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A GP who crashed and rolled his car off the M6 motorway was banned from driving for four years this week (May 23) after he was convicted of refusing to provide a sample to gardaí.

Peugeot supported ‘Challenge 126’, a charity event in aid of Special Olympics Ireland, which saw two athletes run 126 miles, the equivalent of 5 marathons in one day.

A promising young Claregalway athlete has become the first person to set a 100m record at the Olympic Stadium in London.

Universal Honda, in conjunction with Clonskeagh Motors in Dublin, recently appointed Olympian Gráinne Murphy as a brand ambassador for Honda in Ireland.

Special Olympics Ireland’s annual collection day will take place throughout Ireland on Friday April 27.

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) Castlebar is to host the Irish Kayaking Intervarsities from February 17 to 19 bringing an estimated 500 people to the town of Castlebar and neighbouring villages. The annual event offers kayakers from colleges all over Ireland the opportunity to get together and compete for prestigious titles in a number of divisions such as whitewater, freestyle, canoe polo, and long distance. Eighteen colleges will compete in events on the Clydagh river and Lough Lannagh.

The club meets every Wednesday night at 7.30pm in Belmullet Sports Complex.

Like every year in sport in this county there have been a fair share of ups and downs for all those who go out and do their best in the quest to be the best they possibly can be each week. You will find in this week’s sports pages a selection of pictures which capture some of the great moments in sport for those in the county who every year continue to give their all in the pursuit of sporting excellence. And as for excellence, there has been plenty of that on display from Mayo's proud sports people.

Kilkenny GAA show a healthy profit