Padden back in Mayo panel
Mon, May 03, 2010
John O'Mahony named his squad for the championship on Monday, there were no major surprises in the 30 men named, with Belmullet's Billy Joe Padden the only man who wasn't involved in action so far this year coming back into contention. O'Mahony now has 33 days to get his team ready for Sligo in the Connacht championship opener.
Read more ...Mayo GAA Fixtures
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
Friday April 7
U18 Football League Division 1 (At 7pm)
Masters title for Dowling and Towey but little to cheer elsewhere for Mayo
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
Dessie Keegan and Joe McCann’s hopes of back to back all-Ireland senior 40x20 doubles titles came unstuck in the feature event at a packed St Coman’s on Saturday evening last as the duo were comprehensively defeated by the superior Cavan pairing of Paul Brady and Michael Finnegan.
Read more ...Lough Mask cycle challenge open to all
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
Allow yourself to rediscover the joys of cycling by taking part in a fun event that is suitable for all levels of cycling ability – the fourth annual Lap of the Mask cycle on Saturday, May 15. Participants in this event will complete a circuit of Lough Mask at their own pace, while enjoying the natural beauty of the area. So if you need something to motivate you to get fit, why not come along on the day.
Read more ...Michael Hanley cup coming up soon
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
The Michael Hanley Memorial Cup competition has been pencilled in for Sunday May 23 in the Western Hotel, Claremorris. The competition will be a team event made up of six players per side plus two subs. Each team will only be allowed two county players per team and the event will be played off over the course of the day. There will be up to 12 boards going in the Western Hotel and a ladies’ competition has also been pencilled in. The entry fee is €60 per team and excellent days darts is promised. All teams must be registered before Friday May 23 and for further details call 094 9362011 or log on to www.westernhotel.com
Read more ...Castlebar athlete jumps towards European Youth Olympics
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
Sally Rose Maughan, a member of Castlebar AC, jumped longer than the qualifying level of 5m 80 for the Long Jump event at the European Youth Olympic trials when she competed at the Leevale AC open sports in Cork recently. Her jump of 5m 86 is well inside the qualifying standard for the European trials and sees her eligible for selection as part of the Irish Youth team for the event. The trials will take place in Moscow, Russia on May 21 to 23. A European team will be selected from these trials to compete at the World Youth Olympic games to be held in Singapore in August. Sally also won gold in the individual long jump and 300m events and silver in the 60m sprint - in a personal best of 7.95 seconds - at the National Juvenile Indoor Athletics Championships held in Nenagh recently.
Read more ...Bradley expects sell-out crowd to help Connacht battle Toulon’s big guns
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
Connacht’s much anticipated European semi-final has finally arrived. This evening Connacht take on a red-hot Toulon in the Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final at the Sportsground. Three weeks since they nailed down their third European semi-final with a nail-biting 23 - 20 win over another French side Bourgoin, Connacht have been gearing up for what is billed as their most important challenge of the season. It is once again David versus Goliath; joint top in the French league against the bottom Magners League outfit; an expensively assembled squad up against Ireland’s Cinderella province with one-seventh of the French side’s budget. But with the fixture already a sell-out, some 8,000 supporters will be baying for French blood come 7.45pm. Connacht are well used to being underdogs, but they will need to be on top of their game against Toulon whose extravagant budget and star-studded line-up has been well documented.
Read more ...Rejuvenated Duffy
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
One of a handful of players who have experienced both the highs and lows of European rugby, Connacht fullback Gavin Duffy is fully prepared for the range of emotions that Friday evening’s Challenge Cup match could produce.
Read more ...‘You can’t get too excited early season’ - Hutton
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
While the Super League continues apace this weekend, from the Premier Division down all the clubs are out in cup action. Claremorris currently sit on top of the Premier Division, with two wins from two, and have a long trek to Kilmore to contend with on Sunday afternoon. Claremorris manager Michael Hutton is not looking forward to the trip. “It’s a long two hour journey from here, so it’s going to be a long day on Sunday to go up there and come back home.” The Claremorris manager has seen his side start the new season with two wins out of two which leaves them top of the table. Last weekend they saw off second placed Ballinrobe Town 6-1 away from home marking them out as early season potential promotion candidates. “One swallow doesn’t make a summer and all that, it’s very early days yet in the season and we’re not getting carried away. Our first aim is to ensure that we don’t end up in relegation trouble and push on from there, it’s a very tough league that will be very tight at both the top and bottom,” was Hutton’s assessment of the league.”
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