Corofin hot favourites to collect another senior county title

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

Current All-Ireland, Connacht and Galway champions Corofin are boiling hot favourites to win their sixth county senior football title in a row this Sunday when they take on Mountbellew/Moylough in the county final at Pearse Stadium (3pm).

Galwegians contest handball finals

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

Galway will be represented at the weekend's All-Ireland Handball 60x30 doubles finals in two age categories.

Taking place in Crinkle, Co Offaly, the U21 final sees Diarmuid Mulkerrins and Micheál Breathnachs' Cian Ó Conghaille up against Kilkenny's Dylan Caulfield and Padraig Cooney in Mullingar on Sunday at 12 noon.

St Thomas favourites to reach hurling semi-finals

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

St Thomas and Clarinbridge do battle this Sunday in the last of this year’s senior hurling championship quarter-final ties in what looks set to be a mouth-watering contest in Kenny Park (1.30pm).

Nine teams left in race for Tom Callanan Cup

Thu, Oct 18, 2018

Nine teams still remain in the race for the Tom Callanan Cup following a dramatic weekend’s action in the preliminary quarter-finals.

Champions Corofin face a massive test against Annaghdown

Thu, Oct 18, 2018

There is a real sense of anticipation in football circles around Galway this week ahead of the two county senior semi-finals in Tuam Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Double header in Kenny Park

Thu, Oct 18, 2018

Three of the county senior hurling quarter-finals are down for decision this weekend, along with the postponed preliminary quarter final between Gort and Clarinbridge.

Minor and Intermediate finals

Thu, Oct 18, 2018

This Saturday there is a serious double header of football at Pearse Stadium.

The minor A county final between Claregalway and Salthill Knocknacarra ,who defeated Barna narrowly last weekend, throws in at 2pm.

Kilkerrin/Clonberne claim six-in-a-row after easy win over Corofin

Thu, Oct 11, 2018

The footballers of Kilkerrin/Clonberne were far too strong for Corofin in the senior ladies' football final last weekend in Maigh Cuilinn, winning by 22 points on a whopping scoreline of 7-16 to 3-6.

Mountbellew-Moylough sneak past Maigh Cuilinn for semi-final spot

Thu, Oct 11, 2018

Mountbellew-Moylough are back into the county semi-finals after a narrow 1-13 to 1-12 victory over Maigh Cuilinn at Pearse Stadium after extra-time on Saturday.

Galway Ladies manager steps down

Thu, Oct 11, 2018

Galway Ladies Football are on the hunt for a new senior manager after Stephen Glennon announced his decision not to continue for a third season.

Kilkerrin/Clonberne aim for six in a row on Saturday

Thu, Oct 04, 2018

The county senior ladies' football final between Kilkerrin-Clonberne and Corofin outfit takes place in Moyullen on Saturday (3pm).

Loughrea defeat Gort to go straight into county quarter-finals

Thu, Oct 04, 2018

The fifth and final round of group games in the Senior A and B hurling championships always provide drama aplenty, and this year was no different after a gripping weekend’s action.

Senior A Group 2 always looked likely to provide the most thrills, with all six sides harbouring hopes of qualification. And so it turned out with Sarsfields and Loughrea earning a direct passage through to the quarter-finals, with Gort and Cappataggle claiming places in the preliminary quarter-finals.

Seán Kelly powers Maigh Cuilinn into county quarter finals

Thu, Sep 27, 2018

Maigh Cuilinn needed a dominant display from young county star Seán Kelly to earn a draw (0-8 to 0-8) with Brian Mulry’s Monivea Abbey in Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

Local handballers progress

Thu, Sep 27, 2018

Diarmuid Mulkerrins and Willie have Corcoran progressed to All-Ireland 60x30 finals after the All Ireland 60x30 doubles semi-finals on Sunday.

Diarmuid Mulkerrrins beat Jerome Cahill (Tipperary) 21-14 6-21 21-6 in the U21 semi-final held in Moycullen, while Salthill's Willie Corcoran covercame Tipperary's Martin Ryan to progress in the Emerald Masters B singles held in Ballina, Tipperary.

St Thomas show why they are championship favourites

Thu, Sep 20, 2018

It was a lovely evening for hurling in Athenry on Sunday with a dry sod and warm autumnal sunshine for the double header in Kenny Park, and the senior tie of Liam Mellows and St Thomas’ was expected to be a highly exciting and competitive game.

Ulster Bank edge Garda in Galway final

Thu, Sep 20, 2018

The Ulster Bank, in their first final, have won the Galway Interfirms Football final after an epic one-point victory (1-24 to 4-14) over the Galway Garda in a cracking final in Renmore on Monday.

Superleague teams prepare at the Donie Greene Memorial Tournament

Thu, Sep 20, 2018

Galway two men’s Superleague basketball sides continue their preparations for the new season when they compete in the second annual Donie Greene Memorial Tournament in Oranmore this weekend.

Maree are hosting the tournament in memory of their former player, Donie Greene, and they will open proceedings with a derby game against Moycullen in Calasanctius College at 10am in what will be a dress rehearsal for their meeting the following Saturday on the first weekend of the Basketball Ireland Superleague season.

Milltown defeat Moycullen to reach the last eight

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Milltown got the better of Moycullen in group four of this year's Galway Senior Football Championship to advance to the quarter-finals, winning on a score line of 3-13 to 1-9.

Concannon fires St James into the championship quarter-finals

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

When we played with Corofin or Galway back in the 1990s, we would point out at team meetings that to win a championship game, a team needed nine or 10 players to beat their direct opponent in their individual duels. If that happened, you generally won the game.

Of course, if one of your teammates really went to town on the other team’s defence and had the proverbial blinder, then that totally changed the dynamics of the game. Of course, such a scenario could happen to your team too, and an opposition forward could have a superb display and then all bets were off.

Galway minors battle hard, but fall short at the finish

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

The Galway U17 footballers battled to the bitter end in Sunday's All-Ireland final before falling short by four points to a history-making Kerry side by 0-21 to 1-14.

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