F.A. Ireland Junior Cup

6th Round

Sunday 21st June 2026

Kick Off 14.00 On Time!

Castlebar Celtic 4 Parkvilla 1, attendance 195

25’ 1-0

32’ 2-0

47’ 3-0

55’ 4-0

74’ 4-1

@ Celtic Park

Pavillion Road

Castlebar

F23 PF62

€5 Admission

No Programme.

The two mile drive from Snugboro to Celtic Park took just eight minutes, where game two of the day was taking place. There’s a large car park adjacent to the ground, which has free parking on Sundays, with the pitch running lengthways away from here. Four steps of open terrace run along the left hand touchline, with the clubhouse/changing room building at the top, with the steps continuing around behind the far goal. The dugouts are opposite the clubhouse, with this side and the entrance goal end consisting of flat standing.

The match pitted Mayo League Super League against North East League Premier Division, with a place in the quarter final awaiting the winner. Very little happened in the opening twenty four minutes, but within a minute of the now almost obligatory drinks break, Castlebar broke the deadlock, cutting in from the right and curling a shot left footed into the far corner. They doubled their lead seven minutes later, when a back pass towards the ‘keeper fell short and the striker just got there first, poking the ball round him before rolling it into the empty net. When they made it 3-0 just two minutes into the second half, with another goal gifted to them following a fluffed clearance from the ‘keeper, it was pretty much game over. Eight minutes later they added a fourth goal with a 20 yarder that skimmed across the pitch into the bottom corner. The visitors did get a consolation goal with sixteen minutes left, when a powerful run from the centre circle saw two defenders beaten before finishing with a low shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the D.

Republic of Ireland

Mayo League

Premier Division

Sunday 21st June 2026

Kick Off 11.00 On Time!

Snugboro 5 Westport United ‘B’ 1, attendance 19

9’ 0-1 (pen)

11’ 1-1 (pen)

43’ 2-1

46’ 3-1

54’ 4-1

72’ 5-1

@ Edward Conway Memorial Park

Boradruma

Snugborough

F23 ED90

No Admission or Programme.

This match was the only morning game today that involved a first team as hosts, so was my only option of visiting somewhere new. The village of Snugborough (no idea why the football club are shortened to Snugboro) is two or three miles northwest of Castlebar. It’s a decent set up, out in the middle of nowhere. There’s plenty of parking and a two storey clubhouse/changing room building, with the pitch set on a plateau above, running widthways in front of the building. It’s enclosed on three sides by a double barred concrete fence, painted in the club colours of yellow and blue, with just the left hand goal end missing and there’s a pair of dugouts on the far side and a small sized 3G pitch beyond.

The match was 8th versus 6th, in a ten team division. The visitors got off to a quick start, scoring with a penalty after just nine minutes, awarded for a handball. Snugboro equalised two minutes later though, with a penalty of their own, following a foul just inside the angle of the 18 yard box. Five minutes before halftime Westport saw a bicycle kick come back off the crossbar and four minutes later fell behind, when a shot driven in from the left was saved by the ‘keeper, but followed in from close range. A minute into the second half another close range finish saw Snugboro go 3-1 up and they added a fourth goal eight minutes later, pulling the ball back across the box for an unmarked tap in from six yards out. Goal number five arrived with eighteen minutes left, when a defence splitting pass was finished with a first time shot into the bottom corner. As with all games seen on this trip, we had a drinks break in each half. It seemed more logical today than for the other games, as it was noticeably warmer.

Above : Westport open the scoring with a penalty.