Sligeach v Maigh Eo. 5ú Meitheamh 2010

[Lar Naparka]

Did his sons play with Jarlath's in the 1980s?

I don't know for certain but I do know he had several sons and, going on what one of the Sligo lads PMed me some time ago, I'd say they would be the right age to have been in secondary school in the 80s.

[paddypastit]

Did his sons play with Jarlath's in the 1980s?

I don't know for certain but I do know he had several sons and, going on what one of the Sligo lads PMed me some time ago, I'd say they would be the right age to have been in secondary school in the 80s.

Ray jnr, Shane, Fergal and Neal Tully all played for Jarlaths in the 80's and early 90's. Shane was a Sligo minor in '84 and '85... think he was on the Jarlath's panel that won Connacht in '83 (with Mark Butler, Alan Rowe and was P Brogan still there that year - think so) and on the team I think that won an AI in '84 - was Centre Back on the team beaten by Summerhill of Sligo in '85 Connacht final. Neal played in an AI final for Jarlaths about 10 years later.

[stephenite]

Did his sons play with Jarlath's in the 1980s?

I don't know for certain but I do know he had several sons and, going on what one of the Sligo lads PMed me some time ago, I'd say they would be the right age to have been in secondary school in the 80s.

Ray jnr, Shane, Fergal and Neal Tully all played for Jarlaths in the 80's and early 90's. Shane was a Sligo minor in '84 and '85... think he was on the Jarlath's panel that won Connacht in '83 (with Mark Butler, Alan Rowe and was P Brogan still there that year - think so) and on the team I think that won an AI in '84 - was Centre Back on the team beaten by Summerhill of Sligo in '85 Connacht final. Neal played in an AI final for Jarlaths about 10 years later.

Shane later transferred to Ballina, lining out at Midfield alongside David Brady in the 1996 County final in place of Liam McHale who had been sent off the in the All Ireland final replay the previous Sunday.

[ballinaman]

Did his sons play with Jarlath's in the 1980s?

I don't know for certain but I do know he had several sons and, going on what one of the Sligo lads PMed me some time ago, I'd say they would be the right age to have been in secondary school in the 80s.

Ray jnr, Shane, Fergal and Neal Tully all played for Jarlaths in the 80's and early 90's. Shane was a Sligo minor in '84 and '85... think he was on the Jarlath's panel that won Connacht in '83 (with Mark Butler, Alan Rowe and was P Brogan still there that year - think so) and on the team I think that won an AI in '84 - was Centre Back on the team beaten by Summerhill of Sligo in '85 Connacht final. Neal played in an AI final for Jarlaths about 10 years later.

Shane later transferred to Ballina, lining out at Midfield alongside David Brady in the 1996 County final in place of Liam McHale who had been sent off the in the All Ireland final replay the previous Sunday.

Jaysus, they were 2 seriously bad weekends....the auld fella and uncle took the county final loss worse than the AI..

[Bod Mor]

              Clarke
Barrett    Cafferkey    Higgins
Vaughan Padden    McLoughlin
        S O'Se    McGarrity
Dillon      Harte        Kilcoyne
C Mortimer  A O'Se  Varley

I'm here at work again today trying to be putting a team together (isn't it little I have to be doing) and here is what I think today. Gardiner would be favourite to play wing back but which of them two would ya drop? I know well that Trevor Mort won't be dropped but wouldn't that team there cause serious damage. I was wondering has BJP played CHB for Mayo before, anyone know?
I remember playing against him when he played in that position for the Tech years ago and he must have scored 1-6 from there that day (mind you I took 2 points off him )
Anyway isn't it great we have another month to be speculating lineups!

Can someone keep us overseas cratures updated with the challenge match with Donegal on Friday evening.

[Chimley]

I was wondering has BJP played CHB for Mayo before, anyone know?

He played there during JOMs first year back for most of the league I think. The experiment came to an abrupt end in Salthill that year.

[Lar Naparka]

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Higgins hits out at postponed trip
07 May 2010
Keith Higgins has expressed his disgust at the GAA's ban on Mayo footballers' proposed training trip to Portugal.

John O'Mahony's squad were forced to cancel their planned six-day training camp in Vilamoura after it emerged that it would have been in breach of GAA regulations.

The GAA wrote to all counties last Friday morning reminding them of their obligations in relation to rules that cover such training breaks. Mayo contacted Croke Park earlier this week and on foot of that conversation, they decided to pull the plug on the trip just days before the team was due to depart.

"We only heard the news yesterday and we are very disappointed to put it mildly," Mayo dual star Higgins said in the Irish Examiner.

"Lots of other counties have been abroad on training trips this year, so there doesn't appear to be an equal playing field.

"I've been away on such training trips two or three times before and I've found them very beneficial. When you're away like that, you can go into things in much finer detail and hold regular meetings and have discussions between the team management and players.

"Obviously, you're together all the time, unlike the situation at home where you're only meeting a few times a week."


Anyone care to comment?

[SLIGONIAN]

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Higgins hits out at postponed trip
07 May 2010
Keith Higgins has expressed his disgust at the GAA's ban on Mayo footballers' proposed training trip to Portugal.

John O'Mahony's squad were forced to cancel their planned six-day training camp in Vilamoura after it emerged that it would have been in breach of GAA regulations.

The GAA wrote to all counties last Friday morning reminding them of their obligations in relation to rules that cover such training breaks. Mayo contacted Croke Park earlier this week and on foot of that conversation, they decided to pull the plug on the trip just days before the team was due to depart.

"We only heard the news yesterday and we are very disappointed to put it mildly," Mayo dual star Higgins said in the Irish Examiner.

"Lots of other counties have been abroad on training trips this year, so there doesn't appear to be an equal playing field.

