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A 24 year old man who grabbed a man by his throat and punched him a number of times through the open window of a car, was before Ballina District Court this week.

A 24 year old man who grabbed another man by his throat and punched him a number of times through the open window of a car, was before Ballina District Court this week.

Kilkenny under 14 camogie team won the James Hurley tournament in the Mallow sports complex on Saturday last. They overcame a strong Tipperary team by the narrowest of margins with the final score of 0-8 points to 1-4.

Kilkenny under 14 camogie team won the James Hurley tournament in the Mallow sports complex on Saturday last. They overcame a strong Tipperary team by the narrowest of margins with the final score of 0-8 points to 1-4.

One thing is for sure about the European election count on Sunday is that all eyes across the EU will be on The Royal Theatre, Castlebar when the ballot boxes are opened thanks to one man’s name on the ticket, Declan Ganley. The Galway man and Libertas leader has emerged as the most controversial candidate in an election in Ireland for years. Ganley and his Libertas group’s anti-Lisbon Treaty campaign last year lead the charge for the no-vote on the treaty in the country and his party has now gone pan-European in these elections. If Ganley fails to take a seat in this election, where does his or his party’s mandate go to in the expected re-running of the referendum later this year? We will have to wait and see.

With both club and county championships up and running for the past few weeks, it is an opportune time to cast an eye over the likely winners and losers for the year ahead. Whether you like a small flutter or just a fantasy bet, here are my predictions, for what they’re worth. It’s worth bearing in mind that I’ll probably put the blight on my chosen teams.

TRAD BAND Slide -whose members have been in Dé Danann, Stocktons Wing, Danú, and Liam Clancy and Damien Dempsey’s bands, play Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, Headford on Saturday.

Its all systems go for Midwest Radio’s 20th birthday celebrations at the TF Royal Theatre on Tuesday night July 21 at 8pm.

The establishment of a dedicated taskforce to tackle Galway’s traffic problems is welcome and must have as its priorities bus and commuter transport development.

A 20 year old Dunmore man who knocked down an elderly man in Cloonfad and kept going only to crash into the back of another car 150 meters up the road was banned from driving for five years at Ballyhaunis District Court this week.