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U16 county final defeat

By Billy Horan, Club PRO Ballaghaderreen, comfortably positioned at half-time, 4-5 to 0-5, defeated Ballinrobe by 4-13 to 3-10 in the JJ Burke Renault D Mayo U16 D football championship final at Elverys McHale Park, Castlebar, last week. Ballaghaderreen: K Callaghan 4-0, D Darcy 0-4, D Dillon 0-3, A Phillips, C Tansey 0-2 each, G Forrest, A Morrisroe 0-1 each. Ballinrobe: E O’Brien 1-6, L Burke 2-0, R Philbin, JV Cummins, D Jennings, R Jennings 0-1 each.

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Church Gate collection

Ballinrobe GAA Club will this weekend take up the Church Gate Collection for the Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland, who are based in Ballindine. Any member who is available to help out with the collection should contact Liam Horan, 087 9185 867, liamhoran09. For obvious reasons (i.e. Mayo v Donegal, throw-in 6pm, Saturday), we are particularly keen to find people who are available for the 7.30pm Mass on Saturday.  

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Busy weekend in town – well done to festival committee

Phew! Time to catch some breath after a hectic weekend in Ballinrobe. Well done to the Queen of the Lakes festival committee who put together a busy and entertaining programme of events – they even managed to organise it that the €6m National Lottery jackpot would be won in Ballinrobe during the festival. In the GAA club, we were delighted to play our part by staging the Christy O’Loughlin Memorial Cup for the first time. A full report is available elsewhere on this site. Hopefully the festival will continue to be an annual event from now on – though we do not for one minute underestimate the amount of work the committee had to put in to make it all possible. We are particularly grateful to organiser Monica Horan for the support she offered us as we staged our under 12 tournament on Saturday.

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@corofingaa are inaugural winners of Christy O’Loughlin Cup @parkekgaa @ballintubberclg @stephenroch

    By Billy Horan, Club PRO Corofin defeated Ballintubber in the final of the under 12 football tournament, held in Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe, on Saturday, in conjunction with the Queen of the Lakes festival. Declan O’Loughlin presented the winners with the Christy O’Loughlin Memorial Cup and Stephen Rochford, the Corofin senior football manager who lives in Ballinrobe and is a member of the local club, presented the medals. Clare native Christy O’Loughlin, who died in 2012, had a lengthy and active association with Ballinrobe GAA club. Ballinrobe and Parke-Keelogues-Crimlin also competed in the tournament and The Andy Merrigan Cup, won by Corofin, All-Ireland senior club champions earlier this year, was on display. Ballinrobe Bord na nOg is very appreciative of the support received from Monica Horan and the parents who looked after the catering arrangements on the day. Pictures: https://goo.gl/rp946W

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U-16`s Championship this evening in Cong, at 7pm.

  Reminder Ballinrobe U-16`s play in an away County Semi-Final Championship game versus The Neale, this coming Tuesday, at 7pm. Everyone is asked to make a big effort to turn up and support the lads in this crucial local derby. The coaches, David Colleran, Liam Burke and Fergal O`Malley and all the players, have been working hard for the big game, so please come along and give your support. Poster link below; brobe v the neale semi final 4×4

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Blitz to honour Christy O’Loughlin & Andy Merrigan Cup will be present @aibgaa

    Christy O’Loughlin, who passed away in 2012, was a valued member of Ballinrobe GAA Club – and this Saturday the Christy O’Loughlin Memorial Cup will be inaugurated. The club’s tribute to Christy can be viewed HERE. Four U12 teams will compete for the Christy O’Loughlin Cup, and the two semi-finals will take place as follows: Semi-finals: 3pm – Ballinrobe v Ballintubber 3.45pm – Parke v Corofin The semi-finals will be followed by a B final (4.30pm) and A final (5.15pm). This event forms part of the Queen of the Lakes festival which kicks off in Ballinrobe this weekend. The Andy Merrigan Cup, captured in thrilling fashion by Corofin in Croke Parrk on St Patrick’s Day, will be on display. “Members of the O’Loughlin family will be present on the day. It promises to be a great family occasion and we expect a large turn-out. Bring your cameras to capture those memories,” said organiser Declan Corcoran.

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Minor league win for Ballinrobe

By Billy Horan, Club PRO Ballinrobe were too good for visiting Ballintubber in the county minor summer league played at Ballinrobe last week, prevailing by 4.10 to 0.5. Scorers for Ballinrobe: K Quinn 1.7, G Lynagh 1.2, P Butler 1.1, P Jennings 1.0. Michael Conway, Patrick Burke, Aaron Lally, Darragh McGuinness, Stephen O’Malley and Jamie Finnerty tried hardest for Ballintubber.

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