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Taunting gardai to chase you if they can is a rather stupid idea especially if one of them is a keen sportsman, as a red-faced and slow footed Mayo man found out.

The next meeting of the Widows’ Group will be held on Monday May 24 at 8.30pm in the Cosgallen office, Charlestown.

Following on from last weekend’s win over Cavan in a challenge game in Belmullet, Mayo saw off Westmeath in Tarmonbarry on Tuesday night by 1-13 to 0-11 as their build up to the championship continues at pace. That build up will continue tonight when Dublin head to south Mayo, Hollymount to be precise, where the sides will lock horns with John O’Mahnony’s Mayo in another challenge game with throw in down for 7.30pm.

It’s now or never for the Mayo hurlers on Saturday afternoon in Charlestown in the Christy Ring Cup losers play off against Down. Last weekend Mayo were kicked out of the front door of the competition by Wicklow in Arklow, the garden county ran out 1-19 to 2-12 winners over Mayo thanks in the most part to a strong 15 minute period in the second half where they hit run of unanswered points.

Ernestine Healy, from Castlebar Co Mayo has been appointed as the director of the Blas Summer School which takes place in the University of Limerick. Ernestine is a qualified secondary school teacher, currently on a career break and now working as a full-time lecturer in the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick. Having occupied the position of Acting Course Director on the Graduate Diploma in Music Education post-graduate programme during 2008/09, she is now lecturing on the BA in Irish Music and Dance undergraduate programme.

Aisling McDonnell from Mayo has been named as one of the four finalists in the Gillette Venus, Spa Breeze, Dress of Your Dreams competition. Aisling along with other student fashion designers from art colleges around the country was asked by Gillette to showcase her talent, to celebrate the launch of the Gillette Venus Spa Breeze razor.

Cork 1-17     Mayo 0-12

The Galway footballers, under the management team of Joe Kernan, Seán Ó Domhnaill and Tom Naughton, will complete their maiden league campaign next Sunday with a home game against Derry in Pearse Stadium at 2.30pm.

A man from the Czech Republic, of Roma gypsy descent, who pleaded guilty to possession of €40 worth of heroin was given a four month suspended sentence at Claremorris District Court this week. Roman Zigmund with an address at 29 Lisbawn, Claremorris, pleaded guilty to the possession charge at a court hearing in September last year but the sentencing was adjourned until this week.

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