Football games at the weekend saw Derry end Westmeaths dreams. Saw on the paper where Westmeath Fans had spent €500,000 on support wear caps shirts scarves colours etc. The GAA were whinging that they were not making very much from the sales.
Kerry overcame Dublin in Football. The semi-finals in football line up is Derry v Kerry and Fermanagh v Mayo.
Cork beat Wexford in Hurling and qualify to meet Kilkenny in the All Ireland in early September.
The Galway minor hurlers won a place in the Final.
Papers yesterday were writing about Paul McGinley having to struggle to get into the top twenty finishers in the last major in the USA golf but he played a blinder and finished up just two shots off the winner Vijay Singh. Well done Paul. Now for The Ryder Cup.
The annual Pilgrimage to Knock takes place on Sunday 5th September. Book your seat with Theresa Rohan or Darran Finnerty which are expected to cost €23 each and will include two meals.
There was a meeting in Clonmacnois yesterday at 3.00pm with a view of getting some religion back into Clonmacnois. The group met in Temple Connor.