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Two men were given a slap on the wrist and a fine for noisily bush drinking near a residential area, while people were getting up for work, and for being old enough to know better.

Efficient progress continues to be made by one of Galway football's most unsung clubs. Knocknacarra FC's relevance to the local community shouldn't be underestimated and now, firmly established at their Cappagh Park base, the future is full of promise.

At a recent meting in Ballinrobe, Fine Gael candidate Michael Burke addressed the difficult business climate in the area and the effect this is having on employment prospects.

At a recent meting in Ballinrobe, Fine Gael candidate Michael Burke addressed the difficult business climate in the area and the effect this is having on employment prospects.

The big loser in the shake up of the electoral area map last year was the Ballinrobe area, who have had their autonomy as an electoral area usurped and have been consumed into a newly expanded Claremorris electoral area.

A 29 year old Ballyhaunis man was given a two year driving ban after pleading guilty to drink driving in Ballyhaunis District Court this week. Garda Leslie McMaster told the court that he stopped Michael Burke of Tullaghane, Ballyhaunis, at Curragh, Cloonfad, at 1am on the night of September 28 2008. He arrested him on suspicion of drunk driving and conveyed him to Castlebar Garda Station where McMaster gave a breath sample which gave a reading of 52mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.

The year 1940 was a time of great social change in Ireland, a time when the State gave no assistance to the out of school education of young people, a time of war, a time of poverty. Prospects were not great. Recreational activity for the young of working class areas such as Shantalla, Bohermore, Claddagh, and ‘The West’ was virtually non-existent. The need for a club to provide social and recreational facilities for these people was paramount.

Guth na n-Óg was originally set up as a youth club in the late 1940s. Some of those involved in its setting up were Páid McNamara, Fr Fitzgibbon SJ, Tom Walsh (who worked in O’Gorman’s), Seán Kirby, Paddy Gleeson from William Street, and Ivor Kenny. Initially they used to meet in the Arus in Dominick Street but they fell foul of the authorities there because they did not speak Irish all the time, so they moved to the British Legion building on Father Griffin Road (Where Yeats College was until recently). Each member got a membership card and a badge. They used to play indoor games and have music sessions, and eventually they formed a céilí band and held a céilí every Saturday evening. They also formed a marching pipe band which thrived for a number of years.

A preferred route for the N84 Ballinrobe bypass has been adopted in principle by the elected members of the Claremorris electoral area committee and will go before the full council for adoption in October.