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As you know from this post HERE, the death took place recently of a former chairman of our club, Mick Mulvey. We have been in touch with St Kevin’s GAA club, Melbourne, which Mick helped to found. They have kindly sent on an electronic version of their club history, which you can read HERE. It reveals that Mick gave a £40 loan to purchase the club’s first set of jerseys. How appropriate then that the blue and gold of St Kevin’s was draped on his coffin. We are grateful to Jenny Donovan from St Kevin’s for sending on the history. 

We host the South Mayo Junior B Final on Friday evening next, December 6, at 8.00pm. It will be contested by Shrule/Glencorrib & Garrymore.

Ballinrobe GAA club officers for 2014 season The following officers were elected at the annual general meeting of Ballinrobe GAA club, held in the TACU building, Main Street, Ballinrobe, on Friday, November 29: Patron Canon Conal Eustace President Tony Walkin (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Chairman Alan Flannery (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Vice-chairman left vacant for now (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Secretary Donal McCormack (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Assistant Secretary Liam Horan (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Treasurer John Culhane (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Assistant Treasurer Vincent Cummins (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Players’ Representative David Killeen (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Pitch Committee Chairperson Sean Murphy (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); PRO Billy Horan (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Lotto Representative Michael Coyne (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Coaching Committee Chairman Gerry O’Malley (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Community Officer Kevin Murphy (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); South Board delegates Billy Horan and Johnny Buckley; County board delegate Adrian Flannery (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); ASAP Officer David Flannery (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Oifigeach na Gaeilge / Cultural Officer Billy Horan; Child Protection Officer Eimear Grimes (this includes membership of the Executive Committee); Club Designated Officer Alan Flannery; Safety Officer David Flannery.

Congrats and welcome aboard to new club secretary Donal McCormack. More anon re tonight’s club agm.

Please note, our final Mayo SFL Division 1A clash with Castlebar Mitchels will now take place on Saturday evening, November 30th, at 7o’c. It has been changed from Sunday to Saturday as a mark of respect to the late Darragh Walsh, the Neale, whose funeral Mass takes place on Sunday. Many of our members will be attending the funeral Mass, as Darragh went to school locally and played against Ballinrobe on many occasions.

UPDATE, FRIDAY, NOV. 29: As a mark of respect to the Walsh family, and the Neale GAA club, our game v Castlebar Mitchels this weekend has been switched to tomorrow night, Saturday, at 7o’c, in Flanagan Park. This is to avoid a clash with the funeral on Sunday.   UPDATE, THURSDAY, NOV 28: Funeral arrangements are Saturday 1st December 4.00p.m. until 8.00p.m. in Cummins’ Funeral Home, Ballinrobe. Burial Sunday 2nd December after 2.00 pm mass. Full details HERE   UPDATE, MONDAY, NOV. 25: From Mayo GAA board Everyone in Coiste Chontae Mhaigheo would like to extend their sympathies to the family, friends, neighbours and club mates of the late Darragh Walsh from the Neale G.A.A. Club. Darragh Walsh, Creevagh, The Neale, Co. Mayo. (aged 23) died in a road traffic accident in Qatar late last week. Darragh was a member of the Neale GAA team that won the Mayo County Junior Championship in 2012. He is the son of Gerry and Miriam Walsh. Gerry is Chairman of the Neale GAA Club and Miriam was actively involved in developing the Neale Ladies. Darragh was only two weeks in Qatar and had commenced training on the Tuesday night with the local GAA team.  Funeral Arrangements to follow later. Our thoughts this evening are with the Walsh family, the Neale, and the entire Neale GAA community following the tragic death of Darragh Walsh in a traffic accident in Qatar. The Walsh name has been synonymous with Gaelic football in the Neale for a number of generations, and Darragh continued that proud tradition. News of his death has cast a pall of gloom over this region, including here in Ballinrobe where Darragh had many close friends and former school mates. Coming so soon after the untimely death of another young footballer, Alan Feeley from Claremorris, this is another crushing blow for the GAA community in this part of the world. Ballinrobe GAA club extends sympathy to Gerry and Miriam Walsh and their family. Gerry is current chairman of the Neale GAA club and, in that role, our club officers have had many numerous dealings with him, not least in the build-up to the O’Mara Cup final between our two clubs earlier this year. He played his part in ensuring that the historic final between two great rivals was hosted by the Neale club in a thoroughly impressive manner that did the occasion justice. Miriam played football for the Neale in her younger days, and also coached many young people from our club in her capacity as a full-time coach. May Darragh Walsh rest in peace.