By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets Robe Rockets wish to sincerely thank all those who gave so generously to our recent Church gate collection at Easter. Over €952 was raised and this will help towards the cost of equipment and running costs for our underage teams this year. A special word of thanks to all those who helped out with the collection over the weekend, it is appreciated.
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Dear Club Member, As some of you will be aware, Ballinrobe Races have become our new Senior Team Sponsors in the past number of weeks. We attended the Racecourses’ official 2016 launch and at that, Our Club showcased the new Jerseys for the year; more on that evening can be found here; http://ballinrobegaaclub.com/historic-sponsorship-deal-announced-with-ballinrobe-races/ Along with this, the club wish to pass on our best wishes to the Ballinrobe Racecourse committee in anticipation of their first meeting of the year on Friday evening next, the 15th April. It is being called ‘Friday Fever’ and starts of the first of 10 meetings for the 2016 calendar in Ballinrobe. The racecourse have a number of special offers for the evening more details on this can be found here; http://ballinroberacecourse.ie/friday-fever-15th-april-2016/ We would ask all club members to make an effort to support this local entity, we are very lucky to have such a facility within our parish, and Manager John Flannelly along with his hardworking staff and committee have endeavoured over the years to ensure the racecourse is amongst the best in the country. We wish them all the best for Friday evening and the year ahead. Mise le meas, Donall Mac Cormaic, Runai
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This week’s winner of our 50:50 jackpot was Rory O’Connell, Glebe Street, who received €640. The €20 winners were Noel Sheridan, Jimmy Sweeney and John Farragher. Next Monday night’s draw is in John O’Haire’s Bar at 10.30 sharp.
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By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets It was great to see so many of our U8’s boys and girls who braved the first outdoor session of the season this morning. We weren’t sure if we would have snow, wind or rain but thankfully the sun shone for the hour. Over the last 6 weeks the Coaches and children have been indoors in the Lakeside on Saturday and this was the first opportunity for some of the children to play in Flanagan Park. The children benefited from having a full training session and all were delighted to play a match on the pitch! Thanks again to all parents who cooperated with the drop off and collection of children to the area outside the dressing rooms and Coaches for their weekly commitment to training. U8 boys and girls training will continue to be outside on the football pitch at 9.30am to 10.30am on Saturday mornings. A special thanks to John F and Staff of the Lakeside Sports and Fitness Centre who hosted our U8 indoor training sessions, we are lucky to have this facility locally.
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The match commentary is now archived HERE By Liam Horan, Webmaster The wheel is starting to turn again – as Josh Ritter says, part metaphorically, “it’s been a long time a coming, but now the snow is gone.” You can even listen to that song HERE. Anyway. We play Ballaghaderreen in Division 1B of the Mayo SFL this Saturday, April 9, in Flangan Park, Ballinrobe, at 6pm – and you can listen to every minute of the action here on our website. Access the game HERE – we will go live about 15 minutes beforehand. The commentary will be there in full afterwards too. FLASHBACK: Commentary team v Kiltimagh, in SFL, 2015: (l to r): Seamus Corry, Liam Horan, Padraig Costello Snr. Pic Brendan Mooney, Kiltimagh GAA. Keep your wits about you because it may be necessary to create a new link under Tracks. Tweet @ballinrobegaa or pop a message here https://www.facebook.com/BallinrobeGAAFanPage with details of where you plan to listen to the game. And keep in touch during the game too, audience interaction is a big part of our live commentaries. Paul Tiernan, Kenneth O’Malley, Maurice Horan, Sean Maloney, Joe Lyons, Damien Lyons, Sean Lyons, every Lyons you can think of, Lyonses not yet even born – we know you will be tuned in so give us the beck. Commentary team: Liam Horan, Padraic Costello Snr (99 per cent certain – he’ll firm up any second I reckon), and hopefully a Ballaghaderreen voice. Previous audio reports and commentaries available HERE
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Our U14s were narrowly beaten by Mayo Gaels last night in Division 2 of the Mayo u14 football league this evening. Final score 4-11 to 4-7. Team mentor Alan Flannery has filed this audio report. [audio:http://ballinrobegaaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Alan-Robe-MayoGaels.mp3]
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By Ann Cannon, PRO, Ladies Football The U12 ladies played their first away match against Carnacon on Friday 1st April. Again we had another great turnout with 19 players all of whom had game time. The ladies again displayed tremendous skills and courage in very mucky conditions. Even though we lost narrowly in the end our young ladies continue to learn and with each game are becoming more used to competitive games. Thanks to all the parents and the ladies themselves for showing up to training and matches. Training is again on this evening, April 6th from 6pm to 7pm This coming Friday April 8th our next league match is at home at 6pm against the Neale. Please make sure to arrive in plenty of time to tog out and be on the pitch for warm up before the game. Please note that it is the policy of Ballinrobe GAA Club to have all children dropped off and picked up at the dressing rooms for both outdoor training and matches. This is to ensure the safety of all our players. Children are not permitted to walk to car park on their own. As always, gumshields are mandatory. Also, players cannot wear jewellery or hair slides.
