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Just a quick update on recent developments within the Club. 1. Boys & Girls under-age Academies – summer break details http://ballinrobegaaclub.com/summer-breaks/ 2. U-10s win Mulroe Cup for third time http://ballinrobegaaclub.com/u10s-win-munroe-cup-for-third-year-in-succession/ 3. Were you a Lotto winner recently? http://ballinrobegaaclub.com/category/lotto-results/ 4. Good luck to Mayo minors and seniors this Sunday http://ballinrobegaaclub.com/good-luck-to-mayo-x-2-on-sunday/

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2014 Bord na nÓg Managers

U-18 Declan Corcoran, 087 6441362; Pat Kennedy; U-16 Fergal O’Malley, 087 670 1063; Padraig Horan; U-14 Tom Carney,  086 3216992; John G Burke; U-12 Kevin Gilrane, 087 284 8324; Alan Flannery; Michael Jennings; Billy Burke; U-10 John Gilrane 087 699 6135; John Sweeney; Martin O’Connor; U-8 Des May 087 689 9444; Padraig Delaney; Declan O’Connor; U-6 Colm Jennings 087 991 3684, Trevor Watson, Barry Langan, Tomas Grimes, Terence Duddy.

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John McHale wins Ballinrobe GAA All-In

Ballinrobe GAA sporting prediction competition has come to an end and no-one was able to knock John McHale from his perch. In fact as the competition drew to a close his predictions became more accurate that ever. At one stage I was ready to ask him what numbers he fancied for the lottery on the Saturday before Christmas.  Alan Flannery present winners prize to John McHale May we in Ballinrobe GAA take this opportunity to  thank you all for supporting this venture. We will back to you with a new improved version of All-In for 2014 in the near future. Have a look at the final results table below finalresults8thjan

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Resolved: mystery of the Tony award on #upforthematch

So there we all were, the whole town, the whole county, watching Up for the Match, spotting P Cos in the audience… …and it came to the super-duper prize at the end. The phone-in prize. Des Cahill was a bit pressed for time and it flashed through fairly quickly. Tony from Ballinrobe. That’s Tony Walkin, says I, our Club President, see his recent President’s Project video HERE. I’d recognise his dulcet tones anywhere. So we tweeted out the great news. Even gave a passing mention to Tony Jnr, who played for Mayo v Cork in 1991 All-Ireland minor final. Said it’d be only proper to ring Tony to congratulate him. As we dialled, we spotted the texts coming through to say the winner was Tony ‘Flat Out’ Finnerty. Tony Walkin said it wasn’t him, though he had entered the competition alright. Got young Mark Finnerty on the phone. Winner alright, it’s his uncle Tony. Top prize. It’s on RTE.ie already apparently. No better man, Tony Finnerty: great supporter of club and county. A few years ago, he took ill and we almost lost him during a Mayo v Derry NFL game that Mike was commentating on – Mike had to leave the commentary box just before half-time as the drama unfolded. Read about that HERE. His son Mike is known nationally as broadcaster and journalist – Mayo News, TV3, Mid West Radio, and a former distinguished secretary of this club. Tony’s other son Paul was a member of the Mayo panel for the 2001 All-Ireland U21 final. Paul was a Mayo intermediate championship winner with Ballinrobe. Daughter Michelle will be delighted too: she had a close one last night when she nearly won an All-Ireland ticket in our club raffle. Instead she a got a beanie hat. Them’s the breaks. Safe travelling, one and all, or if you’re already up there, enjoy the rest of your night. Best of luck to our seniors Donal Vaughan and Kenneth O’Malley. Unfortunately our minor Stephen Burke didn’t make the final minor panel. He played in the Connacht final, and played well, but got injured at the wrong time and time has beaten him in his efforts to regain his place. Maigh Eo abu.

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