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Shell to Sea has criticised a decision by Minister for Energy Pat Carey to sign consents for the last section of the Corrib gas pipeline on the day of the General Election. Permission has been granted for the construction of a gas pipeline from the Corrib gas field subsea facilities to the Corrib gas terminal at Bellanaboy and for an approval of an addendum to the Plan of Development for the Corrib gas field development.

The draw for the Mayo Club Championship last Monday night has the 16 clubs in the senior and intermediate championships along with those in both the Junior A and B championships plotting and planning for the summer ahead. At Monday night’s draw it was also announced that Midfield based catering company Trenalaur Catering would be the official sponsor of the Mayo senior championship for the coming year, with Westport based courier company Jim Hogan Couriers sponsoring the Mayo senior hurling championship.

Join Iorras Le Chéile in celebrating 100th anniversary of International Women's Day on March 12.

The Belmullet/Erris Lions Club annual slimathon will commence on Shrove Tuesday, March 8.

The next talk in the trust programme of lectures will be Prominent Places: Prehistoric Ritual and Life on Mountains in the west of Ireland and will be held on Tuesday March 8.

TO CELEBRATE International Women’s Day, which this year celebrates its centenary, The Galway Film Society will screening the Iranian film Women Without Men.

Galwegians grabbed another vital victory - their second in succession - when outscoring Connacht rivals Buccaneers by 21 - 15 at Crowley Park on Saturday.

•GMIT Surf Club Team claimed silver at All Ireland Surf Intervarsities in Antrim recently. Eoin Murphy - a second year event management student in GMIT - flew through his heats in small but challenging waves with clean lines and tight turns. He eventually surfed his way into second position, claiming the silver medal. Also representing GMIT was Padraic Alan O’Conaire who claimed second place in the body boarding category. He scored high marks due to his technical 360 turns and clean lines.

NUI Galway’s senior ladies football team has booked its place in the O’Connor Cup finals in UL.

The Galway senior ladies football team meet Mayo on Sunday with both teams searching for their first win in this season’s league.