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Residents of Kilkenny are preparing to welcome home an adopted son and Olympic hero with a special ceremony in honour of Gabriel Shelly this weekend.

Why not take part in a fun walk/run in Balla organised by the Mayo Sports Partnership in association with Mayo Athletic Club? Registration is from 2pm at the GAA club and the walk/run starts at 3pm.

St Michael’s GAA club was formed in 1956, and they have had some proud days in the past 52 years. However, few, if any, would have surpassed their achievement last Sunday when they collected their first provincial title in great style.

Fianna Fail has confirmed candidates for the up-coming local elections for Kilkenny County Council for the Kilkenny, Piltown and Thomastown local electoral areas.

As Roy Keane famously said: “The only thing that drifts along are dead fish.” And having seen St Brigid’s GAA club’s fantastic facilities last weekend it was obvious to most of us that some clubs in this neck of the woods have been drifting along for the past few decades from an infrastructural point of view.

2009 marks an important milestone for the GAA as it celebrates 125 years of its existence. This Sunday, May 10, has been designated as La na gClub, a day when every club in the country is encouraged to organise events to mark the occasion.

The GAA can rightly be described as one of the greatest sporting organisations in the world – and, as we all know, it is much more than just a sporting organisation. It has had a profound impact on local communities all over Ireland, giving those communities a sense of identity and belonging.

As Roy Keane famously pointed out in one of his numerous dialogues – “The only thing that drifts along are dead fish”. And having been in and observed St Brigid’s GAA club’s fantastic facilities last weekend at the Corofin v Castlerea game, it was obvious to the majority of us that some clubs in comparison have been drifting along for the past few decades from an infrastructural point of view.

The national tendency away from public houses has definitely arrived in Athlone with the news that at least three neighbouring retailers have applications pending to convert a portion or additional portion of their premises into off-licences.

The shamrock leaf may be known world wide as the symbol of Ireland but when one mentions its name in Kilkenny thoughts immediately turn to the famous GAA club in Ballyhale. When Ballyhale, Knocktopher and Knockmoylan amalgamated back in 1972 to form what's now known as the Shamrocks who could envisage what lay ahead for what is a relatively small country parish? It’s phenomenal the success they have achieved since 1975 when they first set foot in Kilkenny's top grade. Twelve county, five Leinster and four All-Ireland club titles put them to the forefront of hurling’s elite.