Mayo League monthly winners announced
Fri, Jun 15, 2012
The monthly winners of the Mayo League awards for May were announced this week. And unsurprisingly, Westport United were the big winners of three awards, including club of the month. The Covies picked up their first Connacht Junior Cup in 25 years during May with a historic win over Athenry 4-2 on penalties. They have also had a 100 per cent start in the Elverys Sports Super League this year and have 18 points from their first six games and are currently well out in front of the pack.
Read more ...Hot summer of activity coming up
Fri, Jun 08, 2012
Tomorrow morning, Saturday June 9 at 10am the Claremorris Lions Club/Mayo Cancer Support Association - Claremorris 10k will take place. The 10k course is AAI measured and you can still enter tomorrow morning at the Dalton Inn Hotel. Entry costs €22 and there will be cash prizes on offer for the first three men and three women. The race will start and finish in the town centre. With refreshments available after the race.
Read more ...O’Connor to leave Connacht
Fri, Jun 08, 2012
Connacht outhalf Niall O’Connor is set to return to Ulster after one season at the Galway Sportsground. Coach Eric Elwood recruited the Limavady-born O’Connor last season on a two-year deal, but it is understood Connacht have agreed to allow the 23-years-old to return to his native province.
Read more ...Time to get the foot back in football!
Fri, Jun 08, 2012
I don’t know about you, but I have been bored out of my tree watching Gaelic football in this year’s championship so far. As a viewing spectacle it has been very poor fare. Of course it is up to the various counties to raise their standards to those set by the likes of Dublin, Cork and Kerry, but watching the championship over recent seasons suggest that the gap between the elite and the rest is widening. The suggestion from both Colm O’Rourke and Kevin McStay, on last weekend’s Sunday Game, for a two or three tier system is surely going to become a reality sooner or later.
Read more ...Time to get the foot back in football!
Fri, Jun 08, 2012
I don’t know about you, but I have been bored out of my tree watching Gaelic football in this year’s championship so far. As a viewing spectacle it has been very poor fare. Of course it is up to the various counties to raise their standards to those set by the likes of Dublin, Cork and Kerry, but watching the championship over recent seasons suggest that the gap between the elite and the rest is widening. The suggestion from both Colm O’Rourke and Kevin McStay, on last weekend’s Sunday Game, for a two or three tier system is surely going to become a reality sooner or later.
Read more ...Bank holiday weekend brings out the best around Mayo
Fri, Jun 08, 2012
Balla
Last weekend’s competition sponsored by Roche’s, Balla was won by Aodán MacSuibhne with a score of 39pts, Paraic Cuffe came second with a score of 39pts while Jimmy Sheridan came third. The ladies’ competition was won by Mary Lavin with Louise McMahon coming second and Nora Heraty third. Breege Jennings was the winner of the category prize. Patrick McDonnell hit a hole in one on Sunday in the competition. This weekend’s stableford competition is sponsored by Albany, Castlebar.
John Holian memorial cup this evening
Fri, Jun 08, 2012
This evening, Friday June 8, the John Holian memorial cup will take place. Sign up will commence from 6.15pm at O’Malley’s Bar, Cross and the race gets under way at 7.30pm. The race will take in five laps of a seven mile circuit taking in the Neale, Cong and Cross. The event is open to all from 16 up, a handicap system will be in place.
Read more ...Advertiser joins forces with the Mayo Football League
Fri, Jun 08, 2012
This week the Mayo Advertiser is delighted to announce that it has joined forces with the Mayo Football League. The Mayo Advertiser has come on board to sponsor the Mayo League’s divisional teams of the year from the Elverys Sports Super League down through the five divisions to the Welcome Inn Hotel League Two. The team of the year awards recognises a number of players for their performances over the course of the season in each of the divisions.
Read more ...Countdown continues to Connacht semi-final
Fri, Jun 08, 2012
Everyone expected that it would be Leitrim that came visiting to McHale Park on Sunday, June 24 in the Connacht semi-final. But it was only by the skin of their teeth that they got out of London with the win. The annual trip to Ruislip is becoming a tricker and tricker encounter as Mayo can attest to following last year’s extra time battle and it was something very similar last Sunday when a late Leitrim surge saw them go home 0-12 to 1-8 winners.
Read more ...Blazing sunshine packs out courses around Mayo
Fri, Jun 01, 2012
Balla
Last weekend’s competition, sponsored by Shaw’s Castlebar, was a yellow ball competition. The winners were Brenda Cleary and Carmel Heveran with a score of 108pts, with Carmel Henry and Marie Flanagan second and Delia O’Hara and Patricia Larkin third. The midweek scramble, sponsored by Brendan’s bus hire, was won by the trio of Breege Walsh, PJ Brett and Bob Leggett. Second place went to Mary Conlon, Rose O’Connor and Martin King, with Dermot MacMahon, Paul O’Connor and Sean Kelly finishing in third.
The march of time cannot be stopped
Fri, Jun 01, 2012
I was in Dublin last Sunday morning to do a slot with Today FM on the football season ahead, more of which later. I rushed home from Dublin anxious to get back in time for the club championship matches; Crossmolina v Ballinrobe and Ballina v Westport. The big shock for me from all of the fixtures last weekend was the score line from the first game in Crossmolina.
Read more ...Mayo take on Westmeath in Ballaghaderreen
Fri, Jun 01, 2012
The build up to Mayo’s Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final with the winners of the clash of London and Leitrim this weekend continues on Sunday. James Horan will be turning his microscope on his players again this Sunday in Ballaghaderreen against Westmeath and Sunday will mark the official re-opening of the pitch and clubhouse following their redevelopment of their facilities.
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