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Sunday will see another large crowd of supporters descend on the Sports Park as Westport United look to book their place in the seventh round of the FAI Junior Cup. Standing in their way is Kilkenny side Freebooters, who will make the long trip to Westport for this clash. Westport United booked their place in this round of the competition thanks to a come from behind 5-2 win over New Ross Celtic a fortnight ago. The three goal victory is even more impressive when it is remembered that Westport United were trailing 2-1 with only 15 minutes left on the clock, but once Danny Scahill found the back of the net from the penalty spot to level the game up, United cut loose and ran through their opponents from the southeast, with Schaill adding another and David Hoban and Martin Geraghty one each to round off the scoring. Westport United got a break last weekend when they got a walk-over in the Connacht Junior Cup when Straide and Foxford did not field a team, so they should come into the game well rested.

A nature loving cosmetician from Castlebar has launched a new business making and selling her own range of 100 per cent natural, hand made, skin care products.

Yesterday afternoon, Westport picked up the big award at the Fáilte Ireland Tourism Towns Award for Ireland’s best large tourist town. This is the third year of the awards and Westport is following in the footsteps of Portmagee in Kerry, which won in 2012, and Kilkenny, last year’s winners.

For over 51 years, the Kilkenny Group has been synonymous with supporting Irish craft and design. As we lead in to our third annual Kilkenny Irish Craft & Design Week (running until Sunday next, this year sponsored by AXA) I have been reflecting on the reasons we decided to start this campaign back in 2012 and on how it has grown year on year.

Westport continued its remarkable run of achievement in the SuperValu Tidy Town competition when it was announced today (Monday, September 8) as Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town at the national awards ceremony in  The Helix in Dublin.

Strawberries and cream anyone? The delightful new Strawberry collection from Irish potters Shannonbridge is available in Kilkenny Shops nationwide and online at kilkennyshop.com, home to Ireland’s largest range of Irish designers.

The Kilkenny Shop has extended its end of season sale with further reductions on fashion and accessories.

Marian O’Gorman and son Gregory O’Gorman of the Kilkenny Group have been named as finalists in the annual EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.

COMEDIAN TOMMY Nicholson, who has supported Louis CK, Tommy Tiernan, and Des Bishop, performs at the Dew Drop Inn Comedy Club tonight from 9pm.

Galway city will once again be joining the Irish Business Against Litter in its annual anti-litter league campaign.