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Athenry Golf Club: Oliver Canny(18)/Richard Lyons(18) 42; Fergus McMahon(10)/Jerry O'Sullivan(19) 42; Gross, Conor Waters(3)/Martin Hynes(4) 33; Noel Carrick(13)/Kieran Joyce(10) 41.

With both of Galway’s first division clubs registering victories last Friday, there will be no shortage of motivation when Mervue United and Salthill Devon collide at Fahy’s Field tomorrow.

Salthill Devon’s popular five-a-side festival will celebrate its 35th anniversary this year with a new over-35 category.

• Galway sports stars Ollie Canning, Sean O Domhnaill and Ja Fallon are taking part in the 148km first stage of the ‘Race The Rás’ charity cycle in aid of GOAL and The Irish Cancer Society from Dunboyne to Portumna on Sunday. The three will begin each of the stages three hours before the professional riders begin their leg of the tour, which finishes in Skerries on Sunday week. In total, almost 100 members of the public will join more than 50 current and former GAA personalities to cycle at least one stage of the tour. They are hoping to raise in excess of €100,000 for the two organisations. Other GAA stars who have confirmed their participation include Sean Og Ó hÁilpín and Brian Corcoran, ex-Kilkenny star DJ Carey, Clare’s Tony Griffin and ex-Irish rugby international, Mick Galwey.

Chnoic Indreabhán is to benefit from a new all weather pitch, Minister for Environment, Community, and Local Government Phil Hogan announced on Monday. The pitch will be located in Coiste Pháirc Uile Aimsire Ghleann and funding to the tune of €411,019 has been approved for the project.

Galway United are running the Galway United Golf Classic at Cregmore Park Golf Club on Friday May 27 and Saturday May 28, and are hoping to build upon the success of previous years.

A woman lost her life and another woman was seriously injured in two separate road accidents in Galway this week.

A new chief executive officer has been appointed to spearhead next year’s Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Galway.

David Martin Hairdressing, located at Silverbridge Shopping Centre (Tesco) Claremorris is, now open seven days a week, including Bank Holidays, making it ideal for anyone with a special occasion or an important night out.

Local Writer/Director Orlagh Heverin, a native of Castlebar, won an RTE/Galway Film Centre Short Script Award in 2008 for the short film that she wrote, Losing Memories. In March 2009, Orlagh directed the short film, which was shot in Castlebar, Ballintubber and Louisburgh.