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A fundraiser with a difference takes place in the Clayton Hotel on October 1 when the Insurance Institute of Galway’s holds a mock wedding in aid of Oranmore-based children’s cancer charity Hand in Hand.

It is a case of top versus bottom tomorrow night when table-toppers Sligo Rovers come to Terryland Park with high hopes of disposing of basement boys Galway United.

These are worrying times for Galway United, who have suffered seven agonising defeats on the trot, and Saturday’s trip up the N17 to face Sligo Rovers will be another significant challenge.

Galway u-21 team captain Colin Forde has not had too much time this week to dwell on Sunday’s wonderful win as he rapidly switched his attention to his third year physiotherapy exams in UCD.

Galway Garda won the Connacht Senior Inter-firms Football Championship for the first time with a victory over fancied Mayo Teachers.

Alan Keane has been involved in some of sport’s biggest days.

This Sunday at Tuam Stadium (2pm) Killererin will hope to finally add to their two Connacht titles won in 1976 and 1978.

Killererin 0-9

Anyone watching the Killererin team bus pull up to the back gates of Pearse Stadium behind their Garda escort a good hour before the senior throw-in last Sunday afternoon knew they meant business. They were there to collect.

Every club has truly great servants to the cause. Players who are able to keep the flame of enthusiasm and desire to represent their place and their club glowing fiercely after it has extinguished in many others. Tommie Wilson is such a man.