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Inter-county management is a tough station. The facts speak for themselves this season.

The GAA has announced the squads that have been selected for the under 21 and senior hurling/shinty internationals against Scotland on Saturday next, October 18. The senior international takes place in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny at 3 pm, while the under 21 will be held in Durrow, Co Laois at 12 noon.

The GAA has announced the squads that have been selected for the under 21 and senior hurling/shinty internationals against Scotland on Saturday next, October 18. The senior international takes place in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny at 3 pm, while the under 21 will be held in Durrow, Co Laois at 12 noon.

Two family members arrested on Friday afternoon (June 5) for their part in a feud-related sword and slash-hook attack on a neighbour's house in Willow Park during which a woman broke her arm, were remanded in custody until June 24 at the District Court this week (June 10).

In line with national trends, new figures have revealed that more and more people in Westmeath are opting for civil marriage ceremonies as opposed to religious ceremonies.

Let’s face it dear reader, this is the bleakest part of the year. Evenings getting ever shorter, leaves falling faster than property prices and rain bucketing down all do little to warm the heartstrings. Not to mention that with very few matches between now and next February there’ll be very little for us hurlers on the ditch to talk about over the next few months. Thankfully Garrycastle, Tubberclair, and Caulry all have Leinster club matches coming up and hopefully one or all of them can get on a run and give a timely boost to football in the county. Otherwise we’ll only have Donal Og’s personal life or Tadhg Kenelly’s ‘revelation’ to discuss and we don’t want that now do we?

With the front door closed by Galway after the Connacht final, Mayo go in search of squeezing themselves through the back door starting with Tyrone tomorrow afternoon. The two-time All Ireland champions, who were kicked to touch at the quarter-final stage of the Ulster championship by Down and have come through the first two rounds of the qualifiers, seeing off Louth and a 13-man Westmeath side last weekend, to arrive in Croke Park with a bit of steam built up.

Shoplifters in Athlone could cost retailers over €180,000 per annum if they steal only an average €30 worth of goods each week. Retail businesses in Ireland lose up to 25 per cent of all retail profit each year as a result of criminal activity.

An Athlone woman accused of allegedly breaking into a Galway city restaurant and stealing cash and other property worth more than €16,000 has been sent forward for trial.