Organisers hoping for the biggest Mayo GOAL golf classic ever
Fri, Mar 27, 2009
The organisers of the annual Mayo GOAL golf classic, which takes place in Westport Golf Club on Thursday April 16, are aiming to make this year’s event the biggest ever.
Read more ...The weekend buzz
Fri, Mar 27, 2009
In my lifetime I cannot ever recall such a momentous sporting weekend as the brilliant one we had last weekend. It was a mix of everything, with Mayo under 21s getting the weekend off to a great start with their impressive disposal of the Rossies in Charlestown. The big event of the weekend was, undoubtedly, the Irish rugby team’s clash with Wales in Cardiff Arms Park. To cap it off Bernard Dunne completed the perfect weekend for Irish sport by winning a world title in the early hours of Sunday morning at the new O2 in Dublin. There was a fantastic buzz about the place all this week as a result of these performances. It’s a pity in a way that Bernard Dunne happened to be in action on the same day as the Irish rugby team. Their sensational victory earlier in the day had us in such a spin that we almost forgot that we had the little Neilstown lad fighting for a world title. His incredible winning performance, I felt, was overshadowed by the boys in green who had made their own bit of history earlier in the evening. But either way it was mighty stuff.
Read more ...Galway should raise the stakes for Mayo on Sunday
Fri, Mar 27, 2009
After the national football league game in James Stephens Park in Ballina last Sunday where Mayo and Dublin had just drawn in a dull, tedious, error-ridden pile of manure I got chatting to a few local maoir and Ballina club men.
Read more ...Mayo to meet old friends in decisive league encounter
Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Five games down and two to go for Mayo as they try to maintain their division one status in the National Football League. With a win and two draws under their belts they currently sit in the peculiar position of fourth place in the table, but due to the tight pack of three behind them, are not safe from the drop. Mayo are involved in a shoot out with Dublin, Donegal, and Tyrone to avoid being the side who join point-less Westmeath through the trapdoor to division two.
Read more ...From the bunker
Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Castlebar ladies’ golf results
The good weather saw a large number of ladies take to the fairways at the weekend in the qualifying round for the Rocky's matchplay competition. Some mighty scores came in and none better than that of 44pts by Kate Killilea. Evelyn Brady came a close second with 42pts while Sheila Baynes won the gross with a great 40pts. In third place was Ann Gallagher with 38pts. Well done to all and the list for the match play competition should be on the notice board this week.
Mayo hurlers look to creep up the league table
Fri, Mar 27, 2009
NHL div 3A round 5 Sunday March 29
Kildare v Mayo, 2.30pm in Newbridge
Mayo round off hurling league with defeat
Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Kildare 0-19
Mayo 2-7
Mayo 2-7
Read more ...Erris have full deck to play from in cup
Fri, Mar 20, 2009
“It’s the waiting that’s the worst part, you are always looking forward to the next game after you win the last, but it’s been the waiting for the game that’s been the hardest thing.” Well the waiting is almost over for Iorras Aontaithe and their player/manager Eric Reilly as this Sunday they make the trip to Limerick to take on Fairview Rangers with a place in the last four of the FAI Junior Cup up for grabs.
Read more ...Spring competitions get into full swing
Fri, Mar 20, 2009
Balla Golf Club
Winners of the Weekend Scramble held in conjunction with the Captains Drive In were Nora Heraty, Jimmy Sheridan, and Tom Jennings with a score of 43.6. Just a full point behind them was Pat Walsh with Mary Lavin and Mary Brett, with the side of Declan Nally, Tom Jennings, and Ray Mannion taking the last spot on the podium with a score of 44.8.
Mizen to Malin head by bike in less than twenty hours
Fri, Mar 20, 2009
A total of 370 miles or 590km separates Ireland’s most southerly and northerly points and this June a group of supremely fit Irish cyclists intend to cycle that distance in less than 20 hours to raise money for Castlebar charity, Rock Rose House Cancer Care. The challenge is not one for the faint hearted as it will mean the cyclists will have to average 18.5mph or 29.5kph hour cumulative including all stops. Starting at 5pm and all going well finishing at 1pm the following day. Organised by Padraig Marrey of Marrey Training Systems in conjunction with Western Lakes Cycling club and members of eight other clubs around the country the group is expected to be made up of almost 25 of Ireland’s most determined and motivated amateur cyclists.
Read more ...O’Mahony was right to be critical
Fri, Mar 20, 2009
I didn’t get to Kerry on Sunday due to my own club commitments, but reports from the south would appear to be encouraging. My spies tell me Mayo could have won, or at least drawn, the match, which is more than anticipated. Rightly, John O’Mahony was critical afterwards of the demands being made on certain players. Take a footballer like Kevin McLoughlin, who didn’t play on Sunday due to an injury – he has come through a Sigerson Cup campaign, his senior debut, and the start of the u21 championship, all in the space of a few weeks.
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