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Ireland’s entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, Green Dragon, is back in the water and preparing for Saturday’s in-shore racing in Singapore after the Christmas and New Year respite.

Organisers of the Lifestyle Sports-Adidas Dublin Marathon are calling on Irish people to lace up early for 2009, and start training now to take part in the 30th anniversary of the Dublin Marathon on October 26.

I had the privilege of introducing the last man who captained a successful Mayo All Ireland winning minor team to my own young man and a few of the Castlebar under- 12s at their training session last Saturday morning at McHale Park. Michael Fitzmaurice, captain of the Mayo minors in 1985, approached my car with a bag of footballs on his back. I hadn’t a clue who he was until he removed his cap. Even then it took me a second or two to recognise the former star as, like a few more of us he is, by now, follically challenged. He sat into the car and we chatted football for a while. I was delighted to discover that he was a part time GAA coaching officer, travelling around to a number of national schools down around his home place, Lacken. Michael was a great footballer and I recall making a number of telephone calls to his home in the mid nineties trying to persuade him to get involved with the Mayo senior set up of my tenure. He couldn’t make the commitment at the time for a number of reasons and I have to say it was our loss. Still it was good to have the chat and to reminisce about times past. Michael had spent the morning working with a Mayo under-14 development squad and I am sure they will be better players because of his tutoring. So also will the national school kids in and around Lacken.

Course for LC students

Camogie president Joan O’Flynn has announced the establishment of the association’s first Player Welfare Committee. The committee, headed up by Stellah Sinnott, manager of the 2007 senior All-Ireland winning Wexford team, will comprise eight current inter-county players and Paula Rankin, Head of Sports Science in Carlow Institute of Technology.

The cream of judo exponents will be in Galway this weekend when the city hosts the All Ireland Judo Championships.

For the sixth time in five years the Mayo senior ladies will set out on the road towards league and championship action with a new manager at the helm. Following in the footsteps of Michael Ryder, Frank Browne, and Charlie Lambert in the last few years is Tuam native Kevin Reidy. Even with the upheaval in management over the last two years the Mayo players have managed to pull through and claim two Connacht titles, a national league title, and make it to an All Ireland final. So Reidy knows that he has the talent at his disposal to make a serious challenge for honours this year.

Kilkenny’s mixed rounders team are currently seeking new members. The team train every Wednesday evening at 6.45pm in James Park, Kilkenny.

Not content with conquering the men’s ‘streetwear’ market in Athlone, Conspiracy has decided to branch out into ladies’ clothing.