Good Luck Adrian..

We wish Adrian Cornwall the very best of luck competing on the Irish team in badminton in the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens.

Adrian plays in Sligo Tennis Club as part of the Shuttle Stars Club and is competing in Singles and Doubles competition.

Best wishes from all in Boyle Badminton Club.

Boyle to Host Division 1 Mens Doubles Invitational

Boyle Badminton Club will host an evening of top class Mens Doubles Badminton on Saturday 9th July 2011 from 6.30pm. Division 1 players from Sligo, Galway and Donegal have been invited to take part and will join local players to compete in what promises to be a showcase of the best doubles badminton in the province.

This will be a rare opportunity to see some of the top players in Connaught in action so we hope the event will attract quite a few spectators.

Report from AGM

The Club's AGM was held last night with 12 members in attendance and considering the good evening this was even better than expected.

The main focus of the meeting was how we can encourage as many new players and beginners as possible to give badminton a try. There were some very good suggestions proposed and we are hoping to put a plan together for the start of the season with this in mind.

A Draft Club Constitution and Club Rules were presented to the meeting for adoption. A copy of the constitution and rules will be made available to all members at the beginning of the new season.

A vote for Chairman was held and Sean Carroll, having served two years, was replaced by Derek Nolan. Secretary/PRO remains as Liz O Dowd, Anthony McKeon continues on as Treasurer and Padraic O Dowd will stay on as Club Captain.

We look forward to the new season and wish Derek the very best of luck in his new role as Chairman.

Club AGM 2011

Notice to All Club Members:

The Annual General Meeting of Boyle Badminton Club will take place next Thursday 2nd June 2011 at 9pm in Boyle Sports Complex. It would be great to see as many members as possible in attendance.

Thank you

Liz O Dowd
Secretary & PRO

End of Season

Unfortunately there were no Roscommon qualifiers from the Connaught Finals but congratulations to Boyle in Division 2, Ballinaheglish in Division 5 and Four Roads in Division 6 on their respective County titles and on their performances in Connaught, it was a great achievement to get that far.

Thursday 5th May 2011 will be the last night of play for this season. Come in if you can for a last game or two before the Summer break!

Connaught League Finals 2011

Best of luck to the Boyle Division 1 team as they compete against the Sligo Tennis Club in Galway on Sunday 17th April 2011 for the Connaught title.

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There will also be Roscommon clubs competing in Division 3 where Strokestown will meet Oranmore from Galway and in Division 6 Four Roads will face a round robin draw against Furbo from Galway and Ballinamore from Leitrim. There will also be a Division 5 Roscommon team competing however the County Final for this division only takes place on Thursday night between Ballinaheglish and Ballaghadereen/Loughglynn so that result won't be known until Friday. In Division 5 there will also be a round robin draw and so the Roscommon team will play the Sligo Tennis Club team and a team from the Galway Lawn Tennis Club. Best of luck to all the Roscommon players competing on Sunday.

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The All -Ireland Finals will take place in Baldoyle in Dublin on 8th May.

Congratulations to League Winners

Congratulations to Division 6 Winners Four Roads on their recent League Final win over Ballinaheglish in Glinsk. The Final was a close 4-3 affair. The Division 7 Final was held last Tuesday in Four Roads where Ballinaheglish faced Ballygar. The winners were Ballygar with a comprehensive 7-0 victory. Best of luck to Four Roads when they represent Roscommon in the Division 6 Connaught Final in Galway on Sunday 17th April.