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2010-2011 Season News
Connacht Senior Football Final 2011
Good luck to Fergal and all the Roscommon Team in the Connacht Senior Football Final on next Sunday from everyone involved in Roscommon Badminton. We will all be shouting for ye on the day.
Keep the Nestor Cup in Roscommon where it belongs!
UP THE ROSSIES!!
Boyle Div 1 Mens Doubles Invitational
Boyle BC are hosting a competition next Saturday from 6.30pm for Division 1 Mens Doubles players. There are competitors coming from Galway, Sligo, Donegal and Meath. All are welcome to come along to see what promises to be a great nights badminton.
Connacht Juvenile Development Squads
The Connacht Juvenile Badminton Committee has anounced that they will be running development squads from July 2011 for juvenile players. Please see the attached details below.
Ballaghaderreen take Silver at Community Games All Ireland Finals
Ballaghaderreen BC's U15 Community Games team represented Roscommon and Connacht again this year at the All Ireland Finals in Athlone last weekend. They played and defeated Monaghan (Ulster) in the semi-final on Saturday where they went forward to meet Wexford (Leinster) in the Final on Sunday. However Wexford were an older and stronger team and took the Gold on the day. Ballaghaderreen however will be content with Silver as this is a young team with a few years left in the competition yet. Well done to all these young players who trained hard over the past few weeks for this competition.
Connacht Badminton Club of the Year 2011
Ballygar Badminton Club were awarded Connacht Badminton Club of the Year yesterday at the Badminton Ireland Club of the Year awards yesterday in Dublin. Congratulations to everyone involved in Ballygar BC. Keep up the good work!!
World Badminton Championships 2011
The World Badminton Championships are coming to Wembley Arena, London on 8-14 August 2011. The fastest racket sport on the planet. The game's greatest players from across the globe. Seven days of high-octane, high-suspense action to get your pulse racing.
Hold on to the edge of your seat at the biggest tournament in the world of badminton
For further information please visit the World Championship website
Badminton England have put in place a travel package with Gullivers Sports Travel which may be of interest to those travelling to the Championships from overseas. For more information on these packages please visit
http://www.gulliverstravel.co.uk/badminton
Roscommon Div 7B County Final Report
The inaugural Roscommon County Division 7B Final was on Thursday night in Glinsk BC between Roscommon Town and Ballinaheglish. This was an entertaining match with Ballinaheglish winning out on the night.
See the attached match report
See team photo in Photos section
24/04/11
Connacht Club Finals 2011 Report
The Connacht Club Finals took place in GLTC last Sunday where the below clubs from Co. Roscommon took part. However this was not our year as none of the clubs were successful on the day. However, well done to one and all for making it to the finals and giving it their best.
Division 6 Four Roads
Division 5 Ballinaheglish
Division 3 Strokestown
Division 1 Boyle
19/04/11
Roscommon Juvenile Blitz #4 Report
The Roscommon Juvenile Badminton League held their fourth blitz of the season in Ballygar BC on Sunday 10th of April 2011.
There was a good turnout of players and the organisers kept things running smoothly. This was a doubles tournament this time and once again everyone enjoyed themselves at the competition. Thanks to Ballygar BC for another fine days badminton.
See the attached report for more detailsand results etc.
19/04/11
Roscommon Div 5 County Final Report
The Roscommon County Division 5 Final was held last night in Four Roads BC between Ballaghaderreen/Loughglynn and Ballinaheglish. This was a fiercely fought contest with Ballinaheglish taking the honours.
See the attached match report
See team photo in Photos section
15/04/11
U15 Community Games Connacht Final
The U15 Community Games Connacht Final was held last Saturday in Four-Mile House Co. Roscommon. Ballaghaderreen BC represented Roscommon again this year. With Mayo dropping out at the last minute this was a straight final between Roscommon and Sligo with Ballaghaderreen winning out 4-1 in the end. They now go on to represent the province in the All Ireland Finals at the end of May in Athlone.
Well done to one and all on the day.
See team photo in Photos section
11/04/11
Inter-Pros 2011 Report.
The U13, U15 & U17, Junior & Senior Inter-Provincial competition took place in Baldoyle last weekend. Connacht was represented at all levels in this competition.
Only juvenile players from Co. Roscommon made the teams this year. These players lined out on the day and gave some sterling performances against serious opposition from the other provinces.
Well done to one and all on the day.
See team photos in Photos section
08/04/11
Roscommon Div 7 County Final Report
The Roscommon County Division 7 Final was held recently in Four Roads BC between Ballygar and Ballinaheglish. The new club on the scene Ballygar were up for this and took a comprehensive victory on the night. This was a great result for their first year in the competition. Well done to all players from both teams.
