More than six-hundred athletes to contest county championships

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

Galway athletes are facing into a busy weekend of both local and national events, kicking off National Indoor League in Athlone.

Galway City Harriers is once again looking to secure a podium finish at the indoor league, following their second place finish last winter.

Moycullen miss out in two tough cup semi-finals

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

SSE Airtricity Moycullen, playing in their first SuperLeague National Cup semi-final against Swords Thunder of Dublin gave it everything they had, but ended up on the wrong end of a 77-85 score-line on Saturday evening in Neptune Stadium, Cork.

Clery will head new management team at GalwayWFC

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

Former Galway United captain Billy Clery will head a new management team at Galway Women's FC next season.

Get your fantasy team in order for the New Year with this advice from St. Anthony's & Claddagh Credit Union

Mon, Jan 09, 2017

It is a New Year and time to finally sort out your diet, exercise regime and of course fantasy football team.

Big weekend for Galway basketball

Thu, Jan 05, 2017

SSE Airtricity Moycullen is heading into an important weekend on the basketball calendar with both Superleague and the men's u20 in cup action.

The Superleague team contests is first National Cup semi-final on Saturday when they travel to Cork for their first fixture of the New Year.

The Tribal Leader League's December Manager of the Month

Tue, Jan 03, 2017

The Premier League has entered the new year and with it, Janaury brings the result of the Galway Advertiser Tribal Leader League in association with St Anthony's and Claddagh Credit Union's Manager of the Month for December.

Connacht continue to be hit by injury crisis for New Year interpro with Munster

Thu, Dec 29, 2016

Connacht, in need of some much-needed New Year cheer when they host Munster at the Galway Sportsground on Saturday, have a record number of players sidelined through injury.

Festive running ready to rock in Galway

Thu, Dec 22, 2016

As is traditional, this year's Christmas athletics calendar boasts some of Galway’s most popular races taking place over the festive period.

First up is the Goal Mile, which takes place on Christmas Day from 10 am at Dangan Track in NUI Galway’s sports grounds. Galway is just one of 120 venues throughout Ireland to host the Goal Mile which is now in its 35th year.

Connacht turn their heads to Ulster after dramatic European win

Thu, Dec 22, 2016

After the dramatics of the weekend's Champions Cup action in the Sportsground, Connacht must come back down to earth and return to Guinness Pro 12 action.

They face a tough interprovincial meeting with Ulster tomorrow (7.35pm), and Connacht head to Kingspan Stadium knowing it has been 55 years since the province won in Belfast.

Connacht and Creggs lose valuable friend - Joe Daly

Thu, Dec 22, 2016

Connacht Rugby and the community of Creggs lost valued friend Dr Joe Daly who passed away recently after a long illness.

Moycullen Basketball prepare for hectic festive fare

Thu, Dec 15, 2016

SSE Airtricity Moycullen will seek more Christmas cheer on Saturday when they travel to Dublin for their Superleague basketball clash with UCD Marian at UCD (7pm).

Moycullen Basketball hope for a Christmas cracker Sunday

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

SSE Airtricty Moycullen Basketball will be hoping to celebrate the Christmas with a fourth Superleague win when they host Radisson BLU UL Eagles on Sunday in the Jes (2pm).

Tribal Leader League's Manager of the Month

Mon, Nov 28, 2016

November went out with a bang in the Premier League as the 10 matches produced 31 goals. And no more Premier League matches for the month, it is time to announce the winner of the Galway Advertiser Tribal Leader League's Manager of the Month in association with St Anthony's and Claddagh Credit Union.

Moycullen qualify for first national cup semi-final

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

SSE Airtricity Moycullen have qualified for the Superleague National Cup semi-final stage for the first time after successive wins over Belfast Star.

It was an excellent win on the road for Moycullen winning by 84-80, and by five points on aggregate 156- 151 having edged the first leg at homeby 72-71.

Bish advance

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

The St Joseph's College, Galway (the Bish) have powered their way into an U16A Schools Cup national semi final where they face St Joseph's Drogheda.

Top three Fantasy Football picks for week 13

Tue, Nov 22, 2016

It was another exciting weekend of Premier League Fantasy Football. Yaya Touré's return to the starting line-up saw the Ivorian bag two goals and more importantly, pick up 15 Fantasy Football points. Other top performers came in the shape of Bournemouth's Nathan Ake and West Brom's Matt Phillips who garnered 15 and 14 points respectively.

Galway fighters shine

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

The Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club celebrates more success on the international stage. Six fighters, who were part of a 45 strong Irish team, competed at the Unified World Championships in Tuscany in Italy. The Unified World Championships is the world's largest martial arts tournament, attracting thousands of competitors each year from 120 countries. The Galway fighters took a total of five gold, four silver and five bronze medals after fighting the best kickboxers from around the globe.

Moycullen look for hat-trick over Belfast

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

SSE Airtricity Moycullen are back on the road again on Saturday as they travel to Belfast for the second leg of the National Cup.

Going into this tie with Belfast Star, Moycullen hold a slender one-point (72-71) lead over their northern opponents, so it is all to play for on Saturday night (7pm).

Top three picks for Fantasy Football

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

And we are back to the Premier League after a week of international football which saw Ireland strengthen their chances of qualifying for Russia 2018 with a superb 1-0 victory in Vienna.

Top three Fantasy Football managers after round 11

Tue, Nov 08, 2016

So the Premier League takes a break this weekend as the World Cup qualifiers take centre stage. Our fantasy football managers will be glad of the holiday as they can relax without the nagging doubt of team selections hanging over their heads. However international breaks come with a warning as star players could be injured on national duty or for those non-European players, long distances to travel will more than likely rule them out of an immediate return to the Premier League which kicks off again on November 19.

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