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Irish team captain and Paulstown native Darren O'Neill, a silver medal winner at the 2010 European Championships, was knocked out of this year’s European Championships in Turkey after dropping a 17-10 decision to Dmytro Mytrofanov of Ukraine in the middleweight class on Tuesday last.

Galway ladies continue their senior camogie championship campaign on Sunday when they host Cork in Pearse Stadium at 5pm.

It was a disappointment in sporting terms. Kilkenny under-16 camogie girls suffered heartbreak as they saw their All-Ireland dreams come up short in agonising circumstances in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick last Saturday afternoon.

Western Edge Medical Communications (WEMC) Ltd has announced its sponsorship of Castlebar Cycling Club’s entry to the An Post Rás for the third year in succession. Castlebar CC will again achieve a truly impressive goal as they represent Mayo with a team of five riders from this single club. WEMC is proud to be associated with this level of achievement and wishes Chris Coyle (team captain), Dave Brennan, Bernard Twoomey, and brothers Patrick and Ciaran Clarke, the luck and success that their massive dedication to the sport deserves.

Galway u-21 team captain Colin Forde has not had too much time this week to dwell on Sunday’s wonderful win as he rapidly switched his attention to his third year physiotherapy exams in UCD.

Alan Mulholland’s u-21 squad provided a terrific and well-timed tonic for Galway football with an impressive and comfortable victory over Cavan in Sunday’s All-Ireland final at Croke Park.

1972, 2002, and 2005. These are the three years Galway won the All-Ireland u-21 football title. Hopefully, after this Sunday, the roll of honour in that grade for the maroon and white will include 2011.

The best aspect of the Galway u-21’s terrific victory over favourites Cork in Cusack Park on Saturday was the superb display of Tomás Flynn and Fiontán Ó Curraoin at midfield. They were outstanding.

There are very few football and hurling fans who do not agree that colleges sport is one of the purest forms of both codes. That conviction was reinforced on Saturday afternoon in Croke Park when St Jarlath’s College fell narrowly short in their attempt to win what would have been the college’s 13th Hogan Cup title.

St Jarlath's College qualified for the 2011 Hogan Cup final on Saturday when defeating Coláiste Chríost Rí (Cork) by 1-14 to 0-14 in a clash of all that is good in Gaelic football.