See team photo in Photos section
08/04/11
Roscommon Div 6 County Final Report
Midlands League Div. 4 Mixed Final Report
Strokestown recently finished runners up in the Midlands league having narrowly lost final to Ballymahon of Longford 10 – 9 in Games. The Final held in St Johns Hall Longford on Monday 14thwas a close encounter and went down to 4th Mixed to separate the sides with Strokestown narrowly loosing this Set 2 games to 1 to hand the win to Ballymahon. Strokestown had won this competition the previous year when they successfully beat Rahan to become 2010 Div 4 Mixed Winners.
Strokestown had finished top of the Table in the League stages having successfully seen off the challenges earlier of Mullingar, Rahan (Offaly) & Ballymahon (Longford) to set up a final between the top two Teams placed in the group.
See team photo in Photos section
01/04/11
Ballygar Juvenile Doubles Competition
Ballygar BC in conjunction with The RJBL have organised a juvenile doubles competition to be held in Ballygar on Sunday Aprith 10th.
See the events section for details and entry form.
31/03/11
***** Success for County Team *****
Roscommon County Badminton Team were successful in winning the All Ireland Inter-County Class 4 Final in Galway LTC yesterday. This is a fantastic achievement for the team. The team has trained hard in preparation for yesterdays final and their hard work has paid off. Well done one and all!
See attached report from Liz O'Dowd.
See County Team page for photos etc.
28/03/11
**Inter-County Class 4 Finals**
Roscommon County Badminton team are through to the Finals in Galway on this Sunday March 27th. Good luck to all on the team, we're all rooting for ye!!!
Roscommon Juvenile Blitz #3 Report
The Roscommon Juvenile Badminton League held their third blitz of the season in Strokestown BC on Sunday 20th of March 2011 last.
There was a good turnout of players and the organisers kept things running smoothly.
Everyone enjoyed themselves at the competition. Thanks to Strokestown BC for another fine days badminton.
See the attached report for more detailsand results etc.
See juvenile section for images from the days competition.
24/03/11
Roscommon Juvenile Players Success at Longford U11 & U13 Open
Players from various Juvenile Clubs entered and were successful in the recent Longford Juvenile Open held in Kenagh, Co. Longford. In fact Roscommon players took the lions share of the titles on the day. Well done to all involved..
See photos section for images from the days competition.
24/03/11
Roscommon Players successful at Sligo Doubles Tournament.
Roscommon players were successful in the Sligo Doubles competition in Sligo LTC held on last Wednesday night (March 16th).
John Kiernan and Padraic O'Dowd won the Mens A final beating a strong pairing from Sligo.
Paul Lynch and Michael Finnegan beat Alex Gallagher-Lynch and John Finnegan in the Mens B final.
Both groups were close fought matches taking the full three sets to decide.
Ruth O'Hart and Mandy Toolan reached the Ladies final, but although putting up a good fight were beaten by Paul McDonagh and Victoria Stephens.
It was a good night for Roscommon players and clubs and another sign that Roscommon Badminton is going from strength to strength.
See photos from the tournament in the photos section.
18/03/11
Roscommon Community Games Report
The Roscommon U15 Community Games County Final took place last Saturday in Strokestown Sports Centre. Loughglynn, Oran & Ballaghaderreen parish's were represented on the day. The games were in round robin format with a final between Loughglynn & Ballaghaderreen. This went down to the third set in the final game which was won by Ballaghaderreen in the end. What a close match this was. Well done to all the players from all the teams who turned out on the day. Good luck to Ballaghaderreen in the Connacht Final.
See the photos section for photos of all teams.
13/03/11
Roscommon Clubs clean up at Connacht Closed Juvenile Competitions
Roscommon clubs were very successful in the recent Connacht U11 & U15 competition in Ballaghaderreen and the U13 & U15 competition in Sligo. Large numbers turned out from clubs in the county to contest these titles. Our juvenile players performed very well and did us all proud on the day. Their hard work and training has paid off for them.
See the attached report for all details.
See photos from the weekend in the photos section.
03/03/11
Connacht Inter-pro Trials
Trials for the upcoming Juvenile inter provincials have been organised in De La Salle Hall,Castlebar on Sunday 6th March and will be coordinated by Therese O Brien and Anthony Walsh (selectors).
If there are any queries contact Therese on 0872427987.
Clubs are requested to inform any relevant players.
