Two of our own, Harry West and Fiachna Barrett, have been selected for the Irish U18 panel and there's great delight as news spreads.
Harry and Fiachna are members of our very talented U18.5 squad and their selection has been greeted with great joy by their team-mates, coaches and all in the club.
The duo are now classed as National Talent Squad players and will receive all the supports that goes with that from both Connacht Rugby and IRFI High Performance staff.
Club Chairman, Alan Rowe, was delighted with the news and said it is vindication of the club's efforts to develop players from the ground up.
"Tomorrow in Paris, Ireland will have two players who began their journey at Mini Rugby here in Heffernan Park. Now, we have news that Harry and Fiachna have been selected for the Irish U18 panel and that's another huge boost for our underage structures and all the coaches who work so hard at all levels in the club.
"I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate Harry and Fiachna and their families and thank them for all their dedication to the club over the years. This is great reward for all the hard work behind the scenes and hopefully is just the start of even greater things for the two lads and many more involved with Ballina RFC."