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A Loughrea man who violently sexually assaulted a nurse in a laneway causing her severe head injuries has received a 10-year prison sentence, with three years suspended, and the sentence backdated almost two years to the date of the man’s arrest.

A man who violently sexually assaulted a nurse as she walked home at Bohermore last October, will today (Thursday) be sentenced at the Central Criminal Court.

Peugeot supported ‘Challenge 126’, a charity event in aid of Special Olympics Ireland, which saw two athletes run 126 miles, the equivalent of 5 marathons in one day.

A Loughrea man who violently sexually assaulted a nurse in a laneway causing her severe head injuries will face sentencing in June.

County senior cross-country

Cross-country season gets under way

Kilkenny Athletes once again enjoyed success at the National Juvenile Combined Events and B Championships, held in Tullamore last weekend.

The new athletic season gets under way on Sunday with the staging of the Leinster Junior and Senior cross-country championships in Kilmacow.

The Hollymount international road races took place last Sunday under the stewardship of Seán Reilly. There is always a high quality field in this race run over a course which encompasses three demanding laps to make the 10K distance in the men's race. The women's race is over 3K and was dominated by Mary Gleeson and her Mayo AC team mates. Ballina AC athletes Michelle Reynolds and her sister Ann Egan put in solid performances. They are used to much longer events but added the snappy 3K event to their repertoire.

National 100m sprint champion, Jonathan Holmes, ended his track season on a high with a personal best performance in Heat 3 of The Diamond League in Brussels on Friday night.