Boyle GAA Blog ...by Tony Conboy

Events Diary of a Sort (at least the bones of my 'to look out for') in 2012...a busy sports year..

Jan. 9th Chris O’Dowd’s T.V. series filming in Boyle.
Feb. 5th American Superbowl.
6 Nations Rugby Sun. Feb 5 Ir. v Wales.
6 Nations Rugby Sat. Feb. 25th Ir. v Italy.
6 Nations Rugby Sat. March 10th Ir. v Scotland.
6 Nations Rugby Sat. March 17th England v Ir.
Golf; U.S. Masters April 2nd to 8th.
Connacht GAA C’Ships…Sun. May 6th New York v Sligo. Sun. May 20th. Roscommon V Galway. Sun. June 3rd. London v Leitrim. Semi-Finals Sat. June 9th. Ros./Galway v N.Y./ Sligo. Sun. June 24th Mayo v London/Leitrim. Connacht Final Sunday July 15th. Minor C’Ships. Sat. June 23rd Ros. v Leitrim (Preliminary Round). Sat. June 30th Ros./Leitrim v Galway @Galway if Ros.
(The All-Ireland Finals, this year, are a week later due the American football game on Sat. Sept. 1st).
FBD Preliminary Sun. Jan. 8th Ros. v G.M.I.T. @Ballyforan. Sun. Jan. 15th Leitrim v Ros. @ Cloone.
Sigerson is being hosted this year by NUIG on the week-end of Friday February 24th and Sat. the 25th.
European Soccer. C’Ships. Begin on Friday June 8th. Sun 10th Spain v Italy and Ir. v Croatia @Poznan. Thurs June 14th Ir. v Spain @ Gdansk and It. v Croatia.
June 18th Ir. v Italy @Poznan and Croatia v Spain. ….In the quarter finals on the 23rd the winner of Ireland’s Group C v Runner up Group D and on the 24th the runner-up Group C v winner Group D. (Group D = England, France, Ukraine and Sweden).The Semi-Finals are on Wed. /Thurs. June 27th and 28th. The Final is on Sunday July 1st.
Golf U.S Open June 14th to 17th.
Eucharistic Congress in Ireland Sun. June 10th to the 17th.
Wimbledon Mon. June 25th to Sunday July 8th.
Golf British Open July 19th to the 22nd.
Boyle Arts Festival end of July
Olympics Friday July 27th to Sunday August 12th.
Golf U.S. PGA Aug. 9th to the 12th.
All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil the week end of August the 26th in Cavan.
Sept. 9th. All-Ireland Hurling Kilkenny v ?
Sept. 23rd All-Ireland Football Kerry v ?
October 7th Intermediate C’Ship Final.
Notre Dame V Navy in American football is at Lansdowne Rd. Dublin, on Sat. Sept. 1st.
The Ryder Cup in golf is on in the Medinah Country Club Chicago from Wed. September the 25th to Sunday Sept. 30th.
Sept. Paralympics.
U.S. Presidential Election Tues. Nov.
Boyle GAA Quiz Thursday Dec. 27th ...possibly.

Apologies for the delay in posting this pic. of towering, popular Boyle minor team captain, Luke Harrington, accepting the Minor League Shield (has it a name Luke?) after their fine win over Clann na Gael at a wet/windy artic Lisnamult, Roscommon Gaels grounds on Friday December the 30th. This ensured the 'Double' of League and Championship in 2011...probably the best show by a Boyle team....ever? Presenting the Shield is my pal for yonks Gerard Shannon of Ballinameen GAA. In the background left is team manager Vinnie Flanagan with messrs Regan, Goldrick, East, Filan, Lavin (who, with goalie McDermott was my joint 'Man of the Match') and the injured track-suited Enda Smith. I didn't venture asking the team to pose for a team pic. due to the conditions. Well done to all.