Local Notes: Ballinrobe Rugby Club are sponsored new jerseys by The Lodge at Ashford.
Ballinrobe Rugby Club President, Deirdre Burke, is pictured holding the new seniors jersey alongside Peter Fergus, General Manager of The Lodge at Ashford, and senior players Tom Lynagh, Dylan Keane and Club Captain, Sean Mullin.
Ballinrobe Rugby Club is delighted to announce ‘The Lodge at Ashford Castle’ as the new senior men’s team sponsor. Ballinrobe Rugby Club thanks Peter Fergus, General Manager of The Lodge, Ashford, and his team for their support and sponsorship of Ballinrobe Rugby Club.
As well as announcing a new team sponsorship, Ballinrobe Rugby Club is also delighted to partner with the Mayo Mental Health Association in promoting positive mental health awareness in the club and local community.
In a statement on the club’s Facebook page Deirdre Burke (President) said: ‘We are delighted to welcome the new sponsors of our senior men's home and away jerseys - The Lodge at Ashford Castle, we look forward to working with them for many seasons to come. This year we are also delighted to be pairing with Mayo Mental Health Association as the chosen charity for the club, whose aim is to promote positive mental health for individuals and communities.’ The Mayo Mental Health Association logo will feature on the back of both the home and away jerseys.
To find out more about the work that Mayo Mental Health do with communities you can visit https://mayomha.ie/.
Mayo Mental Health Association also issued a statement on the club’s Facebook page: ‘Mayo MHA are delighted to partner with Ballinrobe Rugby in the coming months and wish them the very best in the season ahead’. ‘Mayo MHA team would like to thank Evan Gannon and all at Ballinrobe Rugby for all the support in creating an awareness and opening up the discussion within the club on the importance of looking after your mental health and wellbeing. Whilst we can tackle things together on the pitch, it’s just as important to tackle them off of it.’ The new Ballinrobe rugby home and away jerseys will be available to buy in the club’s online shop in the coming days.
Mayo Cancer Supports annual Flag Day will take place in Ballinrobe, Ballyhaunis, and Claremorris, on Saturday, October 12, for which a permit from An Garda Síochána has been granted. If there is anyone who can volunteer for a couple hours on the day, you are asked to contract Rose at 094 9038407 or 083 4890754.
The results of a ladies competition held during the weekend of September 21/22 and which was kindly sponsored by Cummins’ Hardware, Ballinrobe, are as follows: 1st Brid de Barra (38), 2nd Helen Healy (38), 3rd Breda Keane (37), 4th Antoinette O Connor (36), Front 9 Helen Rattigan (22), Back 9 Ann Treacy (20).
The results of a gents competition, which was also held during the weekend of September 21/22 and which was kindly sponsored by Lydon’s Lodge, Cong, are as follows: 1st Tom Moran (45), 2nd Richard Dooley (43), Gross John Lydon (32), Cat 1 Alan Sammon (40), Cat 2 Brendan Martyn (37), Cat 3 Noel Galvin (37), Cat 4 James Keady (33), Front 9 Peter Staunton (23), Back 9 Dermot Doran (21).
Ballinrobe Musical Society is delighted to announce their cast for their upcoming production of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’, which will be staged in Ballinrobe Community School from February 16-22, 2025: Niall Conway (Claude Frollo), Keith Hanley (Quasimodo), Sarah Corcoran (Esmerelda), Enda Mulchrone (Jehan Frollo), Clopin Trouillefou (Angela Staunton), Captain Phoebus de Martin (Edward Scott), Siobhán Campbell, Joff Manning, Eimear McGovern and Aoife Kilcullen (Gargoyles), Kate MacDonnell, Catherine Conway, Aisling Murphy and Emma Loscher (Narrators), John Morley (Lieutenant Frederic Charlus), Tom Carney (King Louis XI), Patrick Mulchrone (Official), Emma Daly (Madame).
Chorus rehearsals will take place in Ballinrobe Parish Centre on Thursday, October 3, from 7.30pm. Details on how to join the society's chorus can be found on their social media platforms or by emailing ballinrobemusicsociety@gmail.com.
The club held its weekly 50/50 draw in Biggins’ Bar, on Sunday night, September 22, with Isodore Hanlon the lucky recipient of €362. Well done to the club’s U15 boys’ team who recorded an impressive 34-26 victory away from home against Claremorris. Overall it was a great Ballinrobe team effort and the visitors withstood a late rally from the hosts to secure the spoils.
