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A man who parked in a disabled bay in Castlebar was disqualified from driving for a year at Castlebar District Court this week.

A 33-year-old unemployed carpenter from Castlebar was given a three month prison sentence for drunk driving and driving with no insurance. Stephen Munnelly, Rocklands, Castlebar pleaded guilty to all charges in Castlebar District Court this week.

I took in all three county finals last weekend at McHale Park. Saturday’s Intermediate final between Westport and Tourmakeady was played in atrocious conditions. What a shame that a final had to be played during an evening when sheets of rain and high winds made a lottery of the result. I thought it might have been cancelled and played on Bank Holiday Monday. Apparently, had the game ended in a draw, the replay was scheduled for Monday as the Connacht Intermediate club championship is fixed for this weekend. I am sure both teams would have been more than happy to a rescheduling with extra time being played if necessary. The pitch would also have been saved from the battering it got and would have been in better shape for our big showcase games on Sunday. Martin Connolly, the Westport manager, must have been seriously concerned last Saturday morning when he realised that the final was to be played in a storm. His Westport team are young and light and playing in such conditions against the bigger, stronger, experienced Tourmakeady lads was an advantage conceded. He shouldn’t have worried too much as his charges were that bit fitter and sharper around the field than their opponents and they appeared to get to grips with the awful conditions a little bit better. Playing against the wind in the first half they managed to score two goals which gave them the cushion of a lead at half time when they might have expected to have trailed by a few scores. ‘ Do not concede a goal in the second half’ might have been the chat in the ‘Covey’ dressing room at half time and they would be home and dry (well the first part anyway)! They did that and successfully and manfully weathered the storm as Tourmakeady threw the kitchen sink at them in the closing minutes. Ultimately their success was deserved as I felt they were the better team on the day.

A Westport man who was stopped for speeding and paid his fine but failed to produce his insurance and driving licence within 10 days was disqualified from driving for a year at Castlebar District Court this week.

Local heart charity Croí’s Heart Smart Mayo Programme, which is a collaboration with HSE West’s Mayo PCCC, is hosting a series of free public talks on Eating for a Healthy Heart in Ballina and Castlebar.

On May 7 next, St Gerald’s College centenary committee brings the hugely popular Who wants to be a Thousandaire to the Royal Theatre, Castlebar. This show has attracted large audiences all over Ireland over the past seven years and is fast becoming the most popular source of fundraising for schools and clubs. Contestants are drawn from ticket sales and each contestant will play for €1,000. The show is fully computerised with 50/50, ask the audience and a brilliant video linked phone a friend. The questions and four possible answers and displayed on two 8ft x 6ft screens, one at each side of the stage.

Connacht kick-start their Junior Interprovincial Championship with an opening fixture against Ulster at Ballyhaunis on Saturday (2.30pm).

Coping with the death of somebody close to you if often really difficult. The Family Centre, Chapel Street, Castlebar, has a confidential skilled bereavement support service available to anybody who may wish to avail of it.

May 22 will see the FBD Insurance Rás finish its sixth stage on the streets of Castlebar. A team from Castlebar Cycling Club will be among the pack chasing the yellow jersey for the first time. The five strong team from the club will be following in the footsteps of the like of Seamus Neary, who raced in the Rás over 40 years ago, and Kevin Dunleavy and Billy Burke who competed in the 1980s.

The newest person to enter the race for one of the nine seats on Castlebar Town Council is Eddie Kimpwene. Eddie has lived in Castlebar for the past nine years and runs a recruitment agency in Thomas Street in the town. Kimpwene says he is standing for the election on a platform of hope and believes Castlebar should dwell on the positive issues in our time; to tackle the challenges and to work tirelessly to rebuild what we have lost and to build on the many great foundations that have been laid in Castlebar.