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Fianna Fáil local election candidate for the Galway City West ward, David Burke, has welcomed increased speculation this week that Ireland could secure the Rugby World Cup in 2023 which would potentially involve the hosting of games at Pearse Stadium in Salthill and provide a much needed boost of approximately €20 million to the economy of Galway city.

St Enda’s and Coláiste Iognáid (The Jes) will compete today for the first year C Connacht Colleges’ trophy at Pearse Stadium (12.30pm).

The great strength of the Gaelic Athletic Association is that it has spread into virtually every street and small village in the country. Having players and supporters all over Ireland has made this organisation one of the most popular and one of the most powerful in the land.

1. Fiontán Ó Curraoin is crucial to the cause

There is one inescapable fact when Galway host Armagh in Tuam on Sunday (2pm), they must win, otherwise relegation to division three for 2015 is almost a certainty.

By next Sunday evening we should know a small bit more about the Galway hurlers’ chances of knocking a rattle out of the 2014 championship after they take on Davy Fitzgerald's Clare in Cusack Park (2pm) in round five of the National Hurling League.

The Galway footballers produced a real mish-mash of a performance last Sunday in their league game with Louth.

It does not get any easier for the Galway hurlers. After last weekend's 2-16 to 1-16 loss to Kilkenny in Nowlan Park, they now face Tipperary in Pearse Stadium on Sunday (2pm) in round four of the 1A league.

Galway footballers head to the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda this weekend knowing their solid performance and victory over Down last Sunday will count for little if they cannot back it up with another two points in Louth.

Following Galway's defeat to Waterford in round two of the hurling league, and Kilkenny's stunning win over Tipperary, Anthony Cunningham's men are given little, if any, chance of a victory in Nowlan Park this Sunday (2pm) against Kilkenny in division 1A.