Ladies football

Well done Róisín!

  By Ann Cannon, PRO, Ballinrobe LGFA Our own Róisín Collins will be a ball girl when Leitrim take on Sligo in the TG4 Connacht Intermediate Championship Final this Sunday at 2:30pm in McHale Park Castlebar. Róisín has given so much to our girls & club since coming on board.  Helping with the start of our Pella League back in October, regular training sessions with both the U10’s and U12’s and most recently with our G4G campagin. She was invited by the LGFA Connacht, to take part on Sunday since she gave her time as a referee in an U11 Connacht Blitz at the end of May.

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Ballinrobe Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) Cake Sale

  By Ann Cannon, PRO, Ballinrobe LGFA We would like to thank most sincerely all of the parents of our G4G young ladies who baked up a storm for us over the weekend for our very successful Cake Sale.  We were blown away by all the talented bakers out there. You all deserve praise for all of the lovely baked goodies that we had available for the cake sale that took place after both masses on Sunday last, June 26th, 2016. Thank you to the ladies committee members who baked, collected baked donations and assisted at the Cake Sale.  And, we can’t forget the young ladies who came along to help on the morning also. Above, our young helpers Below, just a sample of the amazing goodies we had on the day.  

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U11 Ladies Blitz

By Ann Cannon, PRO, Ladies Football Our U11 ladies team took part in a blitz in Connacht on May 28th.  It was held in the Centre of Excellence in Bekan.  The ladies played in three matches. It was an excellent venue and they played very well.  A great day was had by all.

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It’s summer – so it’s Cul Camp time

Summer can only mean one thing…. it’s time for the Ballinrobe GAA Club Cul Camp which takes place from July 18th-22nd from10am-2.30pm daily. COST Child 1 €55 – Child 2 €45 – Child 3/4/5 €40 Always a fun week where children learn skills and play Gaelic games under the supervision of qualified coaches. This year’s Cul Camp ambassador Mayo Senior Footballer Diarmuid O Connor will attend our camp on one of the days and will have the U-21 All-Ireland Cup with him. Each Child will receive free GAA gear and Backpack. BOOK ONLINE: http://bit.ly/BallinrobeCulCampBook. For enquires contact Martin O Connor on 087-9221412

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Ballinrobe Ladies Football, future looking bright.

  By Ann Cannon, PRO, Ladies Football   On Friday 13th May our U12s played on a beautiful summer’s evening against McHale Rovers (we discovered they are made up of ladies from Crossmolina, Lahardane and Ardagh). We had 23 players line out and as always with this group of young ladies they did the club proud with their skill, determination and great sportsmanship. This game was played at the Community School pitch and a special thanks to Andy Walsh for ensuring the pitch was in perfect condition and also to Terry Duddy and Mary Langan for getting the portable goals moved from Flanagan Park and back again. At the same time on Friday in Flanagan Park our U10’s were training with the young ladies playing football in the Gaelic4Girls Programme.  There were over 40 young ladies in total. Gaelic4Girls is an 8 week programme aimed at increasing participation in Ladies Gaelic Football. Well done to everyone involved, it is great to be in a position to allow these girls the opportunity to try out Gaelic football in a fun and safe environment. On the following Saturday morning we had a great turnout – 16 under 6 girls and 12 under 8 girls. These young ladies train and play matches with the boys and will be playing in go-game leagues shortly. The grounding in the skills of Gaelic football these young girls are getting will ensure their future enjoyment playing the game. Some of our young ladies having a water break during training on Saturday morning May 14th. A big thank you to Declan Burke, Ryders Chemist, Main St ,Ballinrobe who donated First Aid kits for the Ladies U10 team and all other underage teams in the club. As can be seen from the above, the future of ladies football in Ballinrobe is bright and this is due to the hard work of our players, their parents, coaches and ladies committee members. Well done to all. The next U12’s Ladies game is tomorrow evening Tuesday 24th at 7pm in Westport at the Sacred Heart School, Castlebar Road (just up from the Castlecourt hotel). Meet in Ballinrobe at the pitch at 5:50, to be at the pitch in Westport for 6:45pm. As always, gumshields are mandatory.  Also, players cannot wear jewellery or hair slides.

