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Connacht face the unenviable trip to Wales to take on the Scarlets in their URC league fixture on Saturday (7.35pm), needing a win to resurrect their URC season.

Connacht will be looking for redemption when they travel to Belfast tomorrow evening after their recent “unacceptable” performance and crushing loss to Glasgow Warriors.

A close to three year absence from local politics came to an end on Monday afternoon for Athlone native, Paul Hogan, as he was successfully co-opted to fill the casual vacancy in the Westmeath County Council chamber.

On the back of a hugely successful European campaign, Connacht can return to the United Rugby Championship in confident mood when they take on Glasgow Warriors in the Sportsground on Saturday (2.55pm).

A motion to assess the old Snowcream site on the Dublin Road in Moate for inclusion on the derelict properties register was raised by Fine Gael Councillor, Tom Farrell, at the most recent sitting of the Athlone-Moate Municipal District.

Connacht have two weeks to recover from their New Year’s Day “arm wrestle” with Munster before facing another similar challenge as European fare resumes.

The urban landscape of Moate will soon be enhanced following the recent announcement that it has been allocated €100,000 in the ‘Town Centre First’ scheme, the aim of which is to revitalise the town centre and tackle dereliction.

Connacht Rugby return to action tomorrow evening (7.35pm) in the Galway Sportsground ready to take on Welsh visitors Ospreys.

A retired midlands railway station is being transformed into a new tourist hub.

Bundee Aki is expected to be back in action for Connacht on Saturday evening for another exacting interprovincial encounter against Munster at Thomond Park.