAA, who are on a major fund-raising drive for their pitch development at the minute. Hi All, Please pass on to anyone in your club who might be interested….the race is being run as a fundraiser for Louisburgh GAA pitch development. Many thanks. The third annual Clew Bay half marathon will take place on Saturday July 20th, 2013. The race will start and finish in Louisburgh in Co. Mayo on the south coast of Clew Bay. The course will be run over a variety of landscapes ranging from north Connemara bogland to winding seaside roadways overlooking Clare Island and south Clew Bay. The course is challenging and exhilarating, it’s winding roads and ever changing scenery making it a very enjoyable run. This year’s event will be bigger and more exciting. The race itself will be chipped timed by Redtag timing. As per last year ample car parking will be provided as well as hot shower facilities after the race. All contestants will and very popular home made refreshments, hot or cold drinks after the race. There will be prizes for overall male and female winners as well as category prizes for male and female over 40 and over 50. Registration will cost €40 per person. All entrants will receive a top quality technical tee shirt and a finishers medal. The race is being organised as a fundraiser for a local Astroturf facility as well as other local charities. So if you want to combine the race with your visit to beautiful Louisburgh or use it as a training race for GaelForce West, we would love if you could join us. To register, log onto Website http://www.runireland.com or email clewbay2011@gmail.com Please pass this to all your friends.
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Colm and Sean win
Colm Killeen and Sean Langan both won prizes in the first Mayo GAA board draw of 2013 – full details of how much they won, and all winners in the draw are available HERE. Enjoy it lads.
The French diary
WEEKEND UPDATES: We will do a number of Audioboos over the weekend, and update them in the first list below (or you can go direct to our Audioboo page which will be even more up to date). Text updates are below. Here’s Niall Murphy, vice-president of Rennes GAA, being interviewed by Michael D McAndrew on Mid West Radio: [audio:http://ballinrobegaaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Rennesgaa.mp3] Picture and video updates are HERE. These are high-resolution pictures so you can download and print if you wish. Thanks to photographers Des May, Liam Horan, Jill Murphy (Ballinrobe) and Kevin Hughes (Rennes) – and if you have pix, please forward them to secretary.ballinrobe.mayo@gaa.ie and we will add them. 1. AUDIO: Liam Horan update Saturday morning 2. AUDIO: Tom Carney sets the scene Friday evening. 3. AUDIO: Saturday morning, Sean O’Connell (coach and parent) at Debut Day 4. AUDIO: Saturday morning, Alan Flannery (our chairman) at Debut Day 5. AUDIO: Saturday morning, Niall Murphy (Rennes vice-president) at Debut Day 6. AUDIO: Saturday evening, Niall Murphy after-match interview MONDAY, 9am: Time to pack, time to move on. The team are flying back today. We know they enjoyed their weekend in Ballinrobe, and we certainly enjoyed having them. They were impeccably behaved, friendly to everyone they encountered, and clearly proud of their club. We wish them well, and will join them in Rennes inside the next 12 months. SUNDAY 6pm: Another great day – team went on a sight-seeing trip in north Connemara, before making their way to McHale Park where they saw Mayo defeat Roscommon in the Connacht SFC semi-final. They were featured in the match programme announced over the public address. SUNDAY, 2.01am: Alan Flannery, chairman, has confirmed we are travelling to Rennes in March 2014. And if Alan says it, it happens. Even at 2.01am. SATURDAY, 23.259 (we are knocking the last little bit out of this day): Great night in O’Malley’s. Both clubs exchanged presentations. Kevin Hughes (Armagh/Ormaw) named as Top Tourist. Alan Flannery, Kevin McDonnell and Niall Murphy all spoke. Promises are made to travel to Rennes: Ballinrobe GAA club is adamant it will travel. Start saving the few quid now. Loads of photos: see link above. Jill Murphy has been appointed Official Trip Photographer. She is adamant she will not charge a fee. That’s the spirit we like! Allez le rouges, allez les Robe! This trip has been declared an extraordinary success. Ken Murphy has agreed to sponsor the trip. SATURDAY, 13.47pm: Great morning. The Rennes players were guests at our Debut Day for the U8s. Referees, linesmen, coaches, you name it: and we had a huge turnout of children. This is a very special day for the club as we send another generation of young footballers out in the club colours. The Rennes group got to meet and chat at some length with Donal Vaughan, our Ballinrobe and Mayo footballer, who lines out tomorrow v Roscommon. After that it was down to the new Ballinrobe Market (which is a fantastic success on this beautiful day) and who dropped in but An Taoiseach Enda Kenny (he’s our Prime Minister) and he talked to the lads about the team. Enda played a lot of football in his time and his father Henry was on the Mayo team that won the county’s first All-Ireland senior title in 1936. The players got a lovely photo with him. Thanks to photographer John Daly who set the shot up lovely on the public art piece (the giant books) outside the library. Photos, videos and audio from the trip are being added HERE today, tomorrow and over the coming days. Next up is the game v Ballinrobe juniors at 6pm. Just got a call from Fergal O’Malley saying he is putting up a top prize for a raffle in aid of the club at the barbecue, so thanks very much to Fergal for that. SATURDAY 9.30am: Donal McCormack (of Donal McCormack Design – Donal is also our club’s Community Officer, see below) has just been onto me to say he will kindly sponsor un Tourist Magnifique Award, to be picked tonight at the barbecue. I hasten to add that only members of Rennes GAA club can enter. we will devise a voting procedure as the day goes on. More anon. SATURDAY 8.53am: So, Rennes GAA are officially in town. We can confirm, yes, they’re in town. Mucho gracias to Tom Carney who put them through an excellent training session in Flanagan Park last night, despite the torrential rain. Of course, Tom had an ulterior motive: to slow them down before tonight’s clash with our junior team. Later they repaired to the home of Ann-Marie and Ken Murphy for some food and refreshments. We sent a dedicated reconnaissance team to this gathering and we can confirm that they are in good form, and looking forward to their mission. But they were early to bed and today will be at our guest coaches, referees and motivators at our Debut Day for the U8s at 10.30am, followed by a trip to the town’s new market at the library. At 6pm, this evening they play our juniors. Afterwards, there will be a barbecue and video showing of this game, plus the 2013 O’Mara Cup final between Ballinrobe and the Neale. Do come out at some point today or this evening to meet our visitors, led by their vice-president, Niall Murphy, son of Ann-Marie and Ken, brother of Harry (a distinguished wearer of the club jersey who now plays for Fulham Irish in London – plus he’s home for the weekend too) and Jill. Niall played for Ballinrobe for many years before relocating to Rennes. Tomorrow, they will attend Mayo v Roscommon in McHale Park – watch out for the write-up on them in the match programme. Plus here’s the souvenir programme for the weekend, with thanks to our Community Officer Donal McCormack for producing this excellent keepsake of what is shaping up to be a memorable weekend. It’s a big weekend for the club on many fronts, so let’s all get out in our