Over the past half dozen years, whenever the water quality in the highly popular Mullingar lakes came under scrutiny, legendary Lough Owel, just north west of the town, has always been the lake to receive the national accolades.
While it hasn’t been mentioned that much, the Westmeath ladies senior football team are keen to seek revenge for defeat in last year’s All Ireland Intermediate Football final when they take on Wexford in this Sunday’s final in Croke Park, (1.45pm).
Brownstown were crowned Westmeath Division 2 Camogie league champions when a series of late scores from Louise O’Connor helped the Archerstown Blues overcome a competitive Delvin team in Collinstown GAA grounds, last Sunday morning.
Raharney were deservedly crowned Westmeath Camogie Division 1 League champions when they withstood a whole hearted effort by Drumraney to emerge eleven point winners in this keenly contested final played on a mild Sunday morning last in Clonkill.
Once again it was a case of so near and yet so far for Lough Lene Gaels. The Collinstown men pushed champions Clonkill all the way in this Westmeath Senior ‘A’ Hurling Championship game played in TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar, last Sunday evening, but at the final whistle it was Clonkill who emerged narrow two point winners.
Raharney gained revenge for last year’s surprise result against Castlepollard when they defeated them by eleven points in this Westmeath Senior Hurling A Championship game played in TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar, last Saturday evening.
Castletown-Geoghegan swept past the meek challenge of a depleted Crookedwood sided in this very one side Senior A Hurling Championship game played in TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar, last Saturday afternoon.
St Brigid’s ability to stay in this game for long periods paid dividends when Finbar Coyne fired home a late goal for a share of the points in this Senior B Hurling Championship game played in TEG Cusack Park last Sunday afternoon, but really the main talking point was how wasteful Cullion were.
Brownstown had six points to spare over Fr. Dalton’s at Robinstown last Sunday afternoon in this Westmeath Senior B Hurling Championship clash, but the winners were always in control after a dominant opening quarter at the end of which they led by 1-3 to 0-2 while playing into the dressing-rooms end.
A goal by Andy Conway in the 55th minute was the vital score as Castletown-Geoghegan finished strongly to defeat Clonkill in this lively Intermediate Hurling Championship Section A game played in Joristown, Raharney, last Sunday morning.
