Gilvarry looking to end Roscommon’s three in a row dreams
Fri, Jul 19, 2013
While the Mayo senior team are looking to make it three Connacht senior titles on the trot on Sunday afternoon, at high-noon Enda Gilvarry will looking for his Mayo minors to end Roscommon’s dreams of making it a similar feat at the minor grade. The Mayo manager who is in his first year in charge of the minors, knows it is not going to be an easy task. “They’re going for three in a row and that speaks for itself in Connacht over the last number of years. In fairness to them they’ve dominated Connacht over the past number of years. They’ve beaten Mayo in each of those years as well, it’s a huge challenge, but no more than the challenge that faced us when we were up against Galway in the semi-final.”
Read more ...Casey's Call
Fri, Jul 19, 2013
The weather is up and everyone seems to be in a good mood but there is nothing better to whet the appetite than the Connacht final. The first time appearance of London in this year’s decider makes it intriguing and novel to say the least. We have watched Mayo outgun and blitz anything that has come their way this summer and the final on Sunday will be no different. The biggest worry for managers and players this Sunday will be the sweltering heat and making sure players don’t get dehydrated as come 2pm on Sunday in Castlebar, temperatures could hit the 30 degree mark. I’m sure the way players look after themselves in this day and age we don’t have to worry as they will be keeping themselves well hydrated all week.
Read more ...Horan makes four changes for exiles visit
Fri, Jul 19, 2013
Mayo manager James Horan has made four changes to the Mayo line-up for Sunday’s novel Connacht final against London in McHale Park. Breaffy’s Rob Hennelly who was recalled to the panel in recent days following a goalkeeping injury crisis, has been selected between the posts for his first championship start since the 2011 All Ireland semi-final defeat to Kerry in Croke Park.
Read more ...Back in the big time, Boyle’s looking for bigger and better things
Mon, Jul 15, 2013
For a few years it looked like Colm Boyle might be joining the long list of players who could have been, but never really quite made it. The 26-year-old Davitts defender was part of the All Ireland winning u21 team in 2006 and in 2008 made his championship debut against Sligo, but not long after he was gone off the inter-county scene, probably not to be seen again.
Read more ...Mayo female’s shine at Europeans
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
Six Mayo female boxers travelled to Keszthely in Hungry last Sunday week for the 2013 European Union youth, junior and senior championships. Jacqui Lynch (Golden Gloves BC), Ciara Sheedy (Swinford BC), Ciara Ginty (Geesala BC), Grainne Gavin (Castlebar BC), Lycia Heneghan (Ballinrobe BC) and Cathy Higgins (Ardnaree BC) were part of the 26 boxing team hoping to bring home a medal.
Read more ...Mayo league team time trial over 25kms
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
Western Lakes CC savoured a great win against what looked like unbeatable opposition in Castlebar, beating the usually strong Westport Covies and Castlebar squads by 25 seconds and 75 seconds respectively. The five man Western Lakes squad had no room for error as they started with the bare minimum of five of which seven riders are the max per team.
The Team TT is a new discipline to the Mayo Cycling League and it proved very popular with 8 teams pulling themselves together to do battle.
Read more ...Captain’s prize’s take over the clubs of Mayo
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
Balla
The Balla Town Parks open stableford competition last weekend was won by Michael Clesham on 36pts, Pat Mohan finished in second place and Colm Walsh took third spot. In the ladies section of the competition, Margaret Forkan was the winner on 40pts, with Kitty O’Connor in second and Gabrielle Clesham taking third spot. The junior winner was Adrian O’Connell on 33pts.
Summer series passes the fourth round marker
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
The fourth race in Mayo AC's Summer 5k Series took place at Brickens on Tuesday evening last proved to be the toughest so far. Not the terrain – gently undulating – but the temperature. Heat is the one thing that runners of all levels fear most.
Read more ...Westport move back into serious contention
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
A brace of wins in three day’s from last Thursday to Sunday along with table toppers Ballina Town suffering their first loss in the league this season, saw Westport United move to within two points of the table toppers last weekend. Westport United kicked off their weekend double header with a 4-1 win over Iorras Aontaithe at home, thanks to first half goals from Philip Keegan and Dave Hoban along with late, late strikes from JP O’Gorman and Vinny O’Malley in the final five minutes. Strangely, it was the same opponents who did Westport United a big favour last Sunday afternoon when they turned over the leaders, by the odd goal in five in Carnenash and leave only a brace of points between Ballina Town and Westport United going into this weekend’s round of games.
Read more ...Mayo GAA Fixtures
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
Saturday July 13
Breaffy House JFC Group 1 (At 7.30pm)
Breaffy House JFC Group 1 (At 7.30pm)
Read more ...Casey's Call
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
The dust has just about settled on the group stages of the Mayo championship and there is never a weekend that goes by that you are not intrigued or partly shocked by some of the results. I’m not quite the expert tipster I thought I was- our east Mayo friends in Aughamore let me down (Jimmy Killeen- the lethal Garrymore forward bagging himself eight points) along with Tomas Tierney’s Westport who failed to deliver on their promising victory in Tourmakeady.
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