Ballina Town race clear at the top
Fri, Jun 07, 2013
Is the race for the Elverys Sports Super League over already? With four games gone from 14 for six of the eight sides, Ballina Town have found themselves six points clear at the top of the table with four wins from four. Packed neatly behind them on six points are three sides, Ballyheane, Manulla, and Snugboro United, with Castlebar Celtic and Westport United tied together on four points in fifth and sixth places. Claremorris and Iorras Aontaithe make up the bottom two, with Claremorris just one point behind the two flagship names of Mayo soccer, and Iorras Aontaithe who have only played three points have just a point to show for their efforts so far.
Read more ...Glamour ties for Connacht in Heineken Cup
Fri, Jun 07, 2013
Connacht’s third foray into Heineken Cup Rugby will see French giants Toulouse return to the Galway Sportsground next season. Connacht have been drawn in pool three with Toulouse, English premiership side Saracens, and also familiar RaboDirect Pro 12 opponents, Italian side Zebre. With the three fellow Irish clubs all in tier one, Connacht were poised to draw Clermont, champions Toulon, or Toulouse. In steering clear of Clermont in pool 4, they also avoided meeting Conor O’Shea’s Harlequins again, but for a second successive year they will face Zebre.
Connacht will relish another crack at the three-times cup winners Toulouse, coached by the legendary Guy Noves. Their arrival in the Galway Sportsground two seasons ago was a huge occasion for the province in their first Heineken Cup. But, in front of more than 9,000 supporters, Connacht players always felt they had failed to do justice to themselves, losing 36-10.
Read more ...Connacht Gold Cup action takes centre stage
Fri, May 31, 2013
While most eyes last weekend were on Westport United’s big game in Lecarrow in the Connacht Junior Cup, there were still three rounds of games in the Elverys Sports Super League. Ballina Town made it three wins from three with a 7-2 win over Claremorris at home. That is 19 goals scored in three games by the north Mayo men, who are laying down a serious assault on this year’s title. Their goals came from a David O’Mahony hat-trick with Barry Higgins, Daniel Gorman, Pat Duffy, and Ben McGarry all chipping in with goals.
Read more ...Females shine at National championships
Fri, May 31, 2013
An extremely large entry into the 2012/2013 National u18 championships last weekend saw the first session of boxing on Friday last take the full seven hour shift to complete. Seventeen Mayo boxers, a combination of both male and female, weighed in on Friday morning. Two female boxers added a pair of additional titles to the 32 already won by Mayo boxers this season. Lycia Heneghan (Ballinrobe BC) and Kathy Higgins (Ardnaree BC) were successful in their attempts to include national titles on their records.
Hopes were high among the Mayo supporters that Lycia Heneghan could go all the way in the competition and lift her fifth national title. Heneghan went a long way in keeping their hopes alive when she looked very impressive disposing of Erin Walsh (Tramore BC) in the semi finals. The Ballinrobe boxer had a cagey opening round and got to know Walsh’s style and was content to finish it 1-1. Heneghan began to open up in the next round and went three points ahead 5-2. Explosive punches from the multi national champion saw her take a commanding lead of 9-4 with one round remaining. Scoring at will in the final two minutes Heneghan finished 15-6 in front.
Read more ...Tommy Joe is right on time in Ballindine
Fri, May 31, 2013
The soggy weather did not deter organiser in chief, Dave Huane, from clocking up his fifth Annual Ballindine "Guess your own time" four mile road race last Saturday evening. A good field assembled at the top of the hill start at Ard Lugalisheen and all were checked over for watches and other timepieces, having 'guessed their own finishing time' when they entered.
This event was held in support of Western Alzheimer's. A day-long downpour made conditions tough as the runners picked their way through pot-holes and puddles up and down through Woodstock and Garryduff and back on to the N17 hard shoulder at Pollnasillagh. The 'guessers' are getting better every year and the top 10 closest to their 'guess' time were all within seconds of that target. The winner was popular Tuam AC athlete Tommy Joe Whyte, he had predicted 24.30 and finished in exactly that time. Next came Liam McDonell who cycled to the start from Swinford, he was just a second out. Adrian Fitzmaurice (Athenry AC) was just two seconds off in third, and former top guesser Brendan Monaghan (Tuam AC) fourth - four seconds slower - is he losing his touch?
