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A new TG4 series is to tell the story of some of the colourful characters who live and work on one of Ireland’s most barren but beautiful patches - the Erris peninsula.

On Saturday September 13, Kilmore Triathlon Club is hosting the Blacksod Point Challenge national series race.

A tiny island community is this week coming to terms with the violent undoing of years of hard work on their coastal barriers.

The Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring will launch the new website of the Kilmore Triathlon Club at 8.30pm on Thursday, April 11, in the Broadhaven Bay Hotel, Belmullet. The Minister will also launch this year’s Blacksod Point Challenge triathlon, which will take place in September.

A new series of TV programmes titled Tracks and Trails will be transmitted on RTE 1 over the next number of weeks. Building on the success of series one and two, the new series of programmes will feature spectacular walks and cycles in stunning locations all over the island of Ireland.

The Mayo AC ladies team have been rewarded for their good performances this year by being selected to take part in the 24th European road race inter club championships in Torres Vedras, Portugal. The event, which will take place on Sunday October 17 over a 15km course, will have top athletic clubs from all over the continent taking part. The Mayo AC team which will compete in the event will be finalised over the coming weeks.

Galway hurling legend Gerry McInerney was on hand this week to officially launch the new Belmullet hurling club website www.belmullethurling.ie. The Kinvara native who won back-to-back All-Ireland medals with the Tribesmen in 1987 and 1988 said he was delighted to support a rural club that was at the heart of the community.

Ballina Town safely made it through to the sixth round of the FAI Junior Cup last Sunday with a comprehensive 6-1 win over Cashel Celtic in Belleek. Hoping to join them in the next round is the only other Mayo side left in the competition, Iorras Aontaithe, who entertain Carrick United in Carnenash on Sunday at 12pm. The men from Erris went on an amazing cup run last year making it all the way to the semi-final stage of the competition before they were dumped out by the eventual winners, Ballymun United, in Milebush after a close fought battle. This weekend Carrick United from Waterford will make the long 400 mile plus round trip from their southern base to the Erris peninsula. Iorras made it into the open rounds of the competition thanks to a win away to Manulla in the final closed round of the competition in the middle of January, where they came from one down at the break to grab two goals through Brendan Nallen and Ivan Barrett in the closing 10 minutes to get the win.