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A Mayo man with a high profile in the New York Irish community has been implicated in a scandal that has resulted in the shutting down of a carpenters’ union in the city.

A brace of goals in the opening half of this game helped St Kieran’s College land the Leinster Colleges senior hurling Roinn A League title over Castlecomer CS at Ballinakill on Tuesday last.

There were very few industrial plants in Galway in the 1950s. Galway Textile Printers, known locally as the cotton factory, had just opened; there was the hat factory, and there were some small units around town, but that was it. Then the Lemass era arrived, and there was a change in government policy as the government began to actively encourage industries from abroad to locate here.

It was a strange sight not to see the Liam MacCarthy Cup being hoisted aloft on the stage while standing in the Market Yard on Monday evening among the masses of proud Kilkenny hurling fans waiting to welcome home our gallant heroes. Unfortunately Sunday’s game didn't pan out the way we would have hoped, and for that we must ‘tip’ our hats to the Premier men for a job well done.

The Kilkenny minors got last Sunday off to the perfect start when they regained the ESB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship title after a 2-10 to 0-14 defeat of Clare in a cracking game at Croke Park.

Ladies results from the President Betty’s Prize are as follows: 1 Honoria Fogarty 69 nett; 2 Eileen Fogarty 70 nett; Gross Katherine Molloy 88; 4 Breda Phelan 74 back 9; 4 Betty Byrne 74 nett; Senior Margot Rowe 75 nett; Front 9 Josephine Leahy 36.5; Back 9 Jacinta Culliton 33.5.

ESB Leinster minor hurling semi-final:

Results from the men’s open fourball are as follows: 1 Pat Comerford and Eddie Kenny 45 points bk 6; 2 Martin Guerin and Gerard Guerin 45 points; 3 Sean Scanlon and Wayne Byrne 43 points.

Galway charities have benefited from the golfing prowess of former GAA stars.

Kilkenny main hurling nursery St Kieran’s College landed their 17th All-Ireland title last Saturday in Thurles.