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McHugh’s Pub in Castlegar will host a Galway Plate and Hurdle preview evening next Tuesday July 30, starting at 9.45pm.

Last week Bernard Dunne and the Bród clubbers took to the streets of Athlone encouraging people to use their cúpla focal. Former world boxing champion Bernard Dunne is heading up an ambitious nationwide campaign which aims to inspire 100,000 people to re-engage with the Irish language. On his travels around the country Bernard was joined by racing pundit Tracy Piggott, iRadio presenter Barbara Nic Dhonnacha, and eurovision star Donna McCaul. They also visited Ballinasloe as part of the campaign.

• Galway sports stars Ollie Canning, Sean O Domhnaill and Ja Fallon are taking part in the 148km first stage of the ‘Race The Rás’ charity cycle in aid of GOAL and The Irish Cancer Society from Dunboyne to Portumna on Sunday. The three will begin each of the stages three hours before the professional riders begin their leg of the tour, which finishes in Skerries on Sunday week. In total, almost 100 members of the public will join more than 50 current and former GAA personalities to cycle at least one stage of the tour. They are hoping to raise in excess of €100,000 for the two organisations. Other GAA stars who have confirmed their participation include Sean Og Ó hÁilpín and Brian Corcoran, ex-Kilkenny star DJ Carey, Clare’s Tony Griffin and ex-Irish rugby international, Mick Galwey.

A new book on interviewing skills, which highlights the challenges faced by job seekers, has just been released.

184 sports clubs from all over Leinster have registered for Kellogg’s Field of Dreams in the hope of winning a €100,000 pitch makeover. Clubs running the length and breadth of Leinster have entered the competition ensuring that every county in the province is represented.