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Kilkenny senior hurlers who returned from their team holiday last Sunday won't have long before they get to display their suntans, only this time it won't be on the warm sandy beaches of Hawaii.

Of the 85 murders and manslaughters recorded in the State during 2007, two were in the Garda division of Longford/ Westmeath. The two incidents represent an increase of two on the previous year, when no incidents of murder or manslaughter were recorded.

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Badly in need of points if they are to have any hope of maintaining their division one status, Westmeath can expect nothing easy when they head west this Sunday to take on Mayo in round three of the Allianz National Football League.

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The writing was on the wall for quite some time now, but last weekend’s home defeat to Donegal confirmed Westmeath’s return to division two of the National Football League for 2010. Meanwhile a disappointing defeat to Carlow last weekend means that our hurlers face an uphill battle to remain in division two, with two games remaining.

An important county board meeting took place on Wednesday night during which club delegates were asked to vote on whether to accept or reject the new rules which have been experimented with during the national leagues. The majority of delegates present were against maintaining the new rules so Westmeath will be giving them the thumbs down.

It may be only the month of March but this weekend is surely going to be one of the most important ones for the footballers of Westmeath for this calendar year. On Saturday afternoon (Parnell Park, 2pm) our highly rated u21 side take on Dublin in the Leinster semi-final. The prize, a mouthwatering clash with Laois in the Leinster final. What a prospect that would be.

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