Mick Byrne secures local success at the Connacht Seniors Open
Fri, Jun 22, 2012
With no local golfer in realistic contention for the Connacht Senior Open in Westport last week, it was hoped that Mayo might have some success in the nett category. In a sign of the quality of senior golf in Mayo, both positions on the podium for the nett prize were filled by two well known Mayo golfers.
Read more ...Castlebar Golf Club results
Fri, Jun 22, 2012
Castlebar Golf club was at its very finest condition for the Richard Lyons President’s Prize last Sunday.
Read more ...Mayo team named for match on Sunday
Fri, Jun 22, 2012
The Mayo Senior Football team to face Leitrim in the Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final this Sunday June 24 at 3.30pm in Elverys MacHale Park is as follows:
Read more ...Mayo League player transfers
Fri, Jun 22, 2012
The following transfers were approved by the Mayo Football League at a meeting of the League Management Committee on Tuesday June 12: Jonathan McNulty Killala to Charlestown Athletic; Billy Murphy Swinford to Charlestown Athletic; Gerard Moore Fahy Rovers ‘A’ to Fahy Rovers ‘B’.
Read more ...‘This Mayo side have a real professional set up right now’
Fri, Jun 22, 2012
In recent decades there have been a number of inter-county teams that have made real eye catching progress. Dublin, Tyrone, Armagh, Kerry and Cork are the obvious selection in this regard and they, more than most, have brought a new dimension to the whole area of team sacrifice and all year round physical preparation. In fairness, Mayo football has also moved up a gear or two and if nothing else we are a team that few will ever take for granted. But I get the impression that we are just about hanging on to the coat tails of the top three or four teams in the country right now. On the evidence of the matches I have witnessed so far this year, I need some convincing from Sundays encounter with Leitrim that we deserve to be talked about in the same breath as Dublin, Cork and, believe it or not, Donegal. I watched the Ulster champions play Derry last Saturday and those of you who saw Derry’s inept performance will agree that they (Derry) are a team in serious decline. But it was the performance of Donegal that was the main talking point of the encounter. They played a terrific brand of open flowing football that suggests they have stepped up a level from last year. It should be a fascinating Ulster semi-final between themselves and Tyrone in a week’s time. But I am digressing!
Read more ...Club Mayo Sports – a new initiative to fund sports in Mayo
Fri, Jun 22, 2012
Club Mayo Sports was launched last week with the aim of generating funding for sports in Mayo. At the launch, Deputy John O’Mahony explained that the funding available to sports is limited in these difficult financial times and volunteer groups such as Club Mayo Sports can help. He encouraged Mayo people, wherever they may live or work, to “get involved in the network that Club Mayo Sports has in place and to tap into that network for their benefit”.
Read more ...Carne Course record broken but still not enough to win Corrib Natural Gas Pro-Am
Fri, Jun 22, 2012
Two under-par rounds secured the Corrib Natural Gas/Carne Golf Club Pro-Am crown for Down golfer Barrie Trainor at the scenic north County Mayo links course at the weekend.
Read more ...Sweltering Conditions for second Great Western Greenway 10K
Fri, Jun 15, 2012
The second Great Western Greenway 10k run/walk, co-organised by Mayo Sports Partnership, Westport Leisure Park and Westport Town Council, took place on Saturday May 26 last with more than 300 participants lining up for a 2pm start on the Newport side of the Greenway. According to Mayo Sports Partnership, the event which took place in fantastic weather conditions mainly attracted first time runners of this distance and was an off road trail run/walk.
Read more ...Series ready for the off this Tuesday
Fri, Jun 15, 2012
Places are filling up fast for the third annual Mayo AC 5k Summer Series Run and Walk which starts next Tuesday evening, June 19 in Lough Lannagh in Castlebar at 8pm. This popular annual event which is open to all who wish to run jog or walk is limited to 300 approx. You can enter online at www.runireland.com, but it will close at noon this Saturday June 17.
Race headquarters is the Castlebar Tennis Club which will be open for registration from 7pm participants are urged to get to the venue in good time to avoid traffic delays. Entry fee for the full series which also includes runs in Ballyhaunis, Claremorris and Ballinrobe followed by an end of series party is a very reasonable €25. The series is described as “a no frills event “where people of all ability come run jog or walk at their own pace in a fun sociable environment over an accurate well marshalled 5K course.
Read more ...Low scores in big competitions across Mayo
Fri, Jun 15, 2012
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Last weekends competitions were sponsored by Albany Paints, Castlebar and Noel Healy was the winner of the gents’ section with a score of 40pts, Pat Walsh came second on 39pts, with Eamon Keane third on 38pts. The ladies’ competition was won by Mary B Prendergast on 41pts, with Kitty O’Connor second on 39pts, with Carmel Costello third on 38pts. The men’s category prize was claimed by Gus Heraty on 37pts.
Last weekends competitions were sponsored by Albany Paints, Castlebar and Noel Healy was the winner of the gents’ section with a score of 40pts, Pat Walsh came second on 39pts, with Eamon Keane third on 38pts. The ladies’ competition was won by Mary B Prendergast on 41pts, with Kitty O’Connor second on 39pts, with Carmel Costello third on 38pts. The men’s category prize was claimed by Gus Heraty on 37pts.
Read more ...Connacht find out Heineken Cup opponents
Fri, Jun 15, 2012
There will be new challenges and old rivalries renewed as Connacht embark on their second Heineken Cup campaign in October. The draw for the 2012/13 tournament was made this morning in the Aviva stadium under the tutelage of ERC president Jean Pierre Lux and chief executive Derek McGrath. Connacht have been drawn in Pool 3 along with Amlin Challenge Cup winners Biarritz, Aviva Premiership Champions Harlequins and new Italian franchise Zebre.
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