City and county sides meet in U21 final

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

City and county sides meet in U21 final
The county U21 A football championship final takes place this Saturday (6pm) in Tuam Stadium, and promises to be an exciting affair with two highly-talented panels of players from Mountbellew/Moylough and Salthill-Knocknacarra.

Galway girls rescue draw with two late points

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Mairead Burke and Carrie Dolan came to Galway's rescue to ensure they will replay Tipperary after Sunday's All-Ireland minor A camogie final at Shinrone ended in a draw.

Warriors ready for a new season

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Connacht’s only American Football team, the Galway Warriors, kick off the new season on May 1 with a home fixture.

Bish win western titles

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

St Joseph's College, the Bish, retained two Western Regional basketball titles, winning the Junior A and Minor A titles in NUIG.

All Ireland titles for Galway fighters

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Two fighters from the Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club were in action in Dungarvan on Saturday night and won All Ireland titles in two different rule sets.

Adam Keane from Tuam, who won the senior national kickboxing title at 69.5kg last March, but lost it on a close points decision in September, regained the title with an impressive victory over Ulster Champ Paul Kelly from Cookstown in a five round war that went the full distance.

Golden run continues for Oranmore judo coach

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Oranmore’s Competitions Coach, Richard Murphy, took the Gold medal in the Northern Ireland Open 2016 Judo contest on April 9/10. He won all his fights by ippon(a perfect throw for a perfect score), beating British Open Champion Robert Morrow (in picture on right) to the top spot in Derry recently.

Connacht claim squash interpo crown

Thu, Apr 14, 2016

Connacht have been crowned senior men's interprovincial squash winners for the second time in the history of the annual championship.

Represented by Brian Byrne (Claremorris), David Noone (Galway), Keith Moran (Sligo), Rory Gilligan (Galway), Kevin Davey (Sligo) and super sub Niall Brennan (Galway), Connacht came through their toughest test at the start when they prevailed by 3-2 over a Leinster team with a strong mix of talented youth and experience.

The Masters - 2016

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

The golfing world will come to a standstill today and for the next four days as the 80th edition of the Masters swings into action down the fairways and onto the greens of the famous Augusta National, as the field drive, swing and chip their way in the hope of donning the green jacket on Sunday evening.

Galway Ladies can bounce back to keep semi-final hopes alive

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Galway Ladies face a crucial clash with Dublin in Parnell Park on Sunday with a division one league semi-final place still within reach.

Vital win saves Corinthians

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

or the second week in succession, Corinthians secured an excellent win to ensure division 2A status next season.

Wegians in trouble after conceding late intercept try

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Galwegians hopes of staying in the top division suffered another major setback after conceding a late intercept try to Crowley Park visitors Terenure College on Saturday, losing by 10-14.

Footballers miss chance for promotion

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

The Galway footballers tried might and main on Sunday to beat Cavan in Breffni Park and win the opportunity to play division one football next season. However it was not to be as Terry Hyland’s team deservedly won by 1-16 to 1-12.

Cavan will now play Tyrone in the league final on Sunday week and be in the top tier for 2017 for the first time in 15 years.

All Ireland title for badminton

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Galway Badminton claimed an All Ireland title at The University of Limerick Sports Arena on Saturday. The Galway grade G team secured the title with wins over Munster's Kerry and Leinster's Meath, having come through the Connacht qualifiers beating Mayo. This team is made up of players from clubs across Galway, including Ardrahan, Ballygar, Claregalway, Furbo, the Galway Lawn Tennis Club in Salthill, and Oranmore.

Gold for Barrett in Europe

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Mary Barrett of Loughrea AC won gold in the Over 55 shot putt at the European Masters Indoor Championships in Ancona, Italy, and in doing set a new Irish age group record of 11.18m. Barrett also secured a fourth place finish in the five discipline pentathlon.

Moycullen duo on Ireland team

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Two Moycullen teenagers have been named in the Ireland U16 men's basketball squad for the European Championships. Mark Convery (The Jes) and Paul Kelly (St Mary’s) have made the final squad of 12 for the FIBA U16 competition in Sofia in August.

Destiny in Connacht’s own hands, says captain Muldoon

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Connacht captain John Muldoon, the only current player to have enjoyed success over Saturday's European Challenge Cup opponents Grenoble, says Connacht have never been in a better place to grab success.

Oughterard boxer Kieran Molloy takes gold in Russia

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

Oughterard Boxing Club's Kieran Molloy has taken another huge leap in his career this week.

Huish headlines Black Dragon Club’s celebratory fight night

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

The Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club will mark its 20th anniversary with an international fight night in the Clayton Hotel on Saturday.

Moycullen optimistic as season closes

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

SSE Airtricity Moycullen were unlucky not to close out their 2015/16 premier league season with a win on Saturday.

Champions Mystics

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

UIG Mystics have been crowned champions of Basketball Ireland's women's division one.

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