Galway Ladies claim top spot in league with win over Donegal

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Galway Ladies overcame Donegal by 2-13 to 0-10 to top the table after the final round of the Lidl National Football League division one.

It means the two sides will meet again in the league semi-final on April 20 after results elsewhere left the Tir Conaill women in fourth place (on points difference), while Cork and Dublin will meet again in a replay of last year's All Ireland final.

Liam Mellows takes opening day win over champions St Thomas

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

An early scoring flurry while playing against the wind laid the foundation for Liam Mellows to claim the opening day spoils by 1-17 to 0-14 against 2018 champions St Thomas in Kenny Park as the Galway Senior Hurling Championship got up and running last weekend.

Molloy named club Player of the year

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Corofin players were to the fore at the second annual AIB GAA Club Player Awards which took place in Croke Park.

Clinical Medtronic power to All Ireland decider

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

Medtronic have qualified for the All Ireland Senior Football final after an emphatic 4-14 to 1-14 victory over AIB from Dublin in the semi-final at the Clann na Gael Fontenoy GAA grounds in Ringsend on Friday.

Medtronic were dominant throughout the hour, and were well on their way when Cathal Newell and Michael Lundy both hit the net in the opening three minutes. When Newell struck again before half-time, Medtronic led by 12 points at the interval.

Galway break Kilkenny's stranglehold to win camogie league title

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

Galway senior camogie defied the bookies, winning a first national title since 2015 and halting Kilkenny's four-in-a-row march.

Top spot in ladies' league up for grabs in Corofin

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

Donegal travel to Corofin on Sunday afternoon for a 2pm throw-in to face Galway in the final round of league fixtures in the Lidl Ladies National Football League. With both teams already confirmed for the semi-finals, along with All-Ireland champions Dublin and Cork, this game is effectively a dead rubber, but should decide who finishes in top spot.

Mulkerrins forced to dig deep to win All Ireland handball crown

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

Moycullen's Diarmuid Mulkerrins won the All-Ireland U21 40x20 handball title in Kingscourt, Co Cavan, at the weekend.

Camogie final sets the scene in Croke Park

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

Galway will be represented in Croke Park for the league finals on Sunday with the county's senior camogie team.

Galway will face Kilkenny at 12 noon in the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues division 1 decider - the first of the day's triple header at Croke Park. The hurling decider Limerick v Waterford follows at 2pm, with the football division one final between Kerry and Mayo at 4pm.

Athenry Industries clinch All Ireland title in injury time

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

Athenry Industries won their first All Ireland Interfirms title when they defeated Zimmer from Sixmilebridge, Clare, by 1-20 to 1-19 in the recent All Ireland Junior Hurling Final in Duggan Park Ballinasloe.

It was a fine achievement for the Athenry men who were appearing in their first final. Gort’s Aidan Helebert, with 0-12, was scorer in chief, while Michael Mullin scored the crucial first-half goal.

Galway hope Canning will be ready for May

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

way’s disappointing defeat to Waterford last Sunday came with the news that Joe Canning’s injury is not as serious as was first feared when the Galway talisman was stretchered off in injury time in Nowlan Park.

Galway Ladies' unbreaten run broken by Dublin

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

Galway senior ladies footballers take a break from national league action this weekend to prepare for their final round against Donegal on April 7.

With Galway, Donegal and Dublin having all lost one fixture, the last round will determine the seedings for the semi-finals due to take place the following weekend.

Positive league campaign ends in disappointment for Galway footballers

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

Sunday was a disappointing end to an otherwise positive league campaign for Galway, losing to Tyrone 0-13 to 2-17 at Healy Park, Omagh.

Hurlers back on the road again for clash with Waterford

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

The Galway hurlers' reward for an encouraging second-half display against Wexford on Saturday is another lengthy road trip this weekend to take on Waterford in Nowlan Park on Sunday (3.30pm).

Corofin celebrate back-to-back All Ireland titles

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

Six county titles, four Connacht titles and three All Ireland titles in the last six years. Understandable then, that on Sunday evening after they had lifted the All Ireland Senior Club Football crown for a second year in succession, media analyst Joe Brolly stated Corofin were "the perfect Gaelic football team" and "the best club team I’ve seen".

Tough day for St Thomas

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-28
St Thomas 2-11

Mulkerrins suffers tiebreak defeat in title defence

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

Martin Mulkerrins suffered defeat in the All-Ireland semi-final stages of the O’Neills senior singles handball championships.

The Moycullen man won the title for the first time last year, but he was beaten by three-times champion Robbie McCarthy in a breathtaking semi-final encounter.

Unbeaten Galway ladies book football semi-final

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

Galway senior ladies have already booked their semi-final place in the Lidl National Football League division one after their 2-14 to 2-9 victory away to Tipperary.

Galway are now the only unbeaten team in the top flight after the fifth round, with Dublin, Donegal, Cork and Mayo still looking for a semi-final.

St Thomas’ golden generation can upset the odds in Croke Park

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

The south east Galway villages of Kilchreest and Peterswell will be represented for the second time in Croke Park on the biggest day on the club calendar when St Thomas’ attempt to become the fourth Galway hurling club to win multiple All-Ireland senior titles on Sunday.

Kerry and Galway kingpins set for battle in club football final

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

The undisputed kings of Kerry and Galway finally meet on the biggest stage.

Hurlers now prepare for league quarter-final against Wexford

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

Wexford were confirmed as Galway’s opponents for this Saturday’s Allianz League quarter-final at Pearse Stadium (1.30pm) after Davy Fitzgerald’s men utilised the wind conditions in their favour to overturn a five-point half-time deficit against Kilkenny last Sunday.

While Galway have won the four championship contests between the counties since moving into Leinster in 2009, and will meet again on May 26 in Salthill in the group stages, Wexford were successful on their last visit west when they emerged 1-21 to 3-13 winners of a division 1B clash on a grey February day in 2017.

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