Gerald’s looking provincial crown
Fri, Mar 14, 2014
Tomorrow afternoon in Ballina the latest crop of St Gerald’s College, Castlebar, footballers will attempt to claim another Connacht senior title for the school. Last year saw the school claim the last ‘colleges’ only crown, before the separate colleges and vocational schools championships were blended together into one.
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Returning faces boosts Mayo challenge
Fri, Mar 07, 2014
Not to long ago the list of Mayo’s walking wounded looked like it could not only derail James Horan’s stated aim of going for league title, but could have made the first step in achieving that goal, being in with a chance of making the semi-final, very difficult. After Mayo lost out to Tyrone in Omagh a few weeks ago, Horan pointed out that he was short some 20 players due to injury and club-commitments. But the past few weeks have seen that number come right down with only Alan Dillon and Chris Barrett on the long term list, and Cillian O’Connor very close to a return to action, according to the Mayo boss after last weekend’s victory over Kerry in MacHale Park. The Castlebar Mitchels contingent are still concentrating on club duty ahead of St Patrick’s Day.
Read more ...The Rossies come calling on Wednesday
Fri, Mar 07, 2014
It will only be the second week March next week, but for either Mayo manager Niall Heffernan or his opposite number from Roscommon, Nigel Dineen, by the time they go to bed next Wednesday night one of their inter-county seasons will be over already. The traditional once chance brutality of championship football still remains at the u21 grade and many months of work and planning for both sides will come down to what happens on the field in MacHale Park next Wednesday.
Roscommon will come to Castlebar next week as the favourites having claimed the Hastings Cup earlier this year, seeing off Meath, Cavan, Clare, and Kildare on the way, while Mayo lost out in the shield final of the competition to Tipperary. They had previously beaten Longford and Offaly in the group stages of the competition, with a defeat to Cavan sandwiched between those victories. Heffernan will be looking to the likes of Ballina Stephenites’ Evan Regan and Mayo Gaels’ Adam Gallagher, last year’s All Ireland minor-winning duo of Stephen Coen and Diarmuid O’Connor, all who have senior football experience under their belts to spearhead their challenge next Wednesday night.
Read more ...International duty for locals
Fri, Mar 07, 2014
Castlebar Celtic pair Aileen Gilroy and Emma Hansberry are currently on international duty with Sue Ronan’s Ireland women’s squad in Cyprus. The pair are part of a 23 strong team for the tournament that saw them play Cyprus on Wednesday, before they take on South Korea today (Friday), and Switzerland on Monday, with a positional play-off taking place next Wednesday, March 12.
Read more ...Ballinrobe captains host drive-in this Sunday
Fri, Mar 07, 2014
Balla
Last weekend saw a stableford competition played over three days from Friday February 28 to Sunday March 2. The winner of the competition was Bert Eagleton with a score of 36pts. Eagleton’s back six play won the competition. Pat Kilgallon finished in second place also on 36pts, while John Parsons came home in third place on 35pts. The ladies’ competition was won by Kitty O’Connor with a score of 34pts, she finished four points in front of Rose O’Connor in second place and Julie Loftus in third place.
Mayo do more than survive, unlike myself
Fri, Mar 07, 2014
First things first, The Battle of Bellaghy white collar boxing event between Charlestown GAA and Curry GAA held in the CBD complex in Charlestown was another phenomenal success and I am sure the coffers of both clubs are well boosted after it. I have played in many a big game down the years and would consider myself reasonably calm and in control given a particular situation, but boxing is a different animal. I had a week from hell in the lead up to the event, I could not sleep properly and was extremely anxious and nervous for pretty much the entire week, none the less, I took part, took my beating, and have very sore ribs to prove it. I would suggest for anyone who thinks I am off my trolley, to sign up for an event to see what I am on about, as every fighter on the night were pretty much petrified, even the good boxers. The box is ticked and at least I am alive to tell the tale. Note to self; you are never doing it again.
Read more ...Newry calling for hurlers
Fri, Mar 07, 2014
The Mayo senior hurlers will pass the half-way mark of their league season on Sunday when they take on Down in Páirc Esler in Newry at 2pm. Christy Phillip’s side will be looking to bounce back from a five-point defeat at the hands of Meath in Trim last time. That defeat leaves Mayo with a notch in both the win and loss columns so far and has them locked in a four-way tie on two points each with Fingal, Wicklow, and Meath from the opening two rounds. Sunday’s opponents are sitting two of the division 2b table with two wins from two having seen off Wicklow and Armagh. Their win over the Orchard County in the first round was particularly impressive where they ran up 2-20 on their hosts in the Athletic Grounds.
Read more ...Mayo work hard to secure their first points on the board
Sun, Mar 02, 2014
Mayo: 2-15
Kerry: 1-13