U13 11am to 1pm
U15 1pm to 3pm
U17 3pm to 5pm
Players are required to pay 5 Euro on the day to go towards costs.
Trials for the inter provincial Junior (adult) team will take place in Sligo Tennis club on Sunday 13th March at 5pm.
All interested players should be informed by their respective counties.
5 Euro per player payable on the day towards expenses.
03/03/11
Roscommon Juvenile Blitz #2 Report
The Roscommon Juvenile Badminton League held their second blitz of the season in Loughglynn BC on Sunday 20th of February2011 last. OMG, what a turnout, absolutely unbelievable! We had 105 juvenile players participating on that afternoon. The hall was packed to the rafters!
Despite these numbers the organisers kept things running smoothly and kept the show on the road.
Well done also to the RJBL committee for coping with the large numbers and running the competition so efficiently.
Everyone enjoyed themselves at the competition. Thanks to Loughglynn BC for another fine days badminton.
See the attached report for more details with winners etc.
24/02/11
**County Team Success**
Congratulations to the Roscommon Senior County Team who were successful in the Inter-County Competition Class 4 in Limerick last weekend. Roscommon won both matches and are through to the Finals against Waterford in Galway on March 27th. Keep up the hard work!
Connacht Closed Grade D Report
The Connacht Closed Grade D Competition was held in Galway LTC on Saturday 6th of February 2011 last. This was the inaugural competition for Grade D (Div 7). players. Roscommon clubs were represented on the day and well done to the winners below. This competition will be held in Ballygar BC next year.
Mens Singles: John Hanley Ballygar BC
Mens Doubles: John Hanley Ballygar BC
Michael Naughton Ballygar BC
11/02/11
Connacht Closed U11 & U15 Competition
Ballaghaderreen Badminton Club have announced that they will hold the Connacht Closed U11 & U15 Competition in St. Nathys Sports Complex on Saturday 26th of February.
This is the first time that a Connacht Juvenile competition will be held in the County.
See the events page for details and the entry form.
This will be open to U11 and U15 players only.
There will be Boys & Girls singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions on the day.
There will also be a Plate Competition in the singles event.
10/02/11
Connacht Closed U13 & U17 Competition
Sligo Badminton Club have announced that they will hold the Connacht Closed U13 & U17 Competition in The Sligo Lawn Tennis Club on Sunday 27th of February.
See the events page for details and the entry form.
This will be open to U13 and U17 players only.
There will be Boys & Girls singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions on the day.
There will also be a Plate Competition in the singles event.
10/02/11
Roscommon Juvenile Blitz #1 Report
The Roscommon Juvenile Badminton League held their first blitz of the season in Ballygar BC on Sunday 30th of Jaunary 2011 last. What a serious number of players turned out on the day. Entries were in the high 80's. Numbers were will up on last year with the introduction into the league of Roscommon Town and Ballygar clubs. Everyone enjoyed themselves at the competition. Thanks to Ballygar BC for another fine welcome to their fantastic venue.
Well done also to the RJBL committee for coping with the large numbers and running the competition so efficiently.
See the attached report for all details.
See the presentation photos from the day in the juvenile section.
02/02/11
Connacht Closed Grade C Competition
Castlebar Badminton Club have announced that they will hold the Connacht Grade C competition in St. Gerards Hall on Saturday 12th of February.
See the events page for details and the entry form.
This will be open to Division 5, 6 & 7 players only.
There will be Mens & Ladies singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions on the day.
01/02/11
Roscommon B-C-D Closed Report
The Roscommon Closed Grade B-C-D Competition was held in Ballygar BC on Sunday 23rd of Jaunary 2011. Ballygar really showed off their fantastic venue and gave all players a serious welcome to their club. Great craic was had throughout the day along with some brilliant matches. There was a huge turnout of players from throughout the County on the day. It was great to see that this competition was so well supported by the clubs and we can all look forward to it again next year.
See the attached report for all details.
See the presentation photos from the day in the competition photos section.
31/01/11
Connacht Closed Grade B Report
The Connacht Closed Grade B Competition was held in Boyle BC on Saturday 15th of Jaunary 2011 last. A fantastic day's competition was held with some brilliant matches. players from throughout the County and Province competed for glory on the day. In fact Co. Roscommon clubs were well represented on the podium. Well done to all in Bolye BC for a well organised event and great hospitality.
See the attached report from Liz O'Dowd for all details.
See the presentation photos from the day in the competition photos section.
