The GAA season is well and truly underway in Ballinasloe

Galway Hurlers Padraic and Cathal Mannion came to visit the youth club

The GAA season is well and truly underway in Ballinasloe with all age groups back training.

Their Nursery programme is also up and running on Saturday mornings from 10.30am to 11.30am and is open to new members, boys and girls, to come and try it out. The age groups catered for in this programme are Boys U7 (years of birth 2015/2016/2017) and Girls U6 (Years of Birth 2016/2017). It introduces this age group to both Hurling and Football in a fun way and is a great for developing their coordination and general fitness.

The main emphasis is making sure that the kids have fun and enjoy themselves in a safe supervised environment. For more information on this programme contact Shane Kenny on 086 3624580 or Gary Coyne on 086 3871872.

​This season the club are doing a major promotional drive on the weekly lotto as it’s one of the club’s main income generators. You can do the lotto from your own home by logging on to www.ballinasloe.gaa.ie and it only costs €2 per play. You can become a club lotto member by filling in a simple online form and automatically have your numbers entered every week.

Ballinasloe GAA Bingo takes place every Tuesday night at 8pm. Doors are open from 7pm onwards and you’re welcome to have refreshments and chat with friends before bingo starts. Refreshments are available again at the break. To accommodate as many people as possible the committee have decided to restart their online bingo. The online bingo will run alongside the hall bingo. Books are on sale in the hall for the hall bingo and books for the online bingo can be purchased by clicking on the link on our website www.ballinasloe.gaa.ie or our Facebook page, Ballinasloe Bingo.

The Club’s youth club is proving to be very successful, every Friday night from 7.30pm in the clubhouse for boys and girls in 6th Class, 1st year and 2nd year. It's open to all club members in that age group and they can also bring a friend who's not a member. It only costs €3 for admission. For more information, contact Kathryn Gibbons on 087 9046140.

You can find more information on all the club's activities on their Facebook page Ballinasloe GAA.

GAA Bingo Team at St Patrick's Day Parade