Dunne to select strongest United team for FAI Cup clash

Thu, May 28, 2015

FAI Cup football makes a welcome return to Eamonn Deacy Park tomorrow evening (7.45pm) when Galway United host non league Wexford outfit, North End United, on the Dyke Road.

Sensational win for Galway cricketers

Thu, May 28, 2015

Galway Cricket Club has pulled off a shock result in the Irish Senior Cup, beating Fox Lodge on their own ground near Strabane in Saturday's first round.

Time for revenge - Connacht return to Kingsholm with huge prize at stake

Thu, May 21, 2015

After a season of learning curves, Connacht now face a critical test in Sunday's Champions Cup first leg qualifier with Gloucester in Kingsholm.

Galway United head to Drogheda in confident form

Thu, May 21, 2015

Tommy Dunne's rapidly improving Galway outfit travel to United Park tomorrow for another vital SSE Airtricity League premier division clash with Drogheda United.

Corinthians set to host another bumper tag tournament

Thu, May 21, 2015

The biggest tag rugby league in Ireland, which takes place at Galway Corinthians RFC, starts this evening (Thursday).

Eighty teams from beginners to the experienced, will compete in this popular event which this year will be sponsored by Rooneys auctioneers Galway.

Titans return from Sweden

Thu, May 21, 2015

The Titan's u-13 girls basketball team, pictured in their new kit with Maggie Hornibrook of sponsors Apcoa Parking, have returned from success at the Gottenburg international tournament in Sweden. The girls successfully progressed through the group stage and convincingly beat the host Gothenburg city 34-9 in the quarter finals, before losing in the semis to their Danish counterparts.

Try sailing at club open day

Thu, May 21, 2015

An open day for Galwegians interested in sailing will take place at the Galway Bay Sailing Club on Sunday May 24.

Five km series continues to draw big turnout

Thu, May 21, 2015

John Greaney and Regina Casey, both Galway City Harriers, were the winners of the third race of the 5km series in Craughwell.

Mayo next up for Galway in Connacht semi-final

Thu, May 21, 2015

The only thing that really mattered last Sunday in Carrick-on-Shannon was that Galway won and they left injury free and with no red cards.

They did that, winning by double scores, 1-13 to 0-8, without playing particularly well and in a game that never really took off or got the pulses racing.

Heartbreak for Galway ladies in final replay

Thu, May 21, 2015

The Galway ladies had to endure yet more league final disappointment when going down by 0-14 to 1-10 to Cork last weekend in O’Moore Park in the National League division one final replay.

Sledging a repulsive aspect that must be stopped

Thu, May 21, 2015

If you or I went into our workplace this morning, and started giving serious verbal abuse to a work colleague, making snide, mean, degrading and personal comments, we would be in front of our HR manager or line manager or principal by this afternoon, and rightly so.

Bullying is totally outlawed in most reasonable places of work. It is a mean spirited act carried out by people often to try to intimidate their victims, to gain some type of psychological advantage over the individuals they are bullying, or to hide their own limitations and inadequacies.

Plenty room to improve for Galway after Leitrim win

Sun, May 17, 2015

Galway now have a month to prepare themselves for the visit of Mayo to Pearce Stadium in the Connacht semi-final on June 14 following their win in Carrick-on Shannon on Sunday. The month off is something that Galway manager Kevin Walsh is looking forward to after a hