Mayo teams ready for quarter-final action

Fri, Feb 06, 2015

After the second round of action in the Connacht Junior Cup last weekend there are four Mayo teams left standing as it reached the quarter-final stage. With one all Mayo tie coming up on Sunday, there is a very realistic chance that three Mayo teams will make the semi-final stage of Connacht’s premier junior rugby cup.

Spring into action with the Great Lakes Challenge

Fri, Feb 06, 2015

Winter came to an official close last Sunday and it feels like spring has been a long time coming. While lots of dedicated runners and walkers have been braving the elements all winter and keeping up their fitness levels, for more, winter can be something of a time of hibernation in terms of getting out on the county’s highways and byways for a walk, jog, or run.

Newport and Ballina to welcome the Rás

Fri, Feb 06, 2015

Mayo is to become a focal point of cycling interest this summer when the An Post Rás comes to the county, with two stages finishing in Mayo, one in Newport and the other in Ballina. Newport will host the finish of stage four of the race on Thursday May 21, and will host the start of the next stage the following day which will wind through northwest Mayo before finishing in Ballina.

Huge crowds expected for the annual Ballinrobe Duathlon

Fri, Feb 06, 2015

The 2015 duathlon season kicks off with a bang in Ballinrobe tomorrow, Saturday February 7. This fast and flat run bike event attracts all abilities, and with the whole country gone fitness mad with Operation Transformation and fit for life groups, Ballinrobe is the place to be tomorrow.

Bad weather causes some disruption on courses

Fri, Feb 06, 2015

Ballina
The draw for the Spring League will take place on Wednesday February 11 in the clubhouse. Players are requested to have their entry fee paid in advance. The new junior golf programme at the club started last Saturday with a large attendance in the Ballina Sports and Leisure Centre, the course continues tomorrow, February 7 and every Saturday thereafter.

The draw for the Spring League will take place on Wednesday February 11 in the clubhouse. Players are requested to have their entry fee paid in advance. The new junior golf programme at the club started last Saturday with a large attendance in the Ballina Sports and Leisure Centre, the course continues tomorrow, February 7 and every Saturday thereafter.

Kerry win builds confidence in Mayo camp

Mon, Feb 02, 2015

A seven point win over the All Ireland champions is as welcome a start to national competitions as any management team could hope for and joint Mayo manager Noel Connelly was pleased with how things played out in Killarney yesterday.

Higgins tastes victory in first game as full-time captain

Mon, Feb 02, 2015

Keith Higgins got his tenure as the permanent Mayo captain off to a winning start in Killarney on Sunday, while he was happy to get the points the Ballyhaunis native isn’t getting carried away just yet.

Solid Mayo see off the champions

Sun, Feb 01, 2015

In what was a battle of black and blue in Killarney, Mayo started their national league campaign by showing their respect for Kerry by forming a guard of honor for the All Ireland champions when they entered the field.

Time to get back to business

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

Let the battles commence. With the greatest respect to the FBD league it all starts in earnest for Mayo on Sunday when they travel to Killarney to take on All-Ireland champions Kerry. The FBD league did show one thing, that Mayo are a little bit behind in terms of preparation after succumbing to a well prepared Roscommon outfit in the final game.

Mayo’s princes look to make a statement in the Kingdom

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

Now it starts to get real. While the championship is the ultimate barometer of success in Gaelic games, a successful league campaign is the foundation stone of what happens in the white heat of summer fare.

Browne is back looking to finish what he started

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

In October 2007 he stood on the field in Croke Park after his Mayo ladies’ side had just lost to Cork in the All Ireland final, taking in what went wrong. After guiding Mayo that close to the summit, Frank Browne would have been planning to have another crack at the title the next year, but that was not how things worked out as Mayo entered a number of years of flux with half a dozen managers taking charge over a short number of years. But Browne has come back on board as manager this year after a number of years in the club game, and more recently in charge of the Longford senior hurlers for the last three years where he won a National Hurling League division 3B title and the Lory Meagher Cup last year.

Westport ‘boot’ home the opposition

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

The Westport United FAI Junior Cup bandwagon rolls on and the Covey faithful will be getting ready to hit the road in the seventh round after their 2-0 win over Freebooters from Kilkenny last Sunday.

Next up for the Super League champions is either a game against Sheriff YC in the capital or the long haul to the southeast coast and a meeting with fellow holiday hotspot Tramore, depending on the outcome of the clash of these two sides this Sunday. Westport United will hit the road on either Saturday or Sunday next, February 7 or 8.

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