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The Tour de Merlin Woods will take place in Doughiska from 2pm to 5pm on Saturday.

Irish optimism knows no bounds with many living in hope of a repeat of summer 2013 (so far so good). As the evenings begin to stretch, DIY stores will see a flurry of activity with people buying furniture, plants, and accessories to create that extra room in their homes - “The Garden”.

THE DANGER, drama, courage, and adventure of climbing mountains, extreme environments, and humans versus nature, will be on display in Galway next month.

One of Galway’s premier private health and fitness clubs, Ocean Fitness, is offering €100 off up-front memberships this month only.

A new footpath from the Roscam/Doughiska junction to the Galway Clinic needs to be constructed as a matter of urgency, according to one local election candidate.

Residents in Turlough have raised the issue of a playground for local children at a community meeting this week, according to Cllr Harry Barrett. The Labour party local election candidate said this week that he was contacted after the meeting to request that the council provide a playground for local children. The meeting was told that there are some 120 children under the age of 12 within a two mile radius of the village, and currently they have no public play facility.

My newfound fitness regime stepped up a gear this week with my first ever HIIT circuit training session at Unique Personal Training.

Up to 1,000 tug-of-war competitors and their fans are in Breaffy Sports Arena this weekend for the world indoor championships.

Despite the recent destruction caused to the coastline in Mayo, there may be some relief for beaches which it was feared would lose their Blue Flag status this year because the damage caused would not be cleared up by the time they were inspected. An Taisce held its annual Blue Flag conference with local authorities this week to discuss the blue flag and green flag programs for this year.

Some 800 tug-of-war champions and their supporters from 16 countries around the world are descending on Breaffy in February, bringing a unique event and an economic boost to the locality.