Kilkenny players owe it to themselves to complete the 5-in-a-row
Fri, Sep 03, 2010
Twelve months ago Kilkenny entered Croke Park knowing a victory over arch rivals Tipperary would see them lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup for a record equalling fourth time in a row. After a pulsating battle they emerged victors a feat that put them beside the great Cork team of the ‘40s.
Read more ...Soccer tournaments return after seven year absence
Fri, Sep 03, 2010
The finals of the Mick Fitzpatrick Cup and the Tosh Connors Shield seven -a -side soccer tournament was re-established this year after a seven year absence.
Read more ...Ducksy bows out at All-Ireland handball championships
Fri, Sep 03, 2010
Kilkenny handball legend Michael ‘Ducksy’ Walsh bowed out of the All-Ireland 60x30 Senior Singles championships when he lost to Westmeath young-gun, Robbie McCarthy 21-11, 21-19 following a weekend of exciting GAA handball action.
McCarthy was clinical in the first game and opened with intent, taking a 21-10 win as Walsh found the power of the youngster too tough to handle.
Read more ...Handball Semi-final success for Ladies but Keegan and McCann lost out
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
Mayo duo Dessie Keegan and Joe McCann made a somewhat disappointing exit from the All-Ireland senior doubles championship as they lost out to Wexford duo Barry Goff and Colin Keeling in three games at Thurles on Saturday evening. There were hopes that the pair would at least threaten for a place in the last four of the doubles championship, and they started with great intent. This was rewarded with a fine 21 aces to 13 win in the opener that set them up nicely for victory. However matters took a turn for the worse after that initial good showing and Keegan, who had been unwell during the week, was unable to maintain the intensity of the first game and the duo paid the price, losing this second game heavily, 21 aces to 5.
Read more ...President’s day brings out the best in Westport golfers
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
Balla
In the weekend Stableford competition sponsored by Gifts Supreme, Sean Canny was the winner with a score of 41. Ray Mannion came home in second place with a score of 37, and John Walsh was only one behind him in third place on 36. In the ladies’ section Carmel Henry won with a score of 35, Mary Brett was a close second finishing with 34, and Geraldine Evans came home third with a score of 33. The youths’ section was won by Marissa Brett who scored 22.
Mayo AC ladies team to represent Ireland in Europe
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
It has just been announced that the Mayo AC Ladies team has been nominated by AAI to represent Ireland in the European Women’s Road Race Inter Clubs Championship in Torre Vedras, Portugal, on Sunday October 17 next. Mayo AC have established themselves as one of the leading ladies’ club teams nationally in recent years, with many successes including winning team gold at the 2009 National Half Marathon at both senior and masters’ level. This will be the third time that Mayo AC will be taking part in this major event, having travelled to Italy in 2002 and to Moscow in 2003.
Read more ...League takes back seat at top for a few weeks
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
The action in the Super League will take a back seat for a couple of weeks as attention focuses on the league cup final this weekend and the outside competitions in the next few weeks.
Read more ...Triple header leads bill in senior championship
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
Ballintubber v Ballina
McHale Park, Castlebar
McHale Park, Castlebar
Read more ...Minors do us proud in defeat
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
Apparently since betting was allowed on minor inter- county championship matches no county attracted as much money as Tyrone minors last Sunday. They were 4/11 favourites to beat Mayo and the money flowed on to them. They arrived in HQ with a formidable reputation (as most northern teams do these days) and the word circulating about the place before the match was we would be doing extremely well to be in contention. But this Mayo team obviously did not give two hoots for the reputation of their opponents and they tore into them from the get go. They got the perfect start with three quick points, but that good start was nullified in a flash with a brilliantly taken Tyrone goal.
Read more ...How far are we along in shaping Mayo’s footballing future
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
The curtain came down on Mayo’s involvement in the All Ireland series last Sunday as Tony Duffy’s brave and battling minors bowed out in the All Ireland semi-final. But 62 days on from Pearse Park in Longford and their senior counterparts’ exit from the championship in the first round of the qualifiers, how far has the shaping of the future of Mayo football gone since just after 9.30pm in the underbelly of the stand in Pearse Park, when John O’Mahony announced that he was standing aside after four years?
Read more ...Last four spots up for grabs this weekend
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
Tourmakeady v Ballyhaunis,
Claremorris,
Tyrone make Mayo pay for third quarter collapse
Sun, Aug 22, 2010
Tyrone 3-10 Mayo 0-16
It's not often that a Mayo team will come to Croke Park, score 16 points and go home defeated. But that's the fate that befell Tony Duffy's young charges in Croke Park on Sunday. With eleven minutes gone in the second half they led by 0-14 to 1-4 and looked to be well on their way to booking their place in the All Ireland final. But Tyrone hit them with a blitzkrieg of scores in the final third of the game to run out eventual three point winners.
