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Italia 90 was easily the worst World Cup in living memory. Excruciatingly dull games, foul play, cantenaccio gone mad, cynical holding out for extra time, and running down the clock for penalties.

Italia 90 was easily the worst World Cup in living memory. Excruciatingly dull games, foul play, cantenaccio gone mad, cynical holding out for extra time, and running down the clock for penalties.

You have to feel sorry for Fianna Fáil North West MEP Sean Ó Neachtáin. He serves the party loyally in Galway and Europe and yet, when it comes to elections, HQ seem to be permanently trying to undermine him.

While Labour are poised to make gains in Galway city during the Local Elections, achieving an EU seat in the North West constituency in June’s EU election will prove a much tougher task.

Three candidates will compete to be Fianna Fáil MEP Seán Ó Neachtain’s running mate in June’s Local Elections. Of those, former ICMSA leader Pat O’Rourke is tipped as the likely winner.

The man Fianna Fáil has continually, albeit unsuccessfully, tried to shaft, and the man the electorate have successfully shafted twice are the party’s EU Parliament candidates for the North West.

The launch of the 2009 National Irish Bank FAI Summer Soccer School programme for Westmeath, Longford, Roscommon, Offaly, and Laois kicked off in Athlone Town FC recently. This year will see up to 25,000 children from all over Ireland participating at over 290 camps nationwide – up from 270 last year with 21 camps taking place in Westmeath, Longford, Offaly, and Laois.

Derrywash NS boys team won the All-Ireland EA Sports FAI Schools five-a-side (section A), on Wednesday last in Leah Victoria Park Tullamore.