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The Snug brings you a jam-packed schedule of rugby and soccer action this weekend, supplemented with music from some of the hottest local bands.

Property agents in the Leinster region expect house prices to continue to rise for the next three years.

Connacht Rugby have lost another player to concussion with news this week that Ben Marshall is retiring immediately.

Connacht coach Pat Lam is feeling a lot more confident following the return of seven key squad members as the Pro 12 resumes this weekend.

Connacht coach Pat Lam is feeling a lot more confident following the return of seven key squad members as the Pro 12 resumes this weekend.

For the second time in three years, Castlebar Mitchels dream of bringing the Andy Merrigan Cup home with them was stopped at the final stage by opposition from Dublin. Unlike this time two years ago when the Mitchels adventure came on the back of their first county title in 20 years, this was a Mitchels side who had came back again this year and saw off last year’s champions Corofin, before seeing off Crossmaglen in an epic semi-final. However, they met a Ballyboden St Enda’s side who had a game plan that worked to a tee, with runners from deep causing Castlebar all sorts of problems and the static nature of the Mitchels attack playing straight into their hands. Castlebar will be disappointed with how they performed on the day and will know they could have done much better than they did.

Finally some good news on the injury front for Connacht as they head into crunch Pro 12 and European fixtures this month.

Connacht are back in the Galway Sportsground on Saturday (5pm) to face a Cardiff side that has always proven thorny opposition in the Guinness Pro 12.

One of the key national residential property challenges in 2015 is the housing supply shortage which is particularly prevalent in the Dublin and Leinster regions and the cities of Cork, Galway, and Limerick, according to Claire Moran of The Connacht Property Auction. The housing supply shortage is putting disproportionate pressure on the residential rental market nationally, but is most prominent in the urban areas of Dublin, Cork, and Galway city and suburbs. The under-supply of new builds to meet demand is projected to continue throughout 2015 according to several reports, making now a better time for prospective purchasers to buy residential properties, according to Ms Moran.