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cuchulain, in actual fact,mike is 100% correct as there is a mosque in Mayo. A friend of mine was contracted as a pipefitter in a factory quite close to it.He assured me, there is one there.
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I know we're moving away from a boxing forum here but on the subject of mosques in Mayo there is a meat factory in Ballyhaunis that produces halal meat and there have been a large number of Pakistani workers there for a number of years. To the best of my knowledge as a result there has been a mosque there for quite a few years now.

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I know we're moving away from a boxing forum here but on the subject of mosques in Mayo there is a meat factory in Ballyhaunis that produces halal meat and there have been a large number of Pakistani workers there for a number of years. To the best of my knowledge as a result there has been a mosque there for quite a few years now.
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That meat factory in Ballyhaunis is where my mate was contracted to work as a pipefitter. I think he said the owner of the factory was called Rayek.

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That meat factory in Ballyhaunis is where my mate was contracted to work as a pipefitter. I think he said the owner of the factory was called Rayek.
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I wonder if Rayek is going to the Lee fight on Saturday night.

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does anyone know mercedas taaffe from Sligo?

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FALLIGA IN THE MOOD TO SPOIL LEE PARTY

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/boxing-falliga-in-the-mood-to-spoil-lee-party-1277151.html

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Hello mike4819, I suppose it's possible Rogie could end of on that promotion, but if not, enjoy this.
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I went on to Garths excellent site and found Rogie's last fight.[/quote

Thank's Ardy. Yeah, I saw that one, what did you think? To me he looks like he might have had potential and maybe still does. In the King fight though, also on Gareth's site, he seems more tentative. Sometimes a slugger tries to be a boxer, when he should just stay a slugger.But, if he had a manager who could get him a fight every 2 months or so, maybe a shot at the commonwealth title? Then again what the heck do I know.:yep

Anyway, from the report on Scott Belshaw's fight, it seems like he has healed up just fine. Maybe we'll be hearing things from this lad.

Have you ever seen that Jonathon O'Brien fight. I think he's a light-heavy, also won on the Cork fight card.
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I agree entirly, that Rogan needs to fight more often, and shouldn't be caught between styles.With more promotions happening in Ireland all the time Rogan should obtain some work soon.I would love to see him in against one of the top British fighters. I believe he could achieve more in the sport if given the chance. I spoke to him on the phone shortly before he got married, and asked him about his potential fight against Scott Belshaw. He told me if I wanted to lose my money, then bet on Belshaw. He would certainly relish a fight with Scott.I haven't seen much of O'Brien. The fight you refer to in Cork was his first in quite a while, so he is basically on the comeback.Although I hope he impresses you in Boston.

Mike, is there any young up-and-coming Irish-Americans heavyweight prospects?
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does anyone know mercedas taaffe from Sligo?
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she is that female boxing coach from Sligo...she trained alan and stephen[the block] raynolds...how do you know her shamrock

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ardy said:

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I agree entirly, that Rogan needs to fight more often, and shouldn't be caught between styles.With more promotions happening in Ireland all the time Rogan should obtain some work soon.I would love to see him in against one of the top British fighters. I believe he could achieve more in the sport if given the chance. I spoke to him on the phone shortly before he got married, and asked him about his potential fight against Scott Belshaw. He told me if I wanted to lose my money, then bet on Belshaw. He would certainly relish a fight with Scott.I haven't seen much of O'Brien. The fight you refer to in Cork was his first in quite a while, so he is basically on the comeback.Although I hope he impresses you in Boston.

Mike, is there any young up-and-coming Irish-Americans heavyweight prospects?
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Hi Ardy, there was one heavyweight who I was following a little, name of Malachy Farrell. He fought out of Chicago. I've never seen him fight though,only some still pictures. He was undefeated against guys with mostly losing records, then he had a win against Shannon Miller who's not bad. Then he lost a decision against Mike Marrone, who's trained by Lou Duva. He had a win in october on a disq. but hasn't fought since. He's still listed as active with starboxing.com though. I have no idea if he has any potential though, but his trainer is irish born I think.

There are a couple of cruiserweights in the Boston area also, Chris McInerney ,who is 9-1-1 and is fighting on feb.8, and another kid Joe McCreedy, but I don't know if he is still active.
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fra said:

she is that female boxing coach from Sligo...she trained alan and stephen[the block] raynolds...how do you know her shamrock
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yip, I trained at St. Josephs ABC for a bit under her

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fra said:

she is that female boxing coach from Sligo...she trained alan and stephen[the block] raynolds...how do you know her shamrock
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Yep, SligoMerc, she rang one evening and came to my gym in Auckland fra. She spent a few hours at my house as well, awesome time, two coaches at it in my living room. Great girl, good coaching skills, tons of enthuseisum?, just loved her. Getting fighters to her show in Tasmania- Australia in March where she headlines a gym under the Police Academy.

Can't wait to see her again.

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Yep, SligoMerc, she rang one evening and came to my gym in Auckland fra. She spent a few hours at my house as well, awesome time, two coaches at it in my living room. Great girl, good coaching skills, tons of enthuseisum?, just loved her. Getting fighters to her show in Tasmania- Australia in March where she headlines a gym under the Police Academy.

Can't wait to see her again.
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Hello Shamrock, has she migrated to Australia.

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Hello Shamrock, has she migrated to Australia.
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Yea Ardy, she fills me in with the craic

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Awesome girl, I would have used her with her enthuseisum? (oh ****) if she would have let me, but she chief in charge at police academy - Hobart!

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Yea Ardy, she fills me in with the craic
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I take it, she is now a trainer at a boxing club in Tasmania. Is she in Hobart.?

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Awesome girl, I would have used her with her enthuseisum? (oh ****) if she would have let me, but she chief in charge at police academy - Hobart!
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Shamrock, your starting to read my mind LOL.

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