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WORKSHOPS FOR teens in animation, concept design, visual effects, and special effects will be held as part of this year’s Junior Galway Film Fleadh.

A poor start meant that Loftus Recycling were always playing “catch-up” in this National Basketball League division one game in St Mary’s Hall, Portlaoise, on Saturday night. The visitors were without the services of the injured Liam McHale and, with Paul Barrett still recovering from surgery and Ronal McGarrity still unavailable, this was never going to be an easy match for the Ballina men. Subway Portlaoise took full advantage and built up an early lead with their new player Skuzinskas getting most of the baskets. Nothing seemed to go right for the visitors who found it very hard to find scores against a physically stronger Portlaoise team. The home team had built up 13 point advantage at half-time 37-24 with Peter Papic getting most of the Ballina scores.

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Team Loftus Recycling got its national league division one season off to a good start last Saturday night when they sent the Blue Demons from Cork back home with a defeat. The Ballina men ran out six point winners and were led by the inspirational Liam McHale who played the full game and bagged 12, despite being 46 years of age. The veteran McHale rolled back the clock to spearhead his side’s charge to the points. Ballina trailed at half time by 14 points, but kept plugging away and by the end of the third 10 minute period they had the gap back to seven, trailing 43-36 going into the final straight. Team Loftus Recycling which had to do without the services of Ronan and Dara McGarrity and Paul Barrett, put their shoulder to the wheel and overturned the Cork side’s lead to drive on to a six point win which will give them great confidence going into the games coming up in the future.

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Team Loftus Recycling picked up two valuable National League (Division 1) points with a hard-earned victory against PV Falcons, Longford in the Mall Complex, Longford, on Saturday night. This was an important game for both sides with the home side very anxious to record their first victory in the current league campaign and Ballina keen to get back on a winning track following a shock defeat to league débutantes, Lisburn 94s, the previous weekend in Ballina.

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