Erris United Football Club

The Club annual Church Gate Collection will take place over the weekend of the 27th/28th Match. Please support.

The Mayo League season for 2010 will kick-off on the 11th April. The season ahead will be very interesting with, no fewer, then four teams facing relegation from each of the Divisions as part of the Mayo Leagues reshaping of all the Divisions. Erris United are currently on the lookout for a Super League Manager for the Clubs Senior side following Eric’s departure.

The Club will be holding a 25 card drive fund-raiser in the Broadhaven Bay Hotel on Thursday April 1st starting at 8.30pm. Tickets for the event are now on sale at 10 Euro each and they can be bought from the club committee. Prize money 250 Euro. Please support.

Under 8’s on Saturday’s from 11.45am to 12.45pm, starting March 20th. The launch of the Club Academy.

Under 10’s on Tuesday’s from 5.30pm to 6.45pm starting from March 23rd.

Under 12’s on Thursday’s from 5.00pm to 6.15pm starting from March 11th.

Under 14’s on Monday’s from 5.45pm to 7.00pm starting March 15th.

Eric O’Reilly has announced that he is stepping down as Manager of the Clubs Super League side. Eric took over the position from Micky Dixon in 2005 and has worked hard in that time, a role which was difficult at times.  The highlight of his time  in Senior Management was the sides progress to the Semi-Final of the F.A.I. Junior Cup last year. The Club would like to thank Eric for the commitment, drive, patients and dedication that he has shown over the years. He intends to concentrate more on under age coaching and administration.

Over the weekend of the 26th/28th February a party of 28 travelled to the North East of England for a weekend of R/R after the long football season. The group was made up of Players/Officers/Committee members/Supporters. The group left Belmullet, twice, in the heavy rain. The Party boarded a flight in Belfast in the evening, and on arriving at Newcastle the Erris United Vice President had arranged a bus to ferry the club to Durham, were they stayed, and later that evening the club played a friendly against a Dickie Ord (former Sunderland and England U21 International and now Durham City coach) eleven at the Club ground.   Later again, that evening and morning, the party got to know the young and old in the social night spots. On Saturday, after a long lie in, the group were free to explore Durham and further afield. On Sunday the party travelled to Sunderland F.C. and the Stadium of Light where they were given a guided tour of the Stadium (As a rule, no stadium tours on match days, one off special for Erris). The Sunderland Chairman, Niall Quinn, welcomed Iorras Aontaithe/Erris United, before the afternoons game v Fulham, plus the club was featured in the match programme, the Iorras Chairman presented Naill with copy of the clubs 25th anniversary book. While waiting for their flight back to Belfast, later that evening, members of the group met Fulham F.C. and their Manager, Roy Hodgson when they were returning to London.

Pictures from a, great weekend, are now uploaded on the website, and each photo will say a thousand words, more photos will be added as they become available. Click on the page above. Copy Right on all photos.

Congratulation to Eric O’Reilly on receiving the Mid-West Radio Sports, Edge Award, for February 2009 in recognition of Iorras Aontaithe/Erris United great run in the F.A.I. Junior cup last year and the teams win away to Kinsale. He received his award at a function in the Abbeyfield Hotel, Ballaghaderreen on Thursday night 25th.

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Iorras Aontaithe/Erris United U13 continued there good league form at home to Westport United on Saturday 20th, winning  5-2. There first half was disappointing with the visitors taking the lead on 14 minutes but Kyle O’Reilly had Erris level on 20 minutes with Westport restoring the lead 3 minutes later. It was 2-1 at half time. When play resumed, Iorras played with more commitment and purpose, and with goals from, Eoin Healy (37 minutes), Gary Boylan (41 minutes), Owen O’Donoghue (60 minutes) and Ryan Ruddy (63 minutes), the points were secured in the end. Will done to everyone. This win makes it 4 from 4 with two games lift.

TEAM. Scott Kilker; Tamara O’Connor,Mikey Barrett, Eoin O’Donoghue, Tom Ivan; Ryan O’Donoghue, Gary Boylan, Enri Healy; Kyle O’Reilly, Eoin Healy. SUBS- Darren Dixon for Tamara O’Connor (H.T.), Pete MacArthur for Eoin Healy (38 minutes), Tony Conway for Ryan O’Donoghue (52 minutes) and Jamie Flannery for Tom Ivan (58 minutes).

Match Official- Jimmy Donoghue.

A club registration evening’s will be held at the clubhouse in Carne Nash for all under age, 6 years and upwards, on Thursday evening 9^th and 16th March from 6-8pm. With free club crested socks and shorts to those who register on the evening. Membership for the year is, Senior-€150, Youths-€75, Two youths-€140, Family-€200 and Over 35-€75 and non playing members 30 Euro. New members are always welcome.