Captain Stephen Coen will bring the All-Ireland minor cup (Tommy Markham Cup) to Hollymount hall this evening at 6.30 – and all are welcome. Stephen plays with the Hollymount-Carramore club. Other members of the team will also be present. The team had a splendid win over Tyrone in Sunday’s All-Ireland final.
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Our Wednesday evening U8 Skills Academy is now completed for the 2013 season – but it will continue on Saturday mornings at 9.30am in Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe. The U10 Academy will continue to go ahead for the next two Wednesdays at 6.30pm as they prepare for their forthcoming Croke Park trip. Read about that trip HERE.
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So there we all were, the whole town, the whole county, watching Up for the Match, spotting P Cos in the audience… …and it came to the super-duper prize at the end. The phone-in prize. Des Cahill was a bit pressed for time and it flashed through fairly quickly. Tony from Ballinrobe. That’s Tony Walkin, says I, our Club President, see his recent President’s Project video HERE. I’d recognise his dulcet tones anywhere. So we tweeted out the great news. Even gave a passing mention to Tony Jnr, who played for Mayo v Cork in 1991 All-Ireland minor final. Said it’d be only proper to ring Tony to congratulate him. As we dialled, we spotted the texts coming through to say the winner was Tony ‘Flat Out’ Finnerty. Tony Walkin said it wasn’t him, though he had entered the competition alright. Got young Mark Finnerty on the phone. Winner alright, it’s his uncle Tony. Top prize. It’s on RTE.ie already apparently. No better man, Tony Finnerty: great supporter of club and county. A few years ago, he took ill and we almost lost him during a Mayo v Derry NFL game that Mike was commentating on – Mike had to leave the commentary box just before half-time as the drama unfolded. Read about that HERE. His son Mike is known nationally as broadcaster and journalist – Mayo News, TV3, Mid West Radio, and a former distinguished secretary of this club. Tony’s other son Paul was a member of the Mayo panel for the 2001 All-Ireland U21 final. Paul was a Mayo intermediate championship winner with Ballinrobe. Daughter Michelle will be delighted too: she had a close one last night when she nearly won an All-Ireland ticket in our club raffle. Instead she a got a beanie hat. Them’s the breaks. Safe travelling, one and all, or if you’re already up there, enjoy the rest of your night. Best of luck to our seniors Donal Vaughan and Kenneth O’Malley. Unfortunately our minor Stephen Burke didn’t make the final minor panel. He played in the Connacht final, and played well, but got injured at the wrong time and time has beaten him in his efforts to regain his place. Maigh Eo abu.
Resolved: mystery of the Tony award on #upforthematch Read More »
Filmed live this morning at our Academy – the Green and Red of Mayo http://youtu.be/Dx2ffu2gch8?ac
Our Academy footballers sing the Mayo anthem Read More »
Tonight’s winners from our raffle in Inch’s Bar: Terrace: Conor Delaney, The Neale; Stand: Johnny Feerick, Cloverhill, Ballinrobe; Ballinrobe tops: John Jennings, Roxboro; Tom O’Boyle, Sligo; Beanie hats: Michelle Finnerty, Creagh; Shaunagh McDermott, Ballinrobe; Ellen Finnerty, Kilkeeran, Ballinrobe; Sadhbh Culhane, Rahard, Ballinrobe. Maurice Horan won the terrace ticket first and threw it back in the pot. Fair play. Thanks to all who supported the draw. Safe travelling. Here’s hoping we can do the double Sunday.
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Local writer Willie McHugh was on RTE this morning – delivering a piece he wrote earlier this week for the Mayo News. You can listen to it in full HERE
Willie McHugh letter to Mayo team Read More »
Connacht GAA, in support of the National Student Bursary Scheme, will award bursaries of €750 to students attending Higher Education colleges as part of its ongoing commitment to Player Welfare. The scheme, which is now in its seventh year, will be open to members of the Association who are attending a full-time Higher Education course and who are active participants in their Higher Education club. Students who hold other GAA-related or a college scholarship/bursary will not be eligible to apply. Connacht GAA welcomes applications from those students in our province, (Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon & Sligo), regardless whether their attendance is at a college inside or outside of Connacht”. Each bursary granted will be for €750 and payment will be made annually in two instalments of €375. Further information and application forms for this year’s scheme are currently available to download from www.connachtgaa.ie or HERE Senior Intercounty players who were on their County’s Senior Panel in 2013 should apply for Bursaries via the Gaelic Players Association; further information at www.gaelicplayers.com. Connacht GAA Centre, Cloonacurry, Bekan, Claremorris Co. Mayo www.connachtgaa.ie Phone: 094)9630335 Email: reception.connacht@gaa.ie The closing date for application will be October 11th, 2013. Applications received after the closing date will not be eligible for consideration.
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From Our Man in Rennes, Niall Murphy: “Exciting week! I hope all is well. Rennes GAA is going very well. We just played in our first Euro tournament of the year and we put in some good performances. We beat Frankfurt (only Irish players) which we are very proud of. Lost by a point to Lyon and got beaten by Brussels who are the best team in Europe (they went on to win the tournament). “Next Euro tournament for us is the weekend of the 19th/20th of October in Athlone for the Euro finals which involves all the clubs around Europe. “Anyway the players are all excited about the Mayo v Dublin match. We will be watching it all together in ‘The Wesport Inn’ in Rennes city centre. “Have a look at the photo, the only Mayo man in the photo is the one with the Kerry jersey! His father is from Kerry. Allez the green and red!” Who can forget the Rennes visit to Ballinrobe earlier this year – but just in case you did forget it, details are HERE. Actually, one of their number, Caimin Browne, was in Ballinrobe last week – his father Richard hails from the Neale and now lives in Kilkenny. Caimin spent a year in Rennes and teamed up with the lads. He’s back in Ireland now. And we better get Niall (and Harry) Murphy home soon too. Niall has a 30th birthday in the offing, a little bird called Ken tells me.
In Rennes, they talk of Mayo… Read More »
We wish every success to Ballinrobe rugby club who today return to their spiritual home the Green. The club has been playing their home games in the race course for many years and we’re sure it will be an emotional return to their old stomping ground today. Their opponents are Gort and a large crowd is expected. Many of our players also play rugby at various levels and two years ago we teamed up with the rugby club and Ballinrobe Town FC for a very successful Mayor of Ballinrobe fundraiser which was won by the rugby club’s Peter McHugh. Enjoy the day one and all.
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