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With the ethos of club progression very much to the fore, Athlone GAA have formally launched their five year strategic plan, ‘2020 Vision’.

Sunday’s All-Ireland Ladies semi-final between Galway and Cork was overshadowed by a series of farcical events which occurred the morning of the game and since.

Disenchanted by what unfolded before his eyes on Saturday evening as Dublin romped to their tenth successive Leinster senior football final victory, Athlone and former Westmeath footballer, John Connellan, penned an open letter on his social media channels, detailing his vast concerns for the future of gaelic football within the province.

I haven’t walked around the streets of the city for about three months now. Any trip into town left me dispirited in the early days of lockdown, the grass long in the Square, the grey walls even greyer, the colour you associate with that time of year drained from everyplace. And everyone.

All Gaelic football, hurling and camogie coaches throughout the city and county are being asked to help the GAA deliver improved coaching education and development throughout its clubs.

GAA president John Horan's interview on The Sunday Game last weekend was watched with eagle eyes by the GAA community across the country, as all waited to hear how the year might pan out.

Communities right across the city and county are pulling together in wonderfully innovative ways to make life that little bit easier for people most affected by the pandemic, particularly those stuck at home cocooning.

Pertaining to the most recent COVID-19 related restrictions, local clubs within the GAA realm, have been instructed in recent times to close their facilities with immediate effect.

The playing pitches might be lying idle at the minute, but the spirit and dedication of the current caretakers who run the clubs in all codes is as strong today as it was when they were first set up by our forefathers.

A large number of community organisations have stepped up to the plate to help out those in need during the Covid-19 outbreak - in this weeks Community Diary we have listed a number of htem.