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This week’s winner of our 50:50 jackpot was Peter Staunton, Ballinrobe, who received €614. Peter is a former player with the club and our current Bord na nOg chairman and selector on the minor football team. The €20 winners were Stephen Walsh, Luke Carney and Tom Watson. Next Monday night’s draw is in Inch’s Bar at 10.30 sharp.
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In what is believed to be the first sponsorship of its kind in Ireland, Ballinrobe Races have been announced as the new sponsors of the Ballinrobe senior football team. The announcement was made at a special function held tonight (THURSDAY, 31 MARCH) to formally launch the 2016 season at the popular Mayo track. “Ballinrobe Races is a community-minded body, and this sponsorship is a great way for us to support another organisation who do great work for the area,” said John Flannelly, Manager, Ballinrobe Racecourse. “This is a natural tie-up for us. Both bodies are around a long time. The GAA club in Ballinrobe was formed almost 130 years ago, and our history goes back even further – there has been horse-racing in Ballinrobe for more than 230 years. Racing has taken place at our current venue since 1921. “These are two organisations with proud traditions and I am certain we will be good for each other. The reality is that many people who support horse-racing are also Gaelic football fans. “During high summer at Ballinrobe Races, you will over-hear countless conversations about Gaelic football, particularly if there’s a meeting the day after a Mayo-Galway Connacht championship game. Ballinrobe is a convenient border meeting point for supporters who want to reflect on the latest clash. “Legendary racing figures such as Jim Bolger and JP McManus are also GAA people through and through. The two sports are closely intertwined. “As far as we are aware, this is the first time a racecourse has sponsored a club football team.” The sponsorship will last for the next three years, and will feature the Ballinrobe Races name and logo on the jersey worn by the senior team in the Mayo senior football championship, Division 1B of the Mayo SFL, and a number of other adult tournaments and competitions. “Ballinrobe Races are an inspirational presence in our community. Over the past 20 years they have shown what can be achieved by vision and hard work – in 2012, they won the Racecourse of the Year award,” said Ballinrobe GAA club chairman Declan Corcoran. “In Ballinrobe GAA club, we, too, have our ambitions and our aspirations. We won a number of under age titles in south Mayo last year. “This sponsorship helps us to fund our activities, particularly at senior level. “Our club provides football at all ages for boys, and in recent years we have revived our ladies club, which is proving hugely popular. A Saturday morning in Flanagan Park sees close on 100 young people enjoying football, and we now plan to build on the great progress we have made in recent years.” Declan paid tribute to previous sponsors Vaughan Shoes, who sponsored the club for the best part of the past decade. “The Vaughan family have been – and continue to be – great supporters of the GAA in Ballinrobe, and, indeed, of many other community and sporting organisations,” said Declan. Ballinrobe Races will have ten meetings this year, including the historic first-ever Friday evening meeting on April 15h. Total prize fund this year will be a record €950,000. More on BallinrobeGAAClub.com.
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Please note that the Ballinrobe U18 team take on Shrule/Glencorrib this evening at 6.00pm in Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe. As this is a home game, the Club are hoping for some support for this young squad. They had a very good victory over Hollymount/Carramore last week, so we are hoping that their good form continues Please spread the word around. Donal McCormack, Runai.
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