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Is emigration beginning to bite?
In these strained economic times, the number might have been expected to be greater. Nonetheless, a total of five club footballers in Mayo had transfer requests to overseas GAA clubs granted in the opening two months of 2010.
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Mix-up over Mark appeal
MAYO will seek to have Mark Ronaldson’s four-week suspension overturned, probably this Thursday night, after an administrative mix-up prevented both player and county board representatives from attending an appeal hearing in Croke Park last Tuesday.
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Promotion is priority says boss Brennan
TO have his team play National League hurling next season against the likes of Wexford, Offaly and Antrim, that remains the ambition of Mayo manager Martin Brennan despite Sunday’s defeat of his side in their first outing of the 2010 campaign, writes Anthony Hennigan.
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€3m cost to train the county teams
“HAVE we lost the plot?” asked John Prenty, in his report to the annual convention of Connacht GAA Council, in Claregalway, last Thursday. The provincial secretary was referring to what he called the “enormous expense” of training Connacht’s county teams which in 2009 alone, he estimates, “cost almost €3 million”, writes Anthony Hennigan.
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Moylette storms into senior final
RAYMOND Moylette took a massive step closer to his first ever National Senior title when he beat defending champion, Philip Sutcliffe from Crumlin in the semi-finals on Friday night last at the National Stadium.
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Stage all set for ‘The Stages’
With less than a fortnight remaining to the McWilliam Park Hotel Mayo Stages Rally 2010, excitement is mounting in Claremorris and indeed across rally circles throughout the region.
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Magic Moran sinks Salthill
STRAIDE & FOXFORD UTD. 3
SALTHILL DEVON 1
A PAUL Moran masterclass helped the home side overcome a 1-0 deficit to defeat one of Galway’s biggest clubs on Sunday afternoon.
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So near yet so far for Muredach’s
SUMMERHILL, SLIGO 3-07
ST MUREDACH’S, BALLINA 0-11
SUMMERHILL College overcame a spirited St Muredach’s side on Sunday, but only with the help of an additional 20 minutes, after normal time finished with a spectacular equaliser from the Sligo school’s Niall Colleary.
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Gerald’s capitalise on Colman’s collapse
ST GERALD’S, CASTLEBAR 0-11
ST COLMAN’S, CLAREMORRIS 0-06
A GOOD start might have been half the battle for St Colman’s, but St Gerald’s definitely won the war when these two college kingpins clashed in the provincial semi-final on Sunday afternoon.
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Late Loftus goal flatters ‘Robe
BALLINROBE 3-12 GARRYMORE 2-6
A SPRIGHTLY Ballinrobe side decisively disposed of the Garrymore challenge in this second round fixture under lights at Flanagan Park, on Saturday night.
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National crown sits well with coach Corbett
ONE of Mayo’s best known GAA Gaels has been honoured with a national award for his voluntary commitment to Irish sport.
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Mayo hit a Brick wall
KERRY 1-18 MAYO 2-14
12 points from the stick of Shane Brick six in each half was a major difference between Mayo and Kerry last Sunday.
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