Derby returns to traditional battlefield

NEWS ROUND-UP:ONE OF the greatest rivalries in Gaelic football will return to its traditional home on Sunday week for the first time in a decade when Galway take on Mayo in Tuam Stadium.

The old rivals have not met at the north Galway venue since July, 1999 when Mayo won the Connacht championship final by four points, while the last league meeting there between them there was back in 1991.

The decision to move the game from Pearse Stadium in Salthill was based on development works which have been carried out at Tuam Stadium, long regarded as the home of Galway football.

Development work started about five years ago, but was discontinued due to lack of finance, but that has now been re-activated and the first of several phases of developing the Tuam facility into a modern stadium is complete.

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Programme Recipients 2008/2009

Hurling:Niall Kilcoyne Carlow IT (Westmeath) Ger Mahon GMIT (Galway), Eric Ward GMIT (Galway), Simon Lambert IT Tallaght (Dublin), Shane McGrath Mary I (Tipp), Darragh Egan Mary I (Tipp), Declan Coulter St Mary's Belfast (Armagh), Brian OLeary UCC (Kerry), Richie Foley UCC (Waterford), Donal Butler UCD (Leitrim), Thomas Abernethy Uni East London (London), Séamus Hickey UL (Limerick), Thomas Stapleton UL (Tipperary), James Walsh UCD (Laois), Patrick Cronin UL (Cork), Cahal Carvill Uni of Ulster, Magee (Armagh), Neil McManus UUJ (Antrim), Patrick McGill UUJ (Antrim).

Football:Paddy Andrews DCU (Dublin), Ciarán Walshe DCU (Wicklow), Martin McElroy DCU (Monaghan), Ronan Flanagan DCU (Cavan), Ciarán Hughes DCU (Monaghan), David Keenan DCU (Roscommon), Cathal Cregg DCU (Roscommon), Ray Cullivan DCU (Cavan), Michael Boyle DCU (Donegal), Seán Johnston DCU (Cavan), Rory Maguire DCU (Meath), David Kelly DCU (Sligo), Conor Mortimer DCU (Mayo), Kevin Reilly DCU (Meath), Shane Roche DCU (Wexford), Dermot Sheridan DCU (Cavan), Barry Moran DIT (Mayo), Ciarán Hanratty Dundalk IT (Monaghan), Conor McManus Dundalk IT (Monaghan), Colin Egan GMIT (Offaly), Donal Vaughan GMIT (Mayo), Tom Parsons IT Sligo (Mayo), Owen Lennon John Moore's Liverpool (Monaghan), Brian Jones Limerick IT (Tipperary), Eoin Hogan Limerick IT (Limerick), Lloyd Fitzgerald Limerick IT (Limerick), Ian Ryan Mary I (Limerick), Ger Cafferky NUIG (Mayo), Paul Courtney Queen's (Armagh), Ryan Dillon Queen's (Derry), James Kielt Queen's (Derry), Brian Óg Mc Alary Queen's (Derry), Chrissy McKeigue Queen's (Derry), Seán McGoldrick Queen's (Derry), Joseph OKane Queen's (Derry), Conor McGourty St Mary's (Antrim), Kevin Niblock St Mary's (Antrim), Michael Pollack St Mary's (Antrim), John Cunningham St Mary's (Cavan), Gareth ONeill St Mary's (Armagh), Shaun ONeill St Mary's (Tyrone), Barry McGoldrick St Mary's (Derry), Kevin Mossey St Mary's (Tyrone), Kevin Connolly St Mary's (Fermanagh), Ciarán Lyng UCD (Wexford), David Moran UL (Kerry), Séamus O'Shea UL (Mayo), Colm Cavanagh UUJ (Tyrone), Paul Kernan UUJ (Armagh), Nathan Curry UUJ (Armagh), Tomás McCann UUJ (Antrim), Darren Hughes UUJ (Monaghan), Damian McCaul UUJ (Tyrone), Donal Morgan UUJ (Monaghan).