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Midlands-based band The Aftermath hit the silver screen last week with not one but two songs featured on what is to be one of the biggest Irish films of the year The Hardy Bucks Movie.

Super Rugby winning co-captain Craig Clarke is Connacht’s latest and most significant signing for next season.

Toyota Ireland has become the new official car sponsor to Cricket Ireland.

This battle with the ‘old enemy’ always draws a bumper crowd to the compact Athlone venue and they meet again tonight at 7.35pm in a 6 Nations u20 clash. Dubarry Park’s central location and ease of access from the M4 motorway ensures it is an easy reach from the broader Midlands as well as from Dublin and Galway for one of sports great rivalries.

Ballinahown’s Mark Rohan became a Paralympic gold medalist on Wednesday evening after winning the individual handbike time trial with a time of 35:41:54.

After a best place finish in last season’s RaboDirect Pro 12, greater expectation surrounds Connacht Rugby’s new campaign which opens at the Galway Sportsground on Saturday (5pm). The addition of four experienced campaigners in Dan Parks, Nathan White, Danie Poolman, and Willie Faloon, allied to some up-and-coming youngsters, has ensured Connacht boasts a bigger squad than previous seasons, and coach Eric Elwood believes Connacht are in a “good place”.

After a best place finish in last season’s RaboDirect Pro 12, greater expectation surrounds Connacht Rugby’s new campaign which opens at the Galway Sportsground on Saturday (5pm).

After all the Olympic excitement in the north of the county in the last couple of weeks dies down, the focus this week turns to the Paralympics, as Ballinahown’s Mark Rohan prepares to go to London as a red-hot favourite.

Ford’s ‘Republic of Football’ campaign is all about bringing the Irish football fans closer to the Ireland team and its players. This Saturday June 9, the Ford Republic of Football Embassy Tour will make its way to Motorpark on the Headford Road, Galway. Motorpark invite the people of Galway to declare their support for the Irish team and become a citizen of the Republic of Football in the embassy while you will also have the opportunity to win many prizes and great giveaways.

Olive Loughnane of Loughrea AC placed an impressive eighth in the Women’s 20km Race at the IAAF World Cup of Race Walking in Saransk, Russia, on Sunday.