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Following on from a year of high drama in the ladies football world in Mayo, the Ladies Gaelic Football Association issued their report in situation this week and issued a number of conclusions and recommendations. Included in the report’s conclusions was the issue of the inability of the county to hold on to a senior team manager over a prolonged period of time. The report stated that, “A number of reasons were put forward for the failure to hold on to managers over the years but the majority by far felt that the problem lay with a few of the more senior players who constantly tried to exercise control over the team. It was said that this should have been tackled some years ago, when one manager left, but it was let carry on and managers preferred to leave rather than rock the boat.” While the report does hit out at some senior players, they also lay some of the blame at the footsteps of the county board saying, “This situation was exasperated by the poor procedures adopted by the county board in the appointment of managers.”

‘THE MAGIC of Christmas’, a gala concert for the festive season, featuring musicians, singers, and writers from Portumna, takes place this Saturday at 8pm in the Shannon Oaks Hotel.

Shona Lanigan, representing the Kilford Arms in Kilkenny was the runner up in last Friday’s Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (“VFI”) Stars of our Bars regional final, in association with Smithwick’s, which took place at the Seven Oaks, Carlow Town.

Distilling in counties Westmeath and Offaly is the subject of the Old Athlone Society’s January lecture which will be given by Michael Byrne of Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society. The lecture will take place on Tuesday January 20 in The Prince of Wales Hotel at 8pm, and will be fully illustrated.