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The last two weekends have been very positive for the development of rugby in the Erris area with young players taking part in the Connacht Rugby and Mayo Sports Partnership open days.

Following on from the success of the Connacht Rugby and Mayo Sports Partnership Open Days held at Iorras Aontaithe FC in December they are now planning to set up a Mini (underage) Rugby Club with a number of volunteers being sought.

The people of Mayo are not getting the message when it comes to drink driving, according to local gardaí. Detections for drink driving have increased dramatically this week leaving gardaí to ponder are their messages and warnings falling on deaf ears.

A meeting of the Erris Heartbeat Defibrillator Committee will take place in the Broadhaven Bay Hotel on Tuesday February 3 at 8pm.

Neither Iorras Aontaithe nor Westport United took the easy road into the last 32 of the FAI Junior Cup last weekend. The two remaining Mayo sides in the competition were made to sweat it out right until the end, with Iorras having to endure the dreaded lottery of penalties to book their place in the next round. Indeed both sides had to come from behind in their games, Erris trailed Dublin Bus by 2-0 just before half time in their encounter in Carnenash.

Five wells needed to supply the Corrib gas terminal at Bellanaboy have been completed and made ready for production. Completion work on the wells was finalised on December 10 by the Sedco 711 drilling rig which has been operating at the Corrib field since early May.

The Belmullet/Erris Lions Club annual Slimathon will take place on Shrove Tuesday, February 24.

If selected at convention this Sunday, Sinead Gaughan will be the first woman to represent the Fine Gael party for the Belmullet electoral area in the Local Elections. “I wish my colleagues all the best,” Sinead has said this week, “but it is a landmark occasion for me personally. Perhaps goodwill will be on my side considering the unique circumstance of my nomination, we can only wait and see.”

Course for LC students

A three week preparation course for oral Irish Leaving Cert students is being offered on Monday evenings March 2, 9, and 16 from 5pm to 6pm in Iorras Le Chéile Resource Centre, Main Street, Belmullet. Places are limited. Contact Kathleen on 097 81835 or 086 363 7548 for details.