 Seamus Mc Guinness Chairperson Ballinasloe Parish Pastoral Council and Fr Charles. Ballinasloe Parish Pastoral Council have welcomed Rev Charles Nyameh as the new Curate in Ballinasloe, Creagh and Kilclooney.
Fr Charles from the Diocese of Jalingo, Nigeria, has been in Ireland for some time now and was previously appointed to Loughrea as a curate in St Brendan’s Cathedral. As well as his role in the Ballinasloe Pastoral Area he will be the Diocesan Co-ordinator for the Pastoral Care of Immigrants. He enjoys playing soccer and comes with a reputation of being quick on the ball! Seamus Mc Guinness, the Chairperson of the Ballinasloe Parish Pastoral Council stated: “We are delighted to welcome you to our town and parish and wish you every blessing and support from all in the town and surrounding areas.” Fr Charles was one of six Clerical Appointments in the diocese recently and Bishop Michael Duignan added: “I wish to thank all those who have been so generous in taking up these new appointments, especially those who do so in addition to other responsibilities. I pray that with God’s help those taking on these new roles will provide us with wise and dedicated leadership. My hope is that together we will continue to forge a way forward that best responds to the pastoral needs of our Diocese at this time.”
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 Matthew Devine The Ballinasloe Rugby Club’s conveyor belt of talent continues to produce players of great potential, with two of the club’s finest products nominated for some outstanding awards of late. Matthew Devine capped a brilliant season, with the scrum half named Connacht Academy Player of the Year at the annual Connacht Rugby Awards Ball held recently, largely thanks to his terrific form for the Ireland Under-20s during their Grand Slam-winning Six Nations run. Devine played a key role in the under 20s winning all five of their games during the campaign as he wowed spectators and pundits alike with his excellent performances. Touching down four times throughout the tournament the award was due recognition for the hugely promising 20-year-olds form this season. Aoibheann Reilly was also nominated for the WHOOP Women’s 15s Young Player of the Year at the Rugby Players Ireland awards. Having impressed for Blackrock College during the All-Ireland League season, Reilly earned her first cap for Ireland against Wales in their Six Nations opener. Reilly hasn’t looked back since and went on to be a shining light for the side during their campaign. Having now got the experience under her belt Aoibheann is now no doubt looking ahead to a long and successful career in the green jersey. Ballinasloe Rugby club are holding an 8-week programme to encourage girls from the 8-14 to take up rugby in association with Irish rugby called “Give it a try”. The course is designed to teach all the basic skills required for rugby through rugby based games and drills, they will be slowly built up to be able to participate in games by the end of the programme and participate in a regional blitz against other GIAT clubs.  Ballinasloe u16 team Connacht U16 Plate Champions with coaches Tosh Walsh and David McKeigue Ballinasloe was one of the founding clubs to encourage girls into the game setting up both minis and youth girls teams. They currently have girls teams at u10 to u18’s level and have produced many representatives on both the Connacht team and now the Irish national team. If you’d like to follow in these ladies footsteps or just have some fun and meet some new friends the course will be running until June 26, at 10am every Sunday at the clubs pitch, the cost is €10 per person which includes a free t shirt. You can register on the following link www.sportsmanager.ie/registration/event-registration The club’s u16 girls team triumphed in the Connacht U16 Plate Final against Claremorris recently. There was some outstanding skill on display from both teams and it was an extremely close encounter with Claremorris leading by the narrowest of margins towards the end. The Ballinasloe girls never gave up and showed what a skilful and talented side they are and with the last kick of the game they came from behind to win 29–26 making it a fantastic end to the season for the team.  Aoibheann Reilly |
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