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If you are a Castlebar based Mayo supporter and are planning on following the fortunes of James Horan’s Mayo side through all seven rounds in division one of the Allianz National Football League, the first leg of the 1,050 mile, 11 week odyssey will get under way tomorrow. There is no short away jaunts for Mayo this year as the league will take them on the road to Portlaoise, Armagh, Ballyshannon, and Tralee, two of those games, the trips to Laois and Armagh, to be undertaken on a Saturday night. While it looks like a daunting number of miles for those who are lucky to live close to the county town, you can add on another 400 miles for those hardy Gaels who hail from Belmullet who will follow the fortunes of the green and red.

THE ATTEMPTS at and failure to win an All-Ireland title since 1951 is the great existential drama and angst of all Mayomen and in a pub in Ballinrobe, that agony is being played out again.

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan TD launched a new campaign to remind everyone to Bring Batteries Back, a nationwide initiative to encourage more battery recycling in Ireland.

A Polish man who gave a urine sample with a reading of 245mg of alcohol per 100ml of urine after he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving was given a three year driving ban in Ballyhaunis District Court this week.

Thousands of GAA fans travelling to Sunday's All-Ireland football semi-final in Dublin this Sunday have been given a special drive safely message.

James Horan and his team can be very proud of what they have achieved so far, a Connacht title and success over Cork not based on fancy individuality that can so often lead to failure, but on the values of hard work, good skill, a cohesive team ethic, dedication and application. So you could say that this year’s targets have been comfortably met. However I know that neither Mayo management nor players will be content to sit pretty on one rung from the penultimate but rather will be striving to produce another Trojan effort and move a step closer towards attaining the ultimate prize.

Roscommon’s hugely talented minor footballers face a difficult hurdle when they take on Tipperary in Croke Park on Sunday (1.30pm). The prize on offer is a place in this year’s All-Ireland decider against either Galway or Dublin.

The first stage of the Galway City Water Conservation project, estimated to cost in the region of €800,000 and which will involve the installation of bulk water meters throughout the city, is set to begin at the beginning of next month.

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A senior figure in a leading multi-national company with a Mayo base has called for the establishment of a €1bn development fund for the county – and he hopes his “bold” initiative will soon come to pass.