Read more ...The summer starts now for club stars
Fri, May 31, 2013
The hard yards put in on the muddy fields from Belmullet to Shrule over the wild winter and soaking spring will be put to the test this weekend when the first ball is thrown-in in this year’s Mayo club championships. From Saturday evening to Sunday afternoon, across 16 games in the senior and intermediate championships the shape the summer will take for 32 clubs will start to form.
Read more ...Connacht Gold Cup action takes centre stage
Fri, May 24, 2013
While most eyes last weekend were on Westport United’s big game in Lecarrow in the Connacht Junior Cup, there were still three rounds of games in the Elverys Sports Super League. Ballina Town made it three wins from three with a 7-2 win over Claremorris at home. That is 19 goals scored in three games by the north Mayo men, who are laying down a serious assault on this year’s title. Their goals came from a David O’Mahony hat-trick with Barry Higgins, Daniel Gorman, Pat Duffy, and Ben McGarry all chipping in with goals.
Read more ...Females shine at National championships
Fri, May 24, 2013
An extremely large entry into the 2012/2013 National u18 championships last weekend saw the first session of boxing on Friday last take the full seven hour shift to complete. Seventeen Mayo boxers, a combination of both male and female, weighed in on Friday morning. Two female boxers added a pair of additional titles to the 32 already won by Mayo boxers this season. Lycia Heneghan (Ballinrobe BC) and Kathy Higgins (Ardnaree BC) were successful in their attempts to include national titles on their records.
Hopes were high among the Mayo supporters that Lycia Heneghan could go all the way in the competition and lift her fifth national title. Heneghan went a long way in keeping their hopes alive when she looked very impressive disposing of Erin Walsh (Tramore BC) in the semi finals. The Ballinrobe boxer had a cagey opening round and got to know Walsh’s style and was content to finish it 1-1. Heneghan began to open up in the next round and went three points ahead 5-2. Explosive punches from the multi national champion saw her take a commanding lead of 9-4 with one round remaining. Scoring at will in the final two minutes Heneghan finished 15-6 in front.
Read more ...Tommy Joe is right on time in Ballindine
Fri, May 24, 2013
The soggy weather did not deter organiser in chief, Dave Huane, from clocking up his fifth Annual Ballindine "Guess your own time" four mile road race last Saturday evening. A good field assembled at the top of the hill start at Ard Lugalisheen and all were checked over for watches and other timepieces, having 'guessed their own finishing time' when they entered.
This event was held in support of Western Alzheimer's. A day-long downpour made conditions tough as the runners picked their way through pot-holes and puddles up and down through Woodstock and Garryduff and back on to the N17 hard shoulder at Pollnasillagh. The 'guessers' are getting better every year and the top 10 closest to their 'guess' time were all within seconds of that target. The winner was popular Tuam AC athlete Tommy Joe Whyte, he had predicted 24.30 and finished in exactly that time. Next came Liam McDonell who cycled to the start from Swinford, he was just a second out. Adrian Fitzmaurice (Athenry AC) was just two seconds off in third, and former top guesser Brendan Monaghan (Tuam AC) fourth - four seconds slower - is he losing his touch?
Read more ...The summer starts now for club stars
Fri, May 24, 2013
The hard yards put in on the muddy fields from Belmullet to Shrule over the wild winter and soaking spring will be put to the test this weekend when the first ball is thrown-in in this year’s Mayo club championships. From Saturday evening to Sunday afternoon, across 16 games in the senior and intermediate championships the shape the summer will take for 32 clubs will start to form.
Read more ...Mayo stroll home in Salthill shoot-out
Sun, May 19, 2013
Mayo 4-16
Galway 0-11
Galway 0-11
Read more ...Westport United on the verge of historic cup defence
Fri, May 17, 2013
Sunday morning will see a mass exodus of football supporters from Westport, but rather than heading south to Galway they’ll be pointing their wagons east, in the direction of the small Roscommon village of Lecarrow about 17km west of Athlone to the home of the Roscommon and District Football League. It’s there that Westport United will be looking to put together a historic back-to-back pair of Connacht Junior Cup victories. Last years rain-sodden penalty shootout victory over Athenry in Terryland Park will go down in history as one of the great days in the famous junior club’s history, but if they manage on Sunday to bring the trophy home for the second time in as many years, they’ll be telling tales of this side for many, many years to come around the town.
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