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The Skeff Late Bar & Kitchen welcomes the people of Galway to join them for one of the world’s greatest sporting events. Soak in the atmosphere in the heart of Galway as the ‘Boys in Green’ go toe-to-toe with other giants of the game.

The Skeff Late Bar & Kitchen welcomes the people of Galway to join us for one of the world’s greatest sporting events. Soak in the atmosphere in the heart of Galway as the Boys in Green go toe-to-toe with the giants of World Rugby. The atmosphere is sure to be electric and The Skeff provides the ideal central location for rugby fans to be right in the thick of the action. Running from September to the end of October, this is sure to be the highlight of the sports calendar. The bar will be open early from 8 am daily to accommodate for early kick-offs, ensuring you don’t miss the action.

Athlone’s sporting prowess will be to the fore on the world stage following the landmark inclusion of former Buccaneers players, Robbie Henshaw and Jack Carty in the Ireland rugby squad prior to the start of the World Cup in Japan on Friday, September 20.

Three Buccaneers touch rugby players have departed for Malaysia this week ahead of the World Cup after being named in the Ireland Mens’ over 40s squad. Rory Silke, Nigel (Jiang Han) So and Denis O’Connor have been in tournament preparation mode for six months and jetted east with their playing colleagues on Wednesday.

Every so often when a combination of the right people come together something magical happens - and this is the only way to describe these guys - Johnny Brady, Simon Casey, Nigel Connell and The Sheerin Family Band, who together will perform a Celebration of The Eagles at the Royal Theatre Castlebar on February 21 next.

Johnny Brady, Simon Casey, Nigel Connell and the Sheerin Family Band have come together to pay homage to one of the greatest bands ever, The Eagles.

Ireland rugby star Johnny Sexton has joined Lexus Ireland as an ambassador until 2019. Ahead of a busy summer period of international fixtures and this Autumn’s highly-anticipated Rugby World Cup, Johnny took time out of his training schedule and was this week presented with a Lexus RX450h.

Well, Sinn Féin had a very successful and satisfactory Ard Fheis last weekend.

For the 1982 World Cup, Adidas introduced a ball named the Tango. It was the first major design change of a football in a decade. With its circular panels and adidas livery, it was thing of beauty. Myself and my teammates in our small team in Ballinrobe never got to kick one, but a trip to Castlebar to a sports shop meant we could see it in all its glory and we salivated over it.

For the 1982 World Cup, Adidas introduced a ball named the Tango. It was the first major design change of a football in a decade. With its circular panels and adidas livery, it was thing of beauty. Myself and my teammates in our small team in Ballinrobe never got to kick one, but a trip to Galway to some place like the Great Outdoors meant we could see it in all its glory and we salivated over it.