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G4G Provincial Blitz 2nd July Ballinrobe Newbies do us Proud

Ballinrobe Newbies do us proud: Our latest girls to join the Ballinrobe Ladies Football Club as part of Gaelic 4Girls 12 week programme participated in the G4G Provincial Blitz yesterday. What a day in the Centre of Excellence Knock. This was the first football match EVER for majority of our girls, and they really did themselves and the club proud. They are a lovely bunch of girls. Big thanks to all the parents and supporters who travelled on the day and also to our New Coaches, Lorna Lynch ( U10s Coach) & Noel Finlay ( U12s/U13s Coach,) and Róisín Collins (U10s/12s) who looked after the team’s on the Pitch.  WELL DONE ALL

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Robe Rocket Newsletter

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets The latest Robe Rocket Newsletter is now available to to view. The newsletter highlights all that has happened so far this season for Parents, Club members and supporters.  Robe Rockets is in its second year and is going from strength to strength with over 120 children in our U6, U8 and U10 teams. If you would like to take a moment to read about our Stars of the future please click here.

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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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Many thanks to Declan Burke, Ryder’s Chemist

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets A big thank you to Declan Burke, Ryder’s Chemist, Main St, Ballinrobe who generously sponsored First Aid kits for our U6, U8 and U10 Robe Rocket teams. It is greatly appreciated. Pictured above is Declan Burke, Ryder’s Chemist presenting the First Aid kits to Robe Rocket Committee Members David Conway, Secretary, Declan O’Loughlin, Chairperson, Des May and some of our U6, U8 and U10 Robe Rockets. Our Newsletter has now been circulated via email to all Parents/Guardians and contains information on the Clubs training tops which will be available to order in the coming weeks.

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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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U6 First outdoor training session 2016

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets A big welcome to our U6’s, the Clubs youngest members who had their first outdoor training session in Flanagan Park this morning. The threat of rain did not dampen the enthusiasm of the boys and girls and they spend the next hour under the supervision of Dónal, the two Sean’s and Micheál who put them through their paces. Over the last 12 weeks the Coaches and children have been developing their skills indoors in the Lakeside on Saturday mornings. Today was the first opportunity for most of the children to train in Flanagan Park. Thanks again to all parents who cooperated with the drop off and collection of children outside the dressing rooms this morning. See you all again next week. New players are always welcome to join. Weekly Training times U10 Boys Friday, 7pm  to 8pm in Flanagan Park U6 Boys and Girls Saturday, 9.30am to 10.30am in Flanagan Park U8 Boys and Girls Saturday, 9.30am to 10.30am in Flanagan Park   U6’s  Skills Practice U6’s Stars of the Future    

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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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