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Ballinrobe GAA club update

BALLINROBE GAA CLUB UPDATE May 13th, 2016 ON THE NEWS SECTION OF OUR SITE: http://www.ballinrobegaaclub.com/category/news/ · Seniors play first championship game of the year v Ballina this Sunday at home. We are looking for a big home support, including our rockets! More here; http://ballinrobegaaclub.com/rockets-lets-get-behind-the-seniors-sunday/ and more on the live streaming for those who might want to tune in from far afield here; http://ballinrobegaaclub.com/ballina/ · Good attendance at injury prevention seminar. Physiotherapist Sinead Keane ran an injury prevention seminar in conjunction with Ballinrobe GAA club on Saturday last. There was a good turnout of senior players and coaches from across all the age groups. · Underage academy is outdoors for all teams CONGRATS TO BALLINROBE COMMUNITY SCHOOL · Community School First Years this week won the Connacht College C final in the Centre of Excellence, Bekan We are very proud of our club players who featured: Jason Butler, Gary Mellott, Jack woods, Johnny Heneghan, Eoin Gilrane, Adam Flannery, Conor O Brien and Dylan Sweeney Well done also to Coaches Andy Walsh and Martin Gavin, Andy is a coach of our U8 Rockets also It is very heartening for our club – and other local clubs – to see the Community School capture a number of titles of late. Well done to all involved. 50/50 !! · Congrats to Alex Galvin – €610 winner in our 50:50 draw This week’s winner of our 50:50 jackpot was Alex Galvin, Clonbur Road, who received €610. The €20 winners were Shane Watson, Monica Niland and Tom Watson. Next Monday night’s draw is in Biggins’ Corner Bar at 11o’c sharp. Our jackpots are rising each week, so if you’re not in you can’t win, tickets available from all usual outlets and will be on sale in Flanagan Park at the Rockets academy on Saturday and Ballina game on Sunday. GAELIC 4 GIRLS · Gaelic4Girls Hits Ballinrobe by Storm! Gaelic4Girls has hit Ballinrobe by storm, with 40 girls from Ballinrobe and the surrounding areas descending onto Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe to be treated to 60mins of great fun and coaching in Ladies Gaelic Football last Friday evening. This programme continues for another 7 weeks every Friday from 18:30 in Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe. It is fantastic to see so many enthusiastic girls, who have little Gaelic Football experience enjoying themselves. It is open to girls aged 8-12yrs ( inclusive by 25th July 2016) who are not part of a Ladies Gaelic Football Club and who are interested in learning the skills of the game. All girls from Ballinrobe and the surrounding areas are encouraged to attend and learn the skills of Ladies Gaelic Football from enthusiastic coaches. You are all welcome to attend even if you missed week one. The girls will be taught the basic skills of Gaelic football on a fun basis and will get to demonstrate their new skills at a fun mini-blitz. All girls will be presented with a Gaelic4Girls t-shirt and certificate. A major bonus from the programme is that all participants will get the chance to participate in a Mini Blitz with another Gaelic4Girls site after the county blitz. The cost for the entire programme is only €8. Anybody who would like more details on this programme is asked to contact Aidrienne Gleeson on (086) 1260136. Reminder to all girls attending, wear enough layers, under armor if you have them, it’s easy to peel of the layers, but if weather continues like last Friday would be good idea even to have a hat on your head to keep the bitter cold out. Everybody to bring a bottle of water and wear the mandatory gum shields. Reminder to all parents and Guardians please sign in your daughters on the registration sheet each evening on arrival and girls have to be collected from the pitch and will not be allowed leave on their own not even to walk down the length of the car park, you need to come back to the registration point to collect the girls each evening for security purposes. CALENDAR The most up-to-date club calendar is available at the bottom of our club website home page www.ballinrobegaaclub. You don’t need any special software to view this calendar. This is where we publicise all our games, both home and away for all ages, and for those looking into what’s going on around the club each week, just have a look in here! RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW CLUB SPONSOR In what is believed to be the first sponsorship of its kind in Ireland, Ballinrobe Races have recently been announced as the new sponsors of the Ballinrobe senior football team. The announcement was made at a special function held on Thursday 31st March last to formally launch the 2016 season at our local popular track, more on this including statements on the evening and photos can be found here; http://ballinrobegaaclub.com/historic-sponsorship-deal-announced-with-ballinrobe-races/ Donal McCormack, Runai

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Arrangements for All Ireland U21 Football Final

From Donal McCormack, club secretary. Dear Club Member, As some of you may be aware, Mayo take on Cork in the Eirgrid All Ireland U21 Football Final this Saturday April 30th at 6pm in Cusack Park, Ennis. Ticket Details are noted at the bottom of this email. Tom Carney, whom is our Child Protection Officer within the Club, has organized a bus for transport for anyone interested to the game. The bus is to leave Cornmarket, Ballinrobe at 2.30pm sharp and return straight afterwards. Cost is €10 per person and spaces are limited. If anyone is interested in travelling on the bus, please send Tom a text to 0863216992, and give him your name and number of seats you would like to reserve. In order to have everything organized in advance Tom needs confirmation of numbers today, so please send a text if you are interested, and he will let people know once all is confirmed. Below are the ticketing details: Prices Unreserved Seating – €20 Adult – Juveniles/U16 No Charge – €15 Student/OAP tickets will be on sale a the day Students & Senior Citizens:- €5 rebate on full price €20 euro tickets with appropriate I.D. prior to entry from designated turnstiles. Wheelchair Tickets: The Wheelchair and the Assistant’s ticket carries no charge. Season Tickets: This fixture is not covered as part of the GAA Season Ticket Tickets are on sale from www.gaa.ie as well as selected Supervalu & Centra stores.

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