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The fear of looking back on his life as he breathed his last and realising that he had not lived it being true to himself was one of the main reasons why Adrian Varley (33) stopped drinking. That fear was far greater than giving up alcohol, says the former Galway Senior footballer.

The National Even Ages Juveniles and National Senior Cross Country Championships were held in Templemore Sports Centre, Derry last Sunday, November 23.

There are plenty of sub-plots to enhance an already important league game this Sunday afternoon when Galway United host St. Patrick’s Athletic (Kick-off 3pm).

Galway come up against Westmeath in Mullingar on Saturday looking to confirm at least a place in the preliminary quarter-final of this year’s All-Ireland championship.

We have been put through the wringer on several occasions in the last number of years in nail-biting games, you would think we would be used to it by now.

After three losses in the Connacht championship campaign, twice at the hands of Mayo and also to Leitrim, many people were unsure what to expect when Galway were drawn against Dublin.

It was far from a vintage performance against Monaghan but the ultimate objective was achieved. Mayo won and were in the bowl for the round two qualifier draw which took place last Monday morning, which of course paired us against Kildare for this Saturday evening in Croke Park.

It's something familiar and yet something new that Mayo face into tomorrow afternoon in Hastings Insurance MacHale Park.

Mayo's championship aspirations for 2022 will be put to the acid test as they take on Monaghan in a mouth-watering clash on Saturday in Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in a round one qualifier.

It's probably not the worst draw in the world, but it could have been a little more straightforward as Mayo were pulled out of the bowl first in the live draw on Radio One last Monday morning, followed closely by our first round qualifier opponents, Monaghan.