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The sun glared down on Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada from the get go and by the time all was said and done Mayo were dreaming of even sunnier days in Croke Park after they booked a spot in the Nicky Rackard Cup final for the second year in a row.

AN TAOIBH Eile Den Scamall, the new novel by Galway born author Conor Bowman - his first novel as Gaeilge - has just been published by Arlen House.

Cathal Murray's target remains this year's All Ireland final, and the Galway camogie manager is not worried after two successive final defeats to the Cats.

Galway and Kilkenny will meet once again when they vie for the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League division one crown in Croke Park on Sunday (7.30pm).

Cllr Niall Mc Nelis has called on the government parties to take on board the latest bill from the Labour Party that would implement a key recommendation of the 1973 Kenny report to tackle speculation and hoarding.

It is good to see the funfair being set up at the moment along the Prom, a sure sign that the summer is on the way. There has been a history of summer funfairs in Galway for well over 100 years, though they were always known here as ‘the amusements’. In the early days, the Toft family used to organise them in Salthill Park. Occasionally, the neighbours used to object to the noise and the traffic, and on at least one occasion, they were invited next door on to the site in front of Dr O’Beirne’s house (where Leisureland is today).

Some weeks ago we wrote about the virtues of country butter being sold at the Saturday Market, but it seems there were occasional vices there too. The ink was hardly dry on the paper when David Barrett sent us an account of a court case that took place at the Galway Petty Sessions in September 1910 before the magistrates Messrs J Kilbride and JS Young. District Inspector Hildebrand prosecuted Mrs Sarah Bane, Moycullen, on three different counts of selling butter that was unfit for human consumption to Kate Hoare, Mary Griffin, and Norah Joyce. Mr Cooke, from Blake and Kenny solicitors, appeared for the defence.

The Galway Senior Camogie team enjoyed a winning start in the opening National League fixture, recording a five-point victory over Clare in Kenny Park, Athenry.

Mayo had to dig deep at the end against Derry in their season opener in MacHale Park, to get their National Hurling League Division 2B season off to a winning start.

Connacht will be using Monday's final PRO14 fixture against the Scarlets in Wales (8pm) as a benchmark for their upcoming European challenge against Leicester.