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1. Wear practical shoes. You may be tempted to opt for skyscraper heels but these are a definite no-no. You will have to walk from your car/bus/taxi to the stand and may be on your feet all day, so by the end of the evening (if not sooner) you will be in pain. You may also be standing on the grass at some point and that comes with a risk of sinkage. A chunky heel combines style with support and may be your best option if you are heading to Ballybrit. A flare heel which has a wider base at the bottom, tapering to a thinner point at the top, is another wise choice, especially if you have wider feet. It provides style, stability, and support. If you would like your legs to appear longer, opt for slim, medium heels.

1. Wear practical shoes. You may be tempted to opt for skyscraper heels but these are a definite no-no. You will have to walk from your car/bus/taxi to the stand and may be on your feet all day, so by the end of the evening (if not sooner) you will be in pain. You may also be standing on the grass at some point and that comes with a risk of sinkage. A chunky heel combines style with support and may be your best option if you are heading to Ballybrit. A flare heel which has a wider base at the bottom, tapering to a thinner point at the top, is another wise choice, especially if you have wider feet. It provides style, stability, and support. If you would like your legs to appear longer, opt for slim, medium heels.

Week II

Primary school teachers from County Westmeath, recently joined teaching colleagues from across the region for a Food Dudes Presentation Day at the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, to celebrate the achievements of 540 schools that have completed their three-year participation in the award-winning Food Dudes Programme.

The horrific Maamtrasna murders, the arrest of 10 men, the rush to ‘justice’, the evidence of the Cappanacrehas (known to be bitter enemies of the murdered Joyces), the two informers Anthony Philbin and Thomas Casey (whose false evidence led to penal servitude for life for five innocent men, and the execution of one innocent man), was followed in minute detail not only throughout Ireland, but in Britain and among the Irish communities in America. Yet nowhere did it impact more than on the mountainside community of Maamtrasna .

Ten Connacht players have been selected on the Ireland U18 women's squad ahead of the 2023 Six Nations Festival.

The Maamtrasna Murders happened at a time of deep unrest in Ireland. Three years previously, the most effective protest against the insidious landlord domination of the vast majority of the Irish people found expression in the Land League. It was established on October 21 1879, in the Imperial Hotel, Castlebar, by a former Fenian prisoner Michael Davitt. In a sweeping revolutionary statement, the League proclaimed the right of every tenant farmer to own the land he worked on. Because of the abuses heaped on tenants by some landlords, it had an immediate impact.

Connacht are still holding on to their top eight position in the URC after a hard-earned 20-22 win over Dragons in Wales.

Connacht are back in United Rugby Championship action when they travel to Wales to face the Dragons on Saturday (7.35pm).