20/01/11
Roscommon Grade B-C-D Closed Competition
Roscommon Badminton Association are holding the inaugural Roscommon Closed Competition on Sunday 23rd of January 2011. See the events page for details and the entry form. This will be open to all registered players in the County from Division 1 - 7b. Juvenile players 15 or over will be allowed enter at Grades B & C only. There will be Mens & Ladies singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions on the day.This will be an opportunity for all players in the county to get together and have a fun day out and some great games of badminton.
13/01/11
Connacht Closed Grade D Competition
Connacht Badminton have announced the launch of a Connacht Grade D competition. The inaugural competition for this grade is to be held in the Galway LTC on Saturday 5th of February. See the events page for details and the entry form. This will be open to Division 7 players only.There will be Mens & Ladies singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions on the day.So go on, why not give it a shot!
10/01/11
Connacht Closed Grade B Competition
Boyle Badminton Club will be hosting the Connacht Closed Grade B Competition on Saturday 15th of Jaunary 2011. Check the events page for the entry form. This will be open to all Division 3, 4, 5 & 6 players.There will be Mens & Ladies singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions on the day.So if last years competition is anything to go by, then a great day out is promised for all!
05/01/11
Juvenile Blitz #2 - Cancelled
Due to the current weather conditions, next Sundays Blitz in Strokestown is cancelled.
06/12/10
Juvenile Blitz #1 - Cancelled
Due to the current weather conditions, todays Blitz is cancelled.
27/11/10
Yonex Irish International
The Yonex Irish International Badminton Competition is being held in Baldoyle from December 9th to 12th.
23/11/10
RJBL Blitz #1
The first RJBL Juvenile Blitz of the season will be held in Loughglynn Community Centre on next Sunday, 28th of November. Any players interested should contact their coach in order to be entered on time.
Games will all be singles in the following grades:
Beginners A
Beginners B
Intermediate
Advanced 23/11/10
RJBL Development Group
There was a good turnout for the second day of the RJBL Development Group held in Loughglynn Community Centre. Players turned out for coaching with the various coaches from the County, under the guidance of Tom Hehir from Badminton Ireland.
It is vital that all players interested in continuing in the group and making the County Teams,practice regularly in their clubs. 22/11/10
Roscommon Town Are Back!
The Roscommon Town Badminton Club has been re-launched after some years. Full credit for this venture must go to Sean Staunton who organised and setup the club in the Hyde Centre. In a few weeks numbers are up and the club now boasts both juvenile and adult members. Well done Sean!
See attached report from Sean Staunton. 17/11/10
Connacht U13 & U15 Open - - - Report
Players from clubs in the County attended the U-13 & U15 Connacht Open last weekend in Galway, where they participated in the competition.
The below players were successful on the day:
Boys Singles Plate: Ben Gallagher-Lynch, Ballaghaderreen Club.
Girls U15 Doubles: Janie Fahey Loughglynn Club & Finnuala Scanlon (STC)
Well done to all on this achievement and also to other players who reached semi-final stages in the Boys U15 singles and Doubles!! 17/11/10
Connacht U17 Open - - - Report
Players from clubs in the County attended the U-17 Connacht Open this weekend in Ballina, where they participated in the competition.
Janie Fahey from Loughglynn Club won the Girls Singles and also Girls Doubles with her partner Finnuala Scanlon from Sligo.
Well done girls on this achievement!!
Loughglynn Open 2010 - - - Report
The Annual Loughglynn Open took place last weekend in Loughglynn Community Centre.
There was a huge turnout of Juveniles (60+) on the Saturday and Adults (50+) on the Sunday.
Players from clubs in Sligo, Mayo, Leitrim and Roscommon attended the competition. Some of the top players in Ireland attended on the day and gave some fantastic performances. There was some fantastic displays of skill on display in fiercely contested games of singles and doubles.
Everyone who attended enjoyed plenty of matches, as it was non stop badminton from 10am to 9pm on both days.
Well done to Loughglynn Badminton Club for hosting this fine event.
See the Photos page for photos from the event.
Great Day for Roscommon Clubs at Castlebar Classic '10.
Players from clubs in Ballaghaderreen and Ballinaheglish had a successful outing at the recent Caltlebar Classic '10.
Players from Ballaghaderreen won U11 boys singles, U13 Boys singles and doubles, U15 Boys singles runner up and U-15 Boys Doubles.
Players from Ballinaheglish won U13 Girls plate and Runners up in the Boys U11 Doubles plate .
Well done to all for representing their clubs and county so well.
See juvenile page for more details.
Players from Ballaghaderreen & Ballinaheglish at Castlebar Classic '10.