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Galway United host Derry City in an important SSE Airtricity League Premier Division clash at Eamonn Deacy Park tomorrow, kick off 7.45pm.

The recent penalty in the Barcelona versus Celta Vigo game involving Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez caused a number of extraordinary comments and a ridiculous amount of moralising from a number of football pundits, especially Mister "with an opinion on everything" Eamon Dunphy.

Westmeath’s satisfying Allianz Hurling League Division 2A start continued on Sunday as Michael Ryan’s team defeated Derry by 2-11 to 0-13.

Westport Gran Fondo is the latest cycle challenge to hit the headlines for the picturesque town in Mayo. This one day cycling event is the first of its kind in the Republic of Ireland and Westport Gran Fondo aims to become one of the largest cycle events in the country, mixing people's love of cycling with the amazing social aspect of the beautiful town of Westport. Gran Fondo means many things to many people but loosely translated, it means everything from “great foundation”, “great distance” or “great endurance”. It can be a full-on race, or just a ride and this is what makes it different.

A beautiful residence in a picturesque location has come on the market in Athlone.

REBECCA HARKIN, the Derry singer-songwriter, who describes music as “my true love, hobby, friend and life ambition” plays Galway this weekend.

Buoyed up by a fine opening weekend success, Westmeath will be eager to claim another Allianz Hurling League Division 2A triumph away to Derry at Owenbeg on Sunday.

The Creggan Court Hotel, located at the Kilmartin Centre, Athlone, has been purchased by a private investor for an estimated sum of over €1 million.

Derry travelled to Castlebar last Sunday to take on the home side in what was a crucial game for Mayo to see if they would qualify for the playoffs of the National league. I should have smelled a rat earlier in the week when the bookmakers had Mayo at an outrageous 1/16 to beat the Oak Leaf county. This game could have been a cracker but it turned out to be a damp squib. Derry fielded only one of their starting 15 which made us realise from the outset that they did not care about the result, we will only know for sure if Brian McIver got anything out of this game when we see the Derry line up on Sunday.

One of the top prizes at last weekend’s IPB All-Island Pride of Place Awards went to Shantalla Residents Association who were given particular recognition for their trojan work on the Gathering Project, bringing people from home and abroad together for the re-enactment of the Monster Rallies addressed by Daniel O’Connell.