mayo.mick wrote: » The *Prenty* dome being inflated today....https://twitter.com/ConnachtGAA/status/1286311998096056322
rrs wrote: » McHale Park is the only County ground in Connacht with floodlights. The Doome looks a great project, but Prenty seems to be very Mayo focused. Should the Connacht GAA Facility not be in Roscommon. It borders all the Connacht Counties. more accessible for the likes of Leitrim,
Hulk Hands wrote: » The only recent AI winners in Connacht are the Galway hurlers. Once again completely screwed and ignored by CC
irishgeo wrote: » perhaps because headquarters are managing your finances and you cant be trusted with money is the issue.
SomethingElse wrote: » Yeah but if it was in Roscommon it would still somehow end up waterlogged.
muddle84 wrote: » Sure it has to go somewhere, it makes perfect sense to me to put it in the Connacht centre of excellence. Just because the Galway hurlers won an All Ireland (fair play to them!!) doesn't mean that the Connacht Centre of Excellence should be moved to Galway all of a sudden. Do the Galway hurlers still have the land they bought for their own centre of excellence?
Hulk Hands wrote: » No that's fair and Bekan is somewhat central but the original posters point stands about Castlebar having the only existing floodlights and then the vanity project from the Mayo dictator also going up in Mayo. If you had to go ahead with it I'd have picked somewhere Roscommon side of Athlone, even Kiltoom for decent road access for most. The more prudent option though would've been to spend the grant in a different way, possibly with a north Connacht and south base. Sligo, the town in particular, is the second big population base in the county and has been completely ignored in Prentys 25 years. Hard seeing them use this facility. With regards to the hurlers, it's more of a wider point about the game not being wanted by CC. The seniors are not the worst now because they at least get a degree of gate receipts from Leinster. It's the likes of the minor Hurlers (incidentally the top performing team in the province by a mile) that get screwed as nobody wants them, least of all their own provincial council which has long wanted hurling dead. Camogie would be similar. The facility won't be used (nor will they even be welcomed) by any Galway hurling team who'll use local. Portumna (Connacht's most successful club) and surrounding region of strong player numbers is way too far to be a realistic resource. For a Connacht facility, a lot of Connacht wont avail of it.
muddle84 wrote: » This year is a little different but i know alot of co workers( i work in galway) would be up and down to bekan for underage hurling regularly throughout the year and they never complain bar the usual Mayo Galway banter. I'm sure they'll like the dome even more. If the centre of excellence or dome was in Kiltoom it would be used even less. To me putting it on the very eastern edge of the province would be useless. Its less than two hours from every club in the province except the Aran Islands where it is now. If it was in Kiltoom its now nealry 3 hours away from some clubs, where is the logic there apart from it being less than an hour from Portumna? Out of interest what is your local club or vacinity if youd rather not say?
Hulk Hands wrote: » No that's fair and Bekan is somewhat central but the original posters point stands about Castlebar having the only existing floodlights and then the vanity project from the <snip> also going up in Mayo. If you had to go ahead with it I'd have picked somewhere Roscommon side of Athlone, even Kiltoom for decent road access for most. The more prudent option though would've been to spend the grant in a different way, possibly with a north Connacht and south base. Sligo, the town in particular, is the second big population base in the county and has been completely ignored in Prentys 25 years. Hard seeing them use this facility. With regards to the hurlers, it's more of a wider point about the game not being wanted by CC. The seniors are not the worst now because they at least get a degree of gate receipts from Leinster. It's the likes of the minor Hurlers (incidentally the top performing team in the province by a mile) that get screwed as nobody wants them, least of all their own provincial council which has long wanted hurling dead. Camogie would be similar. The facility won't be used (nor will they even be welcomed) by any Galway hurling team who'll use local. Portumna (Connacht's most successful club) and surrounding region of strong player numbers is way too far to be a realistic resource. For a Connacht facility, a lot of Connacht wont avail of it.
White lighting wrote: » It would not be useless based around Kiltoom. Do you realise the amount of clubs from Mayo,Sligo,Leitrim and Galway that rent pitch's to train from St.Brigids,Clann Na nGeal and Padraig Pearses in south Roscommon during the summer months. On a given night during the summer you could have 4 Connacht clubs using the facilities with it been central for clubs with players based in Dublin Galway Limerick and at home. How many clubs use Bekan? its a very under used facility because it does not suit anyone really apart from Mayo. Its a fine set up but some waste of money
rrs wrote: » Leitrim and Sligo have Centre of excellences developeThe Air dome will be of use in bad weather, but the Centre looks to be primarily for Mayo
RedDevil55 wrote: » Colm Boyle back playing for Davitts this evening apparently.
TCDStudent1 wrote: » Is the Mayo championship taking the same format as last few years of 1 home, 1 away & 1 neutral group match?
RedDevil55 wrote: » Yes that's still the format.
TCDStudent1 wrote: » Thanks, I was wondering if they might not play at some of the 'smaller' grounds due to crowd restrictions.
