mayo hurling

[highking]

Mayo team announced.
Micheal Walsh
Kieran McGrath
Aidan Connolly
Paul Hunt
Brian Higgins
Paddy Barrett
Conor Ryan
Keith Higgins
Pierse Higgins
Eoin Madigan
Derek McDonnell
David Dowling
Adrian Freeman
Derek McConn
Cathal Freeman

[spectator]

I see Carracastle's Caiseal Gaels under-age hurling club is now up and running. It started with the introduction of hurling to the village  national school there, from which the under-age club has now been formed. Highking - were you involved in this?

(1)   http://www.scoiliosacarracastle.com/our_county_story.html

(2)   http://www.scoiliosacarracastle.com/hurling_club.html

(3)   http://www.carracastle.com/caiseal-gaels,-carracastle-juvenile-hurling-club-211.html

(4)   http://www.carracastle.com/hurling,-caiseal-gaels-play-their-first-game-219.html

(5)   http://www.carracastle.com/index.php?pid=224&page=0

The Community Park in Ballagh is facilitating their training sessions.

Isn't it great really, to think that a community park developed by the people of Ballagh specifically to cater for non-GAA sports, is being generously offered to help out the fledgeling hurling club. Particularly when bearing in mind the demands on the park by the Ballagh soccer and cricket clubs for example, and not forgetting the GAA's ban on other sports using their fields either.

It reflects the true spirit in which sports should be played, imo. Fair play to all on getting this hurling club up and running in what is traditionally a football area.
Btw Ballagh won a couple of county hurling titles back in the early fifties, but hurling was short lived in the area and disappeared again shortly afterwards.

[mannix]

oh dear, that was a severe trouncing. nothing much to be said except please get up and dust yourselves off and wait for some new faces to appear in the jersey, well done anyway in getting this far.

[muppet]

Newry is a neutral venue as the the Down hurlers only play on it twice a year and maybe train on it half a dozen times a year when they are allowed.

By that logic Inisturk would be neutral. Might be something in that.

[Farrandeelin]

And the journey into the unknown begins again this Sunday. Mayo hurlers played no part in the Kehoe Cup because of costs I believe. Disgraceful. Best of luck to the team on Sunday v Armagh in Crossmaglen.

[macdanger2]

how the f*ck can we hope to develop hurling in the county if we can't even cover the costs of entering the Kehoe cup?

Mayo hurlers have done (relatively) well in the past few seasons, it's a disgrace that the CB won't give them any support.

[Plastic Paddy]

how the f*ck can we hope to develop hurling in the county if we can't even cover the costs of entering the Kehoe cup?

Mayo hurlers have done (relatively) well in the past few seasons, it's a disgrace that the CB won't give them any support.

We played Mayo in an All Ireland 1/4 final in 2003. They beat us handy enough but in fairness we were a club side with 14 players from 1 club. In the few years since Mayo have stepped a whole level from a good junior county to a good intermediate one. If the board don't back you they deserve every bit of bad luck the footballers get.

[Farrandeelin]

how the f*ck can we hope to develop hurling in the county if we can't even cover the costs of entering the Kehoe cup?

Mayo hurlers have done (relatively) well in the past few seasons, it's a disgrace that the CB won't give them any support.

We played Mayo in an All Ireland 1/4 final in 2003. They beat us handy enough but in fairness we were a club side with 14 players from 1 club. In the few years since Mayo have stepped a whole level from a good junior county to a good intermediate one. If the board don't back you they deserve every bit of bad luck the footballers get.

I hope you mean the County board Paddy!

[mrhardyannual]

I don't think that the team were pulled from Kehoe Cup because of costs. Management made the decision as they felt no value got from the comp. A lot of travelling.  Too many players with colleges teams. Opted to play challenges closer to home. Best of luck for season ahead

[Farrandeelin]

Lost by a point 2-14 to 1-18 today.

[Farrandeelin]

the county final was poor, but had you seen the 3 matches between toreen and ballyhaunis in the semi final you would have been very impressed, the second replay and extra time was fantastic stuff.
the clubs themselves are doing their best without any help financial or otherwise from county board, every inch of progress made by hurling is met by serious opposition by the county board and their friend from ballyhaunis called the verger

The verger has joined us it seems!!!

[highking]

Im just wondering - did anybody who is a McHale Park season ticket holder - get a ticket/free pass in the post for the NHL game v Kerry. Im a season ticket holder, but had to pay Eur10 at the gate to get into the hurling. I didnt go to the Mayo-Galway football game last month, and tried to use that pass to get into the hurling - but it was refused.

It's not good enough when season ticket holders who pay out Eur400 a year cant get into NHL league games.

[the verger]

yes Farrandeelin the verger has joined!!!  hard to get past JP without paying, next sunday home to Derry should be a good game and after last weeks great result in Armagh we should be favourites to win. 

[Farrandeelin]

Anybody know if Mayo will be in the Christy Ring or Nicky Rackard Cup next year given their terrible performances in the CR Cup this year? And seen as they finished bottom of Division 3A earlier on in the year, is it Div 3B or Div 4 they'll be in next Spring?

[drici]

The following eight Counties shall be eligible to participate in the Christy Ring Cup in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Wicklow Westmeath Kildare Meath Down Derry Kerry Mayo

No automatic relegation from Christy Ring in 2010, 2011 and 2012 but a County can apply in any of these years to play in the following year's Nicky Rackard.

Mayo will be playing in Division 3B next year.