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Disenchanted by what unfolded before his eyes on Saturday evening as Dublin romped to their tenth successive Leinster senior football final victory, Athlone and former Westmeath footballer, John Connellan, penned an open letter on his social media channels, detailing his vast concerns for the future of gaelic football within the province.

Padraic Joyce’s first year in charge has been a strange one, entailing many twists and turns.

Connacht return to the Galway Sportsground needing to utilise home advantage, and for the first time this season put two victories back-to-back.

Galway manager Shane O'Neill will be hoping to prevail over his native county Limerick in Croke Park on Sunday to ensure a place in this year's hurling decider. And, he says, his side will need to up its game if Galway are to contest their 26th All Ireland final next month.

The task facing Galway hurlers when they take on Limerick in next Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final at Croke Park is a major one, but one which the Tribesmen are looking forward to, manager Shane O’Neill said this afternoon after their nail biting 3-23 to 2-24 victory over Tipperary.

That was a pretty depressing week for Irish football. Defeats to England (3-0) and Wales (1-0), and a dour 0-0 draw with Bulgaria, sees the Republic of Ireland slip further down the world rankings and into pot three for the December draw of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

At the beginning of October, Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) entered into a long-term agreement with Slotbox Limited to provide the Dublin-based group with an iGaming platform, and an omnichannel solution for its online casino. Under the name Slotbox, the casino operator will rely on GiG’s front end development tools, bringing together its online and offline experience.

A service station in the Connemara town of Clifden in Galway has been announced as the location where a EuroMillions ticket worth more than €1 million was sold from a draw last Tuesday (11th November).

It's been five years since Mayo have contested a Connacht Senior Football Championship final. While not reaching the provincial decider hasn't really hindered their progress in the championship - reaching two All Ireland finals and another semi-final in the four years since then - this year is different.

It is five years since Mayo competed for the Nestor Cup while playing on the day it was to be handed out - the 2015 Connacht Final win over Sligo was Mayo's fifth in succession as they made Connacht their play-thing for half a decade.