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A two day charity cycle is destined for Westmeath next month.

Three weeks ago Kilkenny County Council welcomed its newest member, 27-year-old Jane Galway, who replaces Pat O’Neill in the Thomastown electoral area.

For the first time in their 41 year history O'Loughlin Gaels GAA Club were crowned All-Ireland Feile na nGael champions last weekend in Galway. This was the club's second year in a row representing Kilkenny in the national finals of the Feile na nGael. Last year a younger team were beaten in the quarter final. This year was to be a different story.

Following its very successful auction last month in which all properties were sold, Colleran auctioneers has exceptional value on offer in its next auction on June 30 with something for investors, first time buyers, and those looking for a family home in one of Salthill’s most desirable addresses.

A new award-winning play ‘Such a Local Row’, written and directed by Jody Quirke, is a ‘coming of age’ story of four boys growing up in a rural parish in Ireland.

A well-known Shannonbridge publican was fined a total of €1,250 in the Athlone District Court this week (February 16), after being found guilty of being open after hours on two occasions, including the night the local club were on RTE’s Celebrity Bainisteoir.

Speaking at their annual convention meeting in O’Loughlin’s GAA club earlier in the week Kilkenny secretary Ned Quinn called for the GAA to reconsider its ban on allowing supporters onto the Croke Park pitch after the All-Ireland finals.

The pride and passion of the Ballintubber GAA club in winning their first Mayo senior football title in 2010 is to feature in a special insightful documentary on TG4 this Christmas. Baile an Tobair – Bliain an Bhua relives the amazing journey of the Ballintubber senior football team from the desolate ranks of junior football a few years back to the exalted highs of Mayo senior football champions in 2010. This intriguing story unfolds as the club in the shadow of Ballintubber Abbey celebrates its centenary also this year, having being founded in 1910.  Baile an Tobair – Bliain an Bhua echoes and mirrors the life of every GAA club in the country with success and failure, heartbreak and jubilation, pain and passion all interwoven into one.

James Stephen’s GAA club has been informed that An Bord Pleanála has granted permission for the development of the Kells Rd site as a site for the proposed new GAA club with revised conditions.

I was walking to Mass last Sunday morning when a friend stopped me in my tracks to give me the dreadful news of the untimely and tragic deaths of Ger Feeney and Donal McEllin. It was news that left me devastated and for a moment I wasn’t sure whether I would carry on to Mass or not. But I did and it offered me an opportunity to reflect and think about both men. This undoubtedly was one of Castlebar’s saddest weeks in a long time, and God knows we have had a few sad occasions in recent times. Both men possessed big personalities and were hugely popular locally and throughout the county. They were also influential figures in the daily happenings of the Castlebar Mitchell’s GAA club, Ger as a coach/ manager of several teams down through the years and Donal as a do-gooder whenever required. Time spent in the company of either man was always memorable, usually enlightening and occasionally full of incident! Throughout this past week we have gathered at different times and locations to reminisce about both men. Judging by the enormous crowds witnessed at both men’s funerals it is remarkable how their sudden passing resonated with so many. Ger was also revered in the history of Ballintubber football and I have heard many these past few days talk about his incredible strength, energy, fearlessness and manliness when donning the colours of Ballintubber. Of course he lined out with Mayo and is one of a few who has the distinction of winning All -Ireland medals at both minor and under- 21 level. It was well known that Ger idolised his family and was enormously proud of their many achievements. He was particularly proud of the fact that both Castlebar Mitchell’s and Ballintubber had made it through to this year’s senior final. In his house he couldn’t lose as both Alan and Richard are playing with the Mitchels and nephew John is lining out with Ballintubber. Also, Alan and cousin John are both captains on their respective teams. In fact Ger even had a specially commissioned jersey made of both teams’ colours for the final.