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With the Local Elections only a couple of weeks away the candidates in each area are busy on the doorsteps putting themselves in front of the people again. With the redrawing of election boundaries causing consternation in a number of areas with areas swapping from one to another and Ballinrobe being extinguished as an electoral area in its own right, the Swinford area was one of the least affected with the transfer of Aghamore into its area from the newly expanded Claremorris area.

O'Reilly Goals send Moytura to Midlands

Westmeath’s minor footballers face a major battle this weekend as they face Meath in the Leinster minor football quarter-final. Ger Heavin’s young charges face the added difficulty of having to travel to the lions’ den to take on the reigning provincial champions. Having easily accounted for Carlow in the opening round this will be a much sterner test.

St Kieran’s College Juvenile team faced a difficult challenge against a combined Dublin Colleges side in the Leinster A Hurling Colleges final. It was a wet and blustery day but the wind and rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the St Kieran’s boys on the field or supporters in the stand.

Kilkenny under 14 camogie team won the James Hurley tournament in the Mallow sports complex on Saturday last. They overcame a strong Tipperary team by the narrowest of margins with the final score of 0-8 points to 1-4.

Kilkenny under 14 camogie team won the James Hurley tournament in the Mallow sports complex on Saturday last. They overcame a strong Tipperary team by the narrowest of margins with the final score of 0-8 points to 1-4.

Ballina Town blew their chance to draw level at the top of the Super League last weekend when they lost 3-0 against Manulla away from home. The north Mayo men were three points behind the league leaders who were not playing last weekend but could not take advantage. Roger Clarke wound the years back with two goals in either half, with Johnny Hennelly scoring direct from a corner just after half time to put the game beyond the visitors. Ballina must now pick themselves up off the ground and hope they can shake off the challenge Straide and Foxford United in Belleek on Saturday evening. The men from green road are battling it out at the bottom of the table and got their second point of the season thanks to a 3-3 draw with Castlebar Celtic last weekend. Shane Burke opened the scoring five minutes before the break after Celtic had lost the services of veteran goalkeeper Declan Kilkelly a few minutes earlier due to injury. Paul Fitzpatrick added a second for United which looked like setting up the win. However Celtic were handed a life line shortly after when Keith Hopkins directed the ball home form the penalty spot after Peter Flatley was fouled. Soon after the game was level through a Terry Maughan free kick from the edge of the area. Things looked to have swung dramatically in Celtic’s favour when Pat Reid was red carded and James McGurran struck his side’s third goal, but it was not over yet as Fitzpatrick grabbed his second goal at the death to level it up again.

A determined and hungry Young Irelands (Gowran) came good to deservedly land the Junior ‘A’ league title at a wet and miserable Thomastown last Sunday night. Their southern opponents were left to rue the squandering of seven goal chances.

They may have only lost their footing from the top of the table momentarily and only be there on goal difference, but Westport United will be hurting after Ballyheane came to the Sports Park and went home with three points, thanks to Alan McHugh’s goal 11 minutes before time. While Ballyheane in their history are no strangers to taking big scalps, going to Westport having only won two games beforehand, it looked like a major job for the men from Quigley Park, but their dogged determination and closing down of Westport in every area on the park ensured that they didn’t let their late lead slip.

Galway senior ladies bowed out of the All Ireland series when they were defeated by Monaghan 0 - 17 to 1- 13 in Saturday’s quarter-final at Ballymahon by a single point.