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Community groups in Claremorris and surrounding areas have expressed their disappointment that the social and economic fund which is allocated by the local councillors each year has been pulled.

A Ballinrobe woman was banned from driving for a year after being convicted at Claremorris District Court this week for driving with no insurance. Teresa Sweeney, 5 Bog Road, Ballinrobe was convicted in her absence.

An emerging preferred route for the N17 Tuam to Claremorris dual carriageway has been identified.

The intermediate championship threw in for 2009 last weekend and Tourmakeady are already playing catch up after getting a 10-point trimming at the hands of Kilmaine in south Mayo last weekend. The vast majority of the field will be gearing up for action this weekend with 10 more teams getting involved in action, and with games spread out over the entire weekend from Saturday to Monday there is a feast of intermediate action to take in.

A packed programme of action is on the cards for Claremorris this weekend with the three-day show taking in the national Premier League Grand Prix for the first time ever on Sunday and acting as the launching event for the Connacht Grand Prix League on Saturday. Last weekend was another one of note for Mayo riders with Ballindine’s Eric Glynn storming to superb victory at the Mullingar international show.

A Polish man, who was found to be in possession of a large quantity of ecstasy and cannabis which he supplied to members of the Polish community in order to send the money to his sick mother, was before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

At the Dublin Athletic Board Graded meeting last week two Mayo AC vets took part in the 1500 metres race. Seamus (Jim) Gaughan has been training back in Mayo recently and it showed as he recorded an excellent 4.57.33 in the over 55 category. His Dublin based colleague and clubmate Mick Ferry (over 60) also had a good run to finish 5.40.13.

There were over 100 participants in the inaugural Ballindine four mile race on Sunday in aid of Western Alzheimer’s. The race was the brainchild of local organiser and Mayo AC athlete Dave Huane - with a little help from his running friends on both sides of the border. The runners/walkers put down their estimated finishing time on the entry form and were not allowed carry any time recording device during the race. The closest time to that predicted would determine the winner. As it turned out, three athletes finished within three seconds of their predicted time and were declared joint winners. They were David Mullins (Tuam AC), Angela O'Connor (Mayo AC) and Paul Fallon (GCH). They were followed by Michael McGrath (Mayo AC) +five secs, Fergal Egan (GCH) +10, Deirdre Ruddy (Mayo AC) +11, John Stagg, Hollymount +11. The fastest finisher was John Byrne (Mayo AC) in 21.17, with Ian Egan of GCH second in 23.27. Angela O'Connor was fastest woman in 26.50.

It’s a case of all to play for in most of the groups in the Intermediate championship this weekend. Last year’s beaten finalists Kilmaine look odds on to make it out of section one in top spot. They will face a testing encounter against a Killala side who are currently in second spot in the table on points difference and will be going all guns blazing to keep their own chances alive. The other game in the group promises to be a tough physical battle when Hollymount make the trip to Tourmakeady; neither side will give quarter to the other, but home advantage should be enough to see them make the last eight along with Kilmaine.

Artist Aileen Lambert is currently rambling around various highways and byways in the Knock, Ballindine, and Ballyhaunis areas of the county as part of her research for a new public art project commissioned by Mayo County Council and is looking for people to assist her in her research; she is particularly interested in speaking with people who have local knowledge of old walking paths and routes in the area.