FBD League up for grabs under Friday night lights
Fri, Feb 11, 2011
This evening’s meeting of Mayo and NUIG in McHale Park in the home final of the FBD League will bring together two of the men who put their name in the hat for the Mayo manager’s job last year. James Horan was the choice at the end of the search to fill the spot left vacant by John O’Mahony, but John Maughan who is now over the students was right in the running until he decided to withdraw from the race not long before the finish.
Read more ...Duathlon for Ballinrobe
Fri, Feb 11, 2011
Anyone who likes running and cycling is in for a treat on Saturday March 5 when Ballinrobe town hosts its first duathlon which is a run bike run event. Local Tri lakes Triathlon Club is holding round four of a club league in Ballinrobe and is looking for as many locals as possible to take part.
Read more ...Provincial champions under way this weekend
Fri, Feb 11, 2011
The provincial colleges and national intervarsities were the main events of note last weekend. Pauline Gallagher representing Athlone IT picked up the ladies’ A singles title with a 21-6, 21-14, win over fellow Mayo student Amy Corrigan of the Sligo IT. Claremorris and St Mary’s College, Galway, were the venues for the boys’ and girls’ second level colleges over the weekend. The going was particularly tough in the eight boys’ grades but true to form, Kiltimagh duo T J Byrne and Shane Walsh from St Louis’, Kiltimagh, secured the junior doubles title with a reasonably comfortable win over Flanngan and Michéal Kenny, Castlerea CS, in their semi-final, and John Lalor and Conor Noone from St Mary’s in a well-contested final. Despite some fine performances, Mayo lost out to Galway and Roscommon in the other grades contested. In the girls’ finals at Claremorris, Melanie Nally was beaten by all-Ireland u16 champion Lauren O’Riordan in her junior singles semi-final, while Lorraine and Louise Gilmartin (Convent of Mercy, Ballina,) suffered the same fate in their junior doubles final.
Read more ...Showjumping Mayo man Hanley wins Austrian Grand Prix
Fri, Feb 11, 2011
Mayo showjumper Cameron Hanley took victory in Sunday night’s Grand Prix in Villach, Austria, riding Anna Gkouskova's grey contender mare Chiara 222.
Read more ...New season, new faces and new challenges
Fri, Feb 04, 2011
It may not be that long in the grand scheme of things and with everything else that is going on around the country, it may seem like a very trivial matter. But to those, who follow the fortunes of the Mayo senior team tomorrow night couldn’t have come quick enough. A new year, a new start and a new manager, a new season and a chance to start putting the memory of Pearse Park in Longford last June, well into the past.
Read more ...Kenny leaves Ballina Town post
Fri, Feb 04, 2011
Ballina Town are on the look out for a new manager following the news that Brendan Kenny has decided to step down form the position of manager. Kenny who led Ballina Town to back to back Super League titles stood down this week following Ballina’s elimination from the FAI Junior Cup last weekend. He told the Mayo Advertiser this week that, “It’s been a great four years with the lads, but I think it was time to step away. It’s been all go in the Mayo League because your going all year round and I feel like I have brought them as far as I can. A big thing for me was retaining the Super League title, but I don’t have the energy to give it all the time you need anymore so I’m taking a step back. I’ve been there for four years now and the lads need a new fresh voice to push them on further, and it’s a great opportunity for a manager to come to a side who are the top of the tree in Mayo. The club has come on leaps and bounds over the last few years not just off the pitch, we have the new club house and the astro turf which is a great credit to all those involved and I’m pleased to have been involved in that.”
Read more ...Horan picks Mayo side for Saturday showdown
Wed, Feb 02, 2011
The speculation as to who would captain Mayo this year was ended by Mayo manager James Horan who announced his team for Saturday nights’ encounter with Down in McHale Park on Wednesday afternoon. Ballintubber’s Alan Dillon was given the captain’s armband for the game, with Andy Moran the vice captain.
Read more ...Bad day for Mayo teams in Cup action
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
It was a bad day for the majority of Mayo sides in FAI Junior Cup action at the weekend. Of the four sides who were playing fifth round ties only Westport United made progress to the sixth round of the competition. Barry Kilgannon’s side were 2-1 winners over City United in the Sports Park on Sunday afternoon. Super League champions Ballina Town were knocked out of the competition by Ennis side Avenue United 5-1, while Castlebar Celtic were beaten 5-0 by St Peters FC. The other Mayo side in action in the cup Kiltimagh/Knock United were also beaten 5-0 by Wilton FC in Cork.
Read more ...Last chance to impress the new boss before the start of the league
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
While the FBD League in January is not somewhere that you can make an solid predictions of what is to come in the year ahead, there is one thing that you can take from this year’s early season jaunt around the province at this stage, and that is that James Horan was true to his word when he said he would be giving all his players a chance to impress during the competition.
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