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If recent press reporting tells us anything about the state of Gaelic Football, it is that in the 138 years since the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), none of the passion first witnessed and recorded all that time ago has receded. Games this summer exhibited all the magic, drama, and controversy first captured in reports of meetings between Mayo clubs such as Belcarra, Ballyglass, Cornfield, Carnacon, and Towerhill in the 1880s.

The 70th All-Ireland Drama Festival concluded on Saturday night last, when, in the surrounds of the Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone, a gala awards ceremony was hosted in reflection of the participating amateur drama groups whom, for nine successive nights, entertained capacity audiences with their productions on stage at the Dean Crowe Theatre.

Galway's students have spoken out unanimously against any potential plans to introduce an income-contingent loan scheme for higher education funding.

There was plenty of good scoring in the clubs around Mayo last weekend as the sun shone around the county.