"I've been away on such training trips two or three times before and I've found them very beneficial. When you're away like that, you can go into things in much finer detail and hold regular meetings and have discussions between the team management and players.

"Obviously, you're together all the time, unlike the situation at home where you're only meeting a few times a week."


Anyone care to comment?

Ya i got the HQ to cancel the trip, rules are rules..

[FL/MAYO]

Did his sons play with Jarlath's in the 1980s?

I don't know for certain but I do know he had several sons and, going on what one of the Sligo lads PMed me some time ago, I'd say they would be the right age to have been in secondary school in the 80s.

Ray jnr, Shane, Fergal and Neal Tully all played for Jarlaths in the 80's and early 90's. Shane was a Sligo minor in '84 and '85... think he was on the Jarlath's panel that won Connacht in '83 (with Mark Butler, Alan Rowe and was P Brogan still there that year - think so) and on the team I think that won an AI in '84 - was Centre Back on the team beaten by Summerhill of Sligo in '85 Connacht final. Neal played in an AI final for Jarlaths about 10 years later.

Shane was in Jarlaths in the early 80's, he was probably a first year in 1980 so would have played senior maybe 83 through 85. He was a big strong lad and a very good footballer.... for a Sligo man Jarlaths have a page up on Facebook with some great photos of the old teams many of which were posted by Liam Brennan another Ballina man.

[Farrandeelin]

Did his sons play with Jarlath's in the 1980s?

I don't know for certain but I do know he had several sons and, going on what one of the Sligo lads PMed me some time ago, I'd say they would be the right age to have been in secondary school in the 80s.

Ray jnr, Shane, Fergal and Neal Tully all played for Jarlaths in the 80's and early 90's. Shane was a Sligo minor in '84 and '85... think he was on the Jarlath's panel that won Connacht in '83 (with Mark Butler, Alan Rowe and was P Brogan still there that year - think so) and on the team I think that won an AI in '84 - was Centre Back on the team beaten by Summerhill of Sligo in '85 Connacht final. Neal played in an AI final for Jarlaths about 10 years later.

Shane later transferred to Ballina, lining out at Midfield alongside David Brady in the 1996 County final in place of Liam McHale who had been sent off the in the All Ireland final replay the previous Sunday.

Jaysus, they were 2 seriously bad weekends....the auld fella and uncle took the county final loss worse than the AI..

Meanwhile out the road, that county final gave a great boost to the area.

[Lar Naparka]

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Mayo offered training camp on home soil
05 May 2010


Mayo¹s plans for a training camp in Portugal may have been scrapped yesterday, but John O¹Mahony and his men have been offered the opportunity to complete their championship preparations on home soil.
A team-bonding company based in Westport, Gametec Sports Ireland, has stepped into the breach and they¹re hoping that the Green and Red will take them up on their offer.
"We have wonderful facilities here in The Westport Woods Hotel and thanks to our link with Gaemtec Sports we can offer GAA teams everything they need to give them the edge when it comes to performance on the pitch," the hotel¹s owner, Michael Lennon stated yesterday.
"We know that John and the boys were hoping to make the trip to Portugal, but I can assure him that Gametec and The Westport Woods will have the Green and Red in flying form when the game with Sligo comes around," he added.
Gametec director, Philip Kelly is also hoping that O¹Mahony and his men make the decision to prepare for the championship in the shadow of Croagh Patrick.
"We know that we can offer Mayo everything that they¹d have got in Portugal and much more besides. We¹d be delighted if Mayo used Gametec Sports, they wouldn¹t regret it," he added.
The Westport Woods is part of the McEniff Hotel Group, which is owned by Lennon¹s father-in-law, former Donegal All-Ireland winning manager, Brian McEniff.


Michael Gallagher
087-9394255

[Farrandeelin]

"We know that we can offer Mayo everything that they¹d have got in Portugal and much more besides

What if it's raining in Westport and sunny in Portugal?

[ballinaman]

"We know that we can offer Mayo everything that they¹d have got in Portugal and much more besides

What if it's raining in Westport and sunny in Portugal?

No if about it farr!

[ballinaman]

Keith Duggan has his mind made up about the Sligo-Mayo game anyways

Saturday - May 8 - 2010, Irish Times

"It turned out that the opening match of the All-Ireland championship could have caused one of the biggest shocks of all time, with the exiles pushing Galway until the very closing minutes of the match. But that fixture has always been about honouring the expatriates. In terms of the publicity here, it is practically an invisible fixture. Galway now have a staggering two months to wait until their Connacht semi-final against Sligo. Such a huge delay is another criticism levelled at the GAA about the championship. There are just five matches in the Connacht football championship and yet it runs from early May until mid July. Why can't the provincial competitions be run off more neatly? And why can't the All-Ireland championship open with a classic? Why can't the GAA open their summer with a box office match?"

[Cosmo Kramer]

Keith Duggan has his mind made up about the Sligo-Mayo game anyways

Saturday - May 8 - 2010, Irish Times

"It turned out that the opening match of the All-Ireland championship could have caused one of the biggest shocks of all time, with the exiles pushing Galway until the very closing minutes of the match. But that fixture has always been about honouring the expatriates. In terms of the publicity here, it is practically an invisible fixture. Galway now have a staggering two months to wait until their Connacht semi-final against Sligo. Such a huge delay is another criticism levelled at the GAA about the championship. There are just five matches in the Connacht football championship and yet it runs from early May until mid July. Why can't the provincial competitions be run off more neatly? And why can't the All-Ireland championship open with a classic? Why can't the GAA open their summer with a box office match?"

And why doesn't a GAA journalist like Keith Duggan know how many matches there actually are in the Connacht Championship?