Local Notes: All the latest news from Ballinrobe
Ballinrobe GAA Robe Rockets U10 at the recent Martin Flannery Memorial Cup Final.
Ballinrobe GAA and LGFA Club will hold their annual dinner dance on Saturday, November 23, at 7pm in the Castlecourt Hotel, Westport.
Music will be provided on the night by the ‘Weightless Astronauts’. Tickets cost €50 per person and are available for purchase in Martin Murphy’s Newsagent, Main Street, the Ballinrobe GAA App, or by contacting Gerry Donnelly, Kevin Donnellan, Leah Jennings, or Sarah Gibbons.
There was no winner of the €25,000 jackpot in the Ballinrobe GAA Club's Lotto draw, which was held on Bank Holiday Monday, October 28, in John O’Hare’s Bar, Cornmarket. The numbers drawn were 4, 10, 26 and 27.
There were two special Bank Holiday prizes of €250 and the winners were Bernadette Jennings and Marian Macken.
The Mayo Says No to Racism Group will hold a three-hour workshop on ‘Understanding Hate and Division in our Communities and how to build an inclusive response’ in the Tacú Centre, Ballinrobe, on Tuesday (today), November 5, from 10am to 1pm.
There will be a meet and greet on the day at 9.30am for tea/coffee. The workshop is limited to 40 participants.
To book your place, log onto www.eventbrite.ie. For more information, please contact Anne Ronayne (aronayne@mayococo.ie), Mayo Community and Integrated Section, or Natalya Pestova, LAIT, Mayo County Council at npestova@mayococo.ie.
Ballinrobe Musical Society would like to congratulate all their members who were involved in Marian Choral Society's production of , which took place in St Jarlath's College in Tuam last week.
Ballinrobe Musical Society's cast and production team members were involved in the show, which ran for six sold-out performances.
Connect Café is a Thursday coffee morning group for members of the community, and takes place from 10.30am to 12 noon in the Tacú Family Resource Centre, Main Street, Ballinrobe.
Some of the benefits of attending the Connect Café are: enhance connections with others; make new connections; create a sense of community and belonging; create a space to have open and meaningful conversations; learn about the importance of connecting with others; reduce isolation and loneliness; learn about yourself and others.
All are welcome.
For further details and information, you are asked to please contact the Tacú Centre at 094-9542908.
Pickleball takes place in the Lakeside Sport and Fitness Centre, Station Road, Ballinrobe, every Saturday, from 1.30 to 3pm.
Pickleball is an indoor or outdoor racket/paddle sport where two players (singles) or four players (doubles) hit a perforated hollow polymer ball over a 36-inch high net using solid-faced paddles. The two sides hit the ball back and forth over the net until one side commits a rule infraction.
This weekly game in the Lakeside Centre will be purely based on a fun and social outlet for adults and proved very popular the last time it was held at the venue. Rackets will be provided to those taking part.
The cost to take part in this fun and social get-together is €5 per person. Those wishing to take part or who require further details and information are asked to please call or text Donna at 087-6165389.
The Men’s Shed group meets every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 10am to 12.30pm in the building adjacent to the Water Towers, Kilmaine Road (Eircode F31 XK09).
This group is open to men aged 18 and over, with new members welcome. A range of activities take place including music, woodwork, pottery, gardening, and is also open to men who just want to call in for a chat and a cup of tea/coffee.
For further details and information, you are asked to please contact Monica at 087-4111343.
The Ballinrobe Women’s Shed Group meets every Monday from 11am to 1pm in the building adjacent to the Water Towers, Kilmaine Road, (Eircode F31 XK09).
The group is open to women aged 18 and over. Those taking part can share their skills and talents, have a chat, and a cup of tea/coffee. New members are welcome.
For further details and information, you are asked to please contact Monica at 087-4111343.
The results of a competition held recently are as follows: 1st, William Enright and Angela Murphy; 2nd, Sean O'Neil and Lena Lowery; 3rd, Mary O’Reilly and Maureen Donnelly; 4th, Bob Craddock and Nancy Hughes; 5th, Emer Canny and Irene Walkin; 6th, Ita Langan and Carmel Costello.
There was no winner of the €5,500 lotto jackpot draw which was held in Garrymore, on Sunday, October 27. The numbers drawn were 2, 6, 8 and 18.
The €50 winners were Kevin Gibbons, Farmhill, Karen Commins, Roundfort, and Pat Hession, Frenchgrove.
Ballinrobe Rugby Club held its weekly 50/50 draw on Sunday, October 27, with Peter Walsh the winner of €512.
The Ballinrobe Rugby Club Women’s team recorded a terrific 22-7 victory away to Galwegians on Sunday week last.
This was Ballinrobe’s opening senior league fixture of the season and was played at a wet and windy Crowley Park. The elements certainly affected the opening half and despite both teams’ best efforts, the sides were scoreless at the break.
Galwegians made a blistering start to the second half and they soon pounced for the opening try of the afternoon, with the subsequent conversion shunting the Galway city outfit into a 7-0 lead.
However, the visitors had the aid of the strong wind during the second half, and with 20 minutes of normal time remaining, Ballinrobe’s Amy Horan scored a crucial try.
The aforementioned Horan was in sparkling form and the dynamic player managed to notch two further five-pointers, and with the deadly Ailise Burke managing to convert one of Horan’s tries, the pendulum had swung in the visitors' favour.
The final act of the tie saw Ballinrobe’s Rachel Kinneavy sprint past the home rearguard and notch a tidy try.
Well done to all involved on what was a memorable victory for Ballinrobe.
On Saturday night, October 26, the Ballinrobe junior men’s rugby team recorded an impressive 25-20 victory away to Monivea in what was a highly competitive Round Three fixture in the Connacht Junior One (B) League.
The opening quarter was nip and tuck, however, the Robesiders made the vital breakthrough on 20 minutes when Tom Staunton bolted for the try line and duly crossed the whitewash.
The South Mayo visitors continued to up the tempo and following some intricate build-up play, Killian McHugh plundered another five-pointer, much to the delight of the away supporters.
However, a gutsy Monivea regrouped and two converted penalties before the interval helped bring the hosts right back into contention, as the Galway side trailed by just four points at the break (12-6).
On the resumption, both sides were full of endeavour, but it was the guests who received the perfect fillip when Liam Lynch powered his way past the home rearguard and duly notched a touchdown. Dylan Keane added the conversion, and when the dead-ball sniper added a penalty shortly after, the Black and White held a commanding 22-6 lead.
Once again the home response was impressive, and a converted try by Monivea reduced the deficit to an attainable nine points.
The game was now really in the melting pot; however, a long-range penalty by Ballinrobe’s Keane would prove vital in the end.
In what was a real dingdong second half, a resilient Monivea managed to pinch another five-pointer, and the subsequent conversion ensured a tense finale to the game as the visitors led 25-20.
Both sides were full of endeavour during the final moments of the joust, but Ballinrobe closed out proceedings impressively and held on to record their first victory of the season.
