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The month of April finally saw Damien Comer take some time to draw breath after a hectic three months on the field with county and college.

The Galway Women’s FA and the team sponsor, The Loughrea Hotel and Spa, have teamed up to announce a Win a Training Session for you Club competition for clubs throughout the city and county. The competition means that members of the team will come to the winning club and do a full training session that includes a skills session and a strength and conditioning session. As well as this great prize there are 20 tickets available to the Republic of Ireland v USA Men’s International Friendly in the Aviva Stadium on the 2nd of June. Entry forms are available via the hotels website www.loughreahotelandspa.com and via Facebook.

GROWING AFFLUENCE and increased leisure time are said to be the main reasons for the growing presence of sport in the daily lives of more and more people. The sports sections in newspapers are getting bigger, and there is rarely a news bulletin on radio or TV without a sports report.

After another crazy week of European football, it is back to domestic matters this weekend with the end of the season fast approaching.

After last weekend's break for league cup action the attention returns to league football this weekend for the top division sides.

The race to follow in the footsteps of last year's Mayo GAA junior champions Lahardane begins in earnest this weekend.

Mayo's preparations for their crunch tie with Galway on May 13 have gone to the next stage with Stephen Rochford tidying up his championship panel last week.

The most common comment by far at last Friday’s reunion of the Galway football squad from 1998 was – “It is hard to believe, it is 20 years ago.”

Straide and Foxford United moved to the top of the Elverys Sports Super League on goal difference thanks to a big 5-0 win at home over Ballyheane last Sunday.

It was double heart break for Rice College and St Nathy's in the Post Primary Schools senior A and B finals in Croke Park last Saturday in what were two very contrasting contests.