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U16s play Davitts tomorrow, Tuesday, in Ballindine. Bus leaves The Green at 5.15pm. Throw-in 6.30pm. Text Fergal 087 670 1603 if unavailable to play.

There is a change of arrangements for our girls footballers this weekend. The U8 girls play The Neale girls at 9.30am on Saturday in Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe. All players are asked to be at the pitch at 9.10am. The U10s and U12s will therefore have their weekly Academy at 10.30am, instead of the usual 9.30am. If you are not getting texts about girls games, please email secretary.ballinrobe.mayo with your name, the child’s name, and your mobile number.

Our South Mayo minor football championship clash with Mayo Gaels, due to take place this evening, has been postponed. A new date will be announced here shortly.

Last night’s meeting of Ballinrobe GAA club Executive Committee heard that the recent trip to Croke Park by our U14 team was a success. The team attended the All-Ireland quarter-final triple-header, and they had the joy of first seeing Mayo defeat Armagh in the minor clash, followed by the seniors victory over Cork. Club chairman Alan Flannery thanked Tom Carney and John Burke for organising the trip. In return, Tom thanked the club for the donation towards the costs.

At last night’s meeting of the Ballinrobe GAA club Executive Committee, our U10 team and coaches were congratulated on recently winning the Mulroe Cup in Tourmakeady for the third year in a row.

Our Academy for boys and girls resumes after the summer sojourn tomorrow morning (Saturday, August 16th) at 9.30 in Flanagan Park. Early to bed tonight – and that’s just the coaches. All children up to the age of 12 are welcome to attend. It’s a nice social morning up there too with a large number of parents/guardians opting to help out with the event. So, parents/guardians, feel free to wait for the hour – we will give you something to do and you will hopefully find it a fun way to pass a morning.

Thursday, July 31st, here are the details for our under-age Academies vis a vis summer breaks. Both Academies are now on their summer breaks. The boys will restart on Wednesday August 13th, at 6.30pm. The girls will restart on Saturday, August 16th, at 9.30am. New players are welcome all the time. Thanks to all our coaches who have made the Academies so successful this year, and we look forward to an excellent second half of the season. And, remember, keep using and improving your newly-acquired skills. We have had a number of problems with our text system this year. If you are not getting texts, please email secretary.ballinrobe.mayo@gaa.ie  with the following details: 1. Name of your child(ren) 2. Your correct phone number 3. Your preferred email address Only parents/guardians of players who are registered will receive the texts, of course.