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FESTIVALS AND EVENTS: The Community Games may have moved, but this weekend proved that some things haven’t changed

AFTER THIRTY-five years in Mosney, Co Meath, the HSE Community Games have arrived in Athlone Institute of Technology. But while the venue may have changed, some things about the games remain the same. Now in the 41st year, it remains a constant in Irish life, through good times and bad, and for the lucky ones an appearance at a national final will be the highlight of the long summer holidays.