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We have four winners in county board draw – including €5000 winner

By Liam Horan, Webmaster Ballinrobe GAA club had four winners in last week’s Mayo GAA draw, including the top prize winner, Tony Shanahan, Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick, who won €5000. The winning ticket was sold by Ronan Macken. Ronan has outlined that Tony was a generous supporter of the draw as he purchased two tickets. The other winners were Paddy McTigue, €1000; Billy Horan, €500; and Paul Finnerty, €200. Ballinrobe GAA club have congratulated the winners and expressed gratitude to all who supported the draw.

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Senior team play in Darragh Walsh 7-a-side tournament this Saturday @thenealegaaclub

We are honoured to field our senior team in this tournament this Saturday, starting at 3pm: From The Neale GAA: The Neale GAA Club with the family of Darragh Walsh are hosting a ‘Friends of Darragh’ 7’s Tournament on Saturday August 1st. This will comprise eight local teams (The Neale, Ballinrobe, Kllmaine, Caherlistrane, Headford, Clonbur and Shrule/Glencorrib) and a team from Qatar competing against each other. In conjunction with this there will be a Family fun day. For the U12 to U16 there will various competitions like penalty shootout, crossbar challenge and get the ball in the hole. The U8 and U10 will perform an exhibition game at half time of the plate and cup finals. T-Shirts will be on sale and funds will be going towards the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. Refreshments will be available on the day. All are welcome.

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Blitz to honour Christy O’Loughlin & Andy Merrigan Cup will be present @aibgaa

    Christy O’Loughlin, who passed away in 2012, was a valued member of Ballinrobe GAA Club – and this Saturday the Christy O’Loughlin Memorial Cup will be inaugurated. The club’s tribute to Christy can be viewed HERE. Four U12 teams will compete for the Christy O’Loughlin Cup, and the two semi-finals will take place as follows: Semi-finals: 3pm – Ballinrobe v Ballintubber 3.45pm – Parke v Corofin The semi-finals will be followed by a B final (4.30pm) and A final (5.15pm). This event forms part of the Queen of the Lakes festival which kicks off in Ballinrobe this weekend. The Andy Merrigan Cup, captured in thrilling fashion by Corofin in Croke Parrk on St Patrick’s Day, will be on display. “Members of the O’Loughlin family will be present on the day. It promises to be a great family occasion and we expect a large turn-out. Bring your cameras to capture those memories,” said organiser Declan Corcoran.

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Minor league win for Ballinrobe

By Billy Horan, Club PRO Ballinrobe were too good for visiting Ballintubber in the county minor summer league played at Ballinrobe last week, prevailing by 4.10 to 0.5. Scorers for Ballinrobe: K Quinn 1.7, G Lynagh 1.2, P Butler 1.1, P Jennings 1.0. Michael Conway, Patrick Burke, Aaron Lally, Darragh McGuinness, Stephen O’Malley and Jamie Finnerty tried hardest for Ballintubber.

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U16s win well versus Erris St Patrick’s

By Billy Horan, Club PRO Ballinrobe were emphatic victors in the second round of the JJ Burke Renault U16 D Football Championship, Section 2, last week, defeating a visiting Erris St Patrick’s by 8.25 to 1.5. Early goals by Liam Burke and Dylan Jennings foreshadowed what was to ensue and the locals were comfortably positioned at the interval on a score line of 5.11 to 0.2. The visitors tried their utmost to put a better face on things after the resumption of the action but to no avail as Ballinrobe extended their advantage. Evan O’Brien, Evan Gannon, Liam Burke, Padraig Óg Horan, Oran O’Malley and Oisin Hanlon impressed for Ballinrobe. Mickey Conroy, Finian Carolan the scorer of the goal, Alan Barrett, Ciaran Doherty, Conor Kilker and Stephen Grealis, the goalkeeper, were prominent for the losers. Scorers for Ballinrobe: Liam Burke 3.6, Oisin Hanlon 2.3, Evan O’Brien 0.8, Ross Philbin 1.1, D Jennings and M Burke a goal each, K Tierney 0.3, R Jennings 0.2, P Óg Horan and E Langan 0.1. Ballinrobe team: D Lynagh, E Sheridan, E Reaney, C Vahey, P Óg Horan, E Gannon, Oran O’Malley, Evan O’Brien, D Jennings, L Burke, O Hanlon, K Finnerty, R Philbin, Subs: R O’Neill, M Burke, J Tierney, M McDonald, R Jennings. Referee: Vincent Joyce, Claremorris.

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