The rugby fraternity will welcome the Month's Mind Mass for former Irish rugby international Tony O'Sullivan on Saturday at 12 noon in the Jesuit Church Sea Road, given that he was buried in Dublin where he died on the 5th September.

In Sully's day the Connacht Senior Cup was the business. But with the advent of the All Ireland League and the professional game it has lost it's glamour of yore. Still Galwegians continue to specialise in the competition and won it for the 29th time on Saturday. The cup is being played for since 1896 and history is always being made. This final was notable for the number of non-Irish winning a Cup medal and another little nugget to emerge was a father and son winning Cup medals. It is a rare enough occurrence. On Saturday the Wegians' outhalf Cormac O'Beirne added his medal to his dad's Donal O'Beirne ? the Connacht team doctor - won in 1970 with College and 1975 with Wegians. Another nugget - when the dad won with Wegians in 1975 he scored the penalty and drop goal to beat Ballinasloe 6/0. And on Saturday young Cormac accounted for 12 of Wegians 22 points with a try, pen and 2 cons.

Speaking of rugby, TG4 are preparing to launch an edition of Rugby Gold.

Newcastle United Soccer Club continue training on Sunday evenings in Dangan on the astro turf @ 6.00pm. Everybody between the ages of seven and eleven years of age are welcome. Details: 087 2465330.

Ken Kearney (Roscommon) won the Senior Scratch Cup at Claremorris Golf Club on Saturday, Des Griffith (Claremorris) won the Junior Scratch Cup and Malachy Monaghan won the Intermediate Scratch Cup. 147 showed, just about as many as daylight allowed.

The Ability West golf outing next door in the Galway Golf Club on Saturday was won by Norman Deacy (Galway GC) 42 pts., runner/up was Noeleen Fox, visiting from Rathdowney with 40 pts and Bartley Hehir (Galway GC) 40 pts. was third. Near to 250 showed up and they made piles of money for Ability West.

Peter McMahon the genial Waterford born Head Chef in Busker Brownes who died suddenly while on holiday in Isreal some three years ago was remembered and honoured with the 3rd staging of the Peter McMahon Singles Darts Open in the Menlo Park Hotel on Sunday. Ninety competitors entered with Tom McDonagh winning the day and Padraig Nestor runner/up. Sis Lally won the Ladies section. John Sinnott and James McLoughlin were the semi-finalists. James McLoughlin being last year's winner was allowed to choose the charity and so the raffle proceeds went to Cystic Fibrosis. A good day was had by all.

Corrib Water Polo Club continue training for Juveniles on Saturdays in Leisureland at 5.00pm for boys ten years and over. The only condition is that all the young lads must be competent swimmers. Mike Langan on 086 8552632 is the contact.

Galway United are at home to Longford Town on Friday in Terryland Park K/O 7.45pm. A home win would lift us all.

The Suileen 5 Mile Fun Run in aid of Tuam Cancer Care, was won on Sunday by John Byrne (Mayo AC) in 26.06. Anthony Devaney (Mayo AC) was second and Ian Egan (GCH) third. Tara White (Clonliffe Harriers) in 31.51 won the Ladies race. Imelda O'Dea (Tuam) and Sharon Walsh (Tuam) were second and third.

The Galway Bay 10 will be held on Saturday @ 2.00pm from South Park in the Claddagh in aid of Cancer Care West. Call 1890 400 200, www.galwaybay10.com.

The Goal Ball will be held on Friday in the new salubrious surroundings of the Clayton Hotel. Sponsored by Oyster Homes, the event will celebrate the 30 years of Goal's humanitarian work around the globe. Ronan Scully and Clara Slattery on 091 587901 have the details.