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For a decade Gary Fitzgerald resisted the temptation that always existed to get back involved in football.

FOR KARL Spain, the return to live comedy, and especially the return to indoor gigs, is “akin to Italia 90 - without the climbing up on cars and big crowds hugging each other, we can't do that yet - but that kind of euphoria”.

Enda Curran brought his seasonal account to nine goals in five matches as Mervue United moved to the top of the Galway FA premier division table following Saturday’s win over Tuam Celtic.

The message circulating in the regions over the past four weeks was that Community Games certainly had made a welcome comeback for all to witness.

Ballyheane’s fairy-tale season continued as they reached the Westaro Cup another cup final with a 4-2 win on penalties over Westport United at a wet and windy Pat Quigley Park on Sunday afternoon.

After two rounds of action in the Mayo senior championship, it’s still all to play for, for most clubs heading into round three next weekend.

I envisaged a surprise result or two in the senior championship last weekend. I didn't expect it to occur in Tallagh where county champions Knockmore came unstuck against Belmullet who made a mockery of the odds in a very low scoring contest winning by 2-04 to 1-04.

A competitive encounter from start to finish boiled down to a tale of two penalties in the opening All Ireland League fixture between Connacht rivals Galwegians and Ballina.

It was all to play for going into the last round of the Galway Senior Football Championship at the weekend.

Plenty of thrilling action is expected in the final round of group games in the Brooks Group senior hurling championship this weekend.