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Following on from their win over Galway last Saturday evening, the Mayo Ladies senior footballers are heading to Ballybofey on Saturday evening to take on Donegal at 6pm.

As the old cliché goes, games are for winning and Mayo did that, just about.

As a national school youngster in Roscommon, prop Denis Buckley was such a big Connacht Rugby fan, he wrote to the club asking to be a game day mascot.

The Mayo senior hurlers got their National Hurling League campaign off to a winning start last Sunday in MacHale Park, having seen off the challenge from visitors, Derry.

Connacht coach Andy Friend is looking for a fighting response, particularly at the breakdown, when they face Munster in Thomond Park tomorrow evening (6pm).

The Government of Ireland Act came into being on May 3 1921, resulting in a parliament for the six northern counties and devolved powers for the 26 counties.

Mayo’s new hurling captain felt the pain of a first competitive game back, but the taste of victory made the effort worth it after Mayo saw off Derry to pick up two points and get their season up and running.

Mayo had to dig deep at the end against Derry in their season opener in MacHale Park, to get their National Hurling League Division 2B season off to a winning start.

Former Ireland rugby captain Rory Best has teamed up with Specsavers to support its Healthy Hearing campaign, launched in celebration of important PRSI changes.

Connacht desperately want a repeat performance over Leinster when they meet in Saturday's Rainbow Cup second-round fixture at the Sportsground (7.35pm).