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Jarrad Butler took top honours in this year's Connacht Rugby awards, winning the coveted Players' Player of the Year Award.

The first semi-final at Tuam Stadium was a one-sided affair which Michael Donnellan's Mountbellew/Moylough won easily by 17 points on a scoreline of 3-15 to 1-04 against Monivea/Abbey.

The first semi-final at Tuam Stadium was a one-sided affair which Michael Donnellan's Mountbellew/Moylough won easily by 17 points on a scoreline of 3-15 to 1-04 against Monivea/Abbey.

It should have been a week of celebration and reflection for GAA supporters in Mayo, but it turned out to be something much different from Monday morning on. Mayo's progress to the All Ireland final through the qualifier system has thrown a spanner in the works of the club player and once again they are the ones left kicking their heels as the summer winds down, having played just two rounds of championship games so far.

Ray Silke

We were reading the papers last Friday night when a few texts hit the phone to say that Joe McDonagh had died. Even with the knowledge that Joe had been seriously ill over the past while, it was still difficult to comprehend that such a gregarious, energetic and vibrant man had passed away at such a young age.

We were reading the papers last Friday night when a few texts hit the phone to say that Joe McDonagh had died.

Connacht received deserved recognition for their exceptional season with three major winners at the Guinness Pro 12 awards.

When I played with the Corofin seniors from 1989 until 2004, we had a fairly good team, with Michael and Aidan Donnellan, Martin McNamara, Trevor Burke, Eddie Steede, Gerry Burke and Derek Reilly as good as any club player in the country.