I was chosen to play with the Galway team in the girls’ exhibition match during the interval between the minor and senior matches. Patrick Kane from Lettergesh NS was chosen to play in the boys’ match. I set off for Roscommon early Sunday morning with my mother, father and grandfather. Luck was going my…
Eagles Nest failed to complete a historic double when the girls were defeated by 4-7 to 2-0 in the last of the Cumann na mBunscol West Connemara finals. Nevertheless they put up a terrific display against what was effectively a Carna club team, the Carna schools unfairly opting to amalgamate instead of playing off among…
Aisling McGing Remembered On last Friday night in the Drum Inn, Clogher, large crowds gathered for the launch of the Aisling McGing Memorial Cup, in memory of the late Carnacon and county ladies footballer, Aisling McGing, Killawalla. For the launch of the Memorial Cup, which was sponsored by the McGing family, the Clogher lounge was…
In 2004, Gráinne Mhaols LFGA negotiated a number of three-year sponsorships with the following West Connemara based businesses; Sweeney Oil (Main Sponsor, Adult Teams), Peter Keane Ariel Services (Under16s), Broderick’s Electrical (Under 14) and John Wallace Travel (Under 12). The arrangements re same were put in place at the latter end of the previous season.…
Gráinne Mhaols adult team played its first ever match at Junior A level on St Patrick’s Day 2003. Gráinne Mhaols Come Of Age In The Heartland: Gráinne Mhaols 5-7, Dunmore 2-8 There was an overwhelming sense of Gráinne Mhaols having truly arrived on the Galway Ladies Football scene, in the aftermath of this excellent victory…
