United head to Limerick targeting three points 

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

While Tuesday's absorbing SSE Airtricity League encounter with Dundalk eventually ended in a 4-2 defeat for Galway United, Tommy Dunne's side will be hoping to register a positive result when visiting the Markets Field on Saturday for a clash with bottom-of-the-table Limerick FC.

Galway WFC to host open trials this Sunday

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

Galway Women's FC will be holding open trials on Sunday (July 12 ) at 2pm in Laurel Park, Newcastle. 

Ireland squad train at Sportsground on Tuesday

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

The Ireland Rugby squad returns to the Galway Sportsground for an open training session next Tuesday.

Supporters can attend the session undertaken by head coach Joe Schmidt and his management team which gets under way at 10.30am.

Tribesmen seal home final in style 

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

The Tribesmen, Galway's Rugby League club, finished top of the Munster/Connacht League after disposing for a second time of All Ireland champions Treaty City Titans on Sunday.

Warriors on the verge of league breakthrough

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

Galway Warriors, the province's sole representatives in the Irish American Football League are in a race to finish runners-up in IAFL2 conference.

Belfast Trojans second’s team have sewn up their spot at the top of the table, and with only one fixture left, a win for the Galway Warriors could see them finish in second with a place in the bowl.

Galway athletes set new national records 

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

Galway athletes produced a series of great results at the 2015 GloHealth National Juvenile Track and Field Championships in Tullamore at the weekend.

Footballers must show resolve and leadership to beat Armagh

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

Armagh are no world beaters, but they are division three league champions, having also been promoted to division two for next season. They beat Fermanagh in the division three final by 0-16 to 0-11.

And now they are on the back of a tidy 10-point win over Wicklow (2-17 to 2-07) in the last round of the qualifiers. Hence, they will not be lacking in self-confidence on Sunday (3pm) when they host Galway.

Hurlers did their best, but Kilkenny hold sway again

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

The current Galway hurlers, along with many other former Galway teams and other counties over the decades, must be sick to their back teeth of playing Kilkenny in big games. 

Galway minors on song after seven years

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

After seven years of heartbreaking narrow defeats, Galway secured this year's provincial minor crown, and they did it in style on a 3-14 to 1-3 scoreline.

Claregalway cruise

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

Claregalway secured victory over Dunmore in the opening round of the County Senior Ladies Championship on Friday night.

Something special at the Menlo Park Hotel

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

Hotels in Ireland can be largely divided into two main types. The first type were built in recent years, a result of the economic boom, and are largely run by professional management companies whose brief is to merely keep the business afloat and get ‘heads in beds’. The Menlo Park is the other sort of hotel. Part of the landscape and the fabric of life in the local area, providing employment and welcoming guests from Ireland and far flung parts of the world since it first opened in the late nineties.

Chop and change

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

Change comes in a variety of sizes, shapes, and flavours. There will always be those who bemoan the constant state of change. Those who, for all the new shops and restaurants we have, still feel we have lost something special by parting company with the old ones.

United seek to reverse Sligo's stolen win in crunch Showgrounds tie

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

With each passing week every SSE Airtricity League premier division clash seems to be increasing in importance - thus Saturday’s Showgrounds clash between Sligo Rovers and Galway United can certainly be classed as crucial.

Footballers drawn with Armagh away

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

The Galway footballers have been drawn away to Armagh next weekend, July 11/12, in round two of the All-Ireland football qualifiers.

The date and time of the game will be announced next Monday and it is not clear at this stage if the game will be played on either Saturday or Sunday.

Tribesmen can seal first rugby league home final on Saturday

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

It is the Tribesmen versus the Treaty men on Saturday and there is much at stake for both rugby league sides when they clash at the Claddagh on Saturday

Monivea boxer wins silver

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

Monivea Boxing Club's Marie Clarke claimed silver in the Haringey Boxing Cup London at the weekend.

Mullins and Meehan take gold in county half marathon

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

Ollie Mullins of Craughwell AC has taken top honours in this year's County Galway AAI Championship half marathon.

Strong performances from Galway girls at Gaynor Cup 

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

Galway women's soccer continues to make great strides with the u-16 team finishing ninth in this year's FAI Gaynor Cup.

A healthy sponsor for Connacht Rugby summer camps

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

Connacht Rugby's popular summer camps will be sponsored this year by local family business, Galway Free Range Eggs. 

Galway hurlers aim to deliver first Leinster title since 2012

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

The Galway hurlers face a severe test of their credentials this Sunday afternoon at Croke Park (4pm). In order to annex what would be the county's second Leinster title, they will need to produce a top-class display against current All-Ireland champions Kilkenny.

The Cats looked fantastic when they dismantled Wexford by 5-25 to 0-16 in their recent semi-final clash at Nowlan Park. Ger Aylward was their main scorer with 3-05 from play, and the usual names up front such as TJ Reid and Richie Hogan also chipped in with a combined 2-12. 

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