Ballinrobe GAA and LGFA Club is delighted to announce that the club has been awarded €166,106 from the sports capital funding as part of the Government’s Community Sport Facilities Fund. Many thanks must go to everyone who made another excellent application.
This money is specifically for the development of the second pitch, and the club will endeavour to make this exciting new development happen as soon as possible.
Ballinrobe GAA and LGFA Club will hold their annual dinner dance on Saturday, November 23, in The Castlecourt Hotel, Westport. Music will be provided on the night by the ‘Weightless Astronauts’. Further details and information will be available over the coming weeks.
There was no winner of the €24,900 lotto jackpot draw which was held in Art O’Neill’s Bar, on Sunday night, September 22. The numbers drawn were 2, 17, 18 and 19. The €25 winners were Ivan O’Halloran and Declan Corcoran.
Congratulations to the club’s U14 girls team on their recent 2-1 victory against Kilmurry, in the cup semi-final. This talented squad of Ballinrobe players can now look forward to a cup final at the end of the season. Under the Additional Equipment Funding for Mayo, and part of the Governments Community Sport Facilities Fund, it was announced that Ballinrobe Town AFC would receive €22,325.
Last week, local Fine Gael Councillor Michael Burke announced on a Facebook social media post that he received an email from Director of Services at Mayo County Council Tom Gilligan, giving his support for the development of a swimming pool in Ballinrobe Town. Councillor Burke also stated in the post, ‘This is a service so badly needed in Ballinrobe and South Mayo and I have been raising it for many years. This is the first time I have seen a positive response to the need for a swimming pool in Ballinrobe from Mayo County Council senior staff. This is as a result of people’s needs being expressed in the Community Futures project’.
Councillor Burke also emphasised, ‘This is very early days in what will be a long long process, but it’s great to see that the first steps have been taken.’ The Community Futures Action Plan is the result of extensive community engagement carried out from February to May 2022. This gave the community the opportunity to have their say on what facilities they would like for the future of Ballinrobe. Copies of the comprehensive Ballinrobe Community Action Plan 2023-2028 brochure are available in Martin Murphy’s Newsagents, Main Street, Murphy’s Centra, Cornmarket, and other outlets in the town.
Roxboro National School thank Tesco Ballinrobe for their recent donation from the community fund programme of €671. This will go to much needed resources. Congratulations to all of the Roxboro students who took part in the recent South Mayo cross country running event which was held in Ballinrobe last week.
Also, well done to the Roxboro GAA mini seven’s team who represented the school at a recent mini sevens competition which was organised by Cloonliffen National School. Overall, it was a great competition and the Roxboro students produced some hard working and memorable performances on the day.
The numbers drawn in the Western Alzheimers lotto which was held on September 25, were 27, 35, 16 and 11. There was no winner of the €6500 jackpot and it has increased to €6,600 for the draw to be held on Wednesday, October 2.
There was a great turn out for the opening of the Kathleen Lynn Garden in Cong last Sunday, September 15 last. The garden has been created by the Cong Tidy Towns and commemorates the life of former Cong resident Dr Kathleen Lynn. Dr Lynn was the Chief Medical Officer with the Irish Citizens Army and founder of St Ultan’s Hospital in Dublin. The garden incorporates some of the large masonry blocks earmarked for the Cong Canal in the middle of the 19th century. The old funeral road into Cong incorporating the tradition of the Crusheens is also a central feature of the new garden.
All of the plants within the community garden have been specially selected and are all of a medicinal nature in keeping with Dr Lynns interest in herbal medicine.
Vincent Campbell, chairperson of Cong Tidy Towns said “this garden project would never have been completed without those whose assistance in many unique ways came together to make this project happen.” He expressed thanks to the local businesses and community groups and Mayo County Council for the support given to the project. The garden is located at the southern end of the large car park in Cong village. More information about the project is available on DicoverCong.com.
The numbers drawn on Sunday evening, September 22, were 5, 8, 33 and 34. €50's go to each of the following: Peadar Higgins, Ballycushion; Liz King, Ballinrobe; and Bob McShane, c/o Brian Healy. The latest draw took place in Garrymore on Sunday evening, September 29, for a jackpot of €5,100. Tickets are available at all local shops and club players and officers, and available on-line at the Clubforce.com website, enter Garrymore in the ‘Find my Club’ search box, select Garrymore GAA Club (not Garrymore GAA Club Events) and then Play Lotto.
