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With the motorsport season drawing to a close for another year, Mayo and District Motorsport Club members have once again upheld local honours, winning overall and class awards on some of the major international and national rally championships. On the international scene, Kiltimagh’s John Higgins has been competing on the Tesco 99 Octane British Rally Championship. With one round of the series still to run, John, who co-drives for Cork’s Brian O’Mahony in a Renault Clio Super 1600, holds a comfortable class lead in the rally three category, while the pair are also featuring strongly in the overall championship table.

Kilkenny’s Eoin Larkin and Tyrone’s Seán Cavanagh have been announced as the Opel Gaelic Players of the Year for hurling and football for 2008 by the Gaelic Players Association at the GPA’s annual gala and awards evening at the Citywest Hotel.

Kilkenny All-Star player Tommy Walsh has been named as the Opel Gaelic Player of the Year for hurling for 2009.

Opel's new Insignia family car has been voted 2009 European Car of the Year by a one-point margin from Ford's Fiesta.

A number of thefts took place over last weekend in the north Westmeath area.

Opel's new family car, the Insignia, which was voted 2009 European Car of the Year, is now on sale.

A 16-year-old teenager appeared before Kilkenny District Court this week charged with committing a number of criminal damage, burglary and theft offences on the same night last May.

Opel Ireland has launched a special ‘Trade-In Booster’ which could see motorists increase the value of their trade-in by over €2,000.

For the first time in a year, the hugely popular Volkswagen Golf has lost its stranglehold as Europe’s most popular model, handing the accolade to Ford’s well received new Fiesta. The Golf is still number one in the year-to-date (first quarter).

For the first time in a year, the hugely popular Volkswagen Golf has lost its stranglehold as Europe’s most popular model, handing the accolade to Ford’s well received new Fiesta. The Golf is still number one in the year-to-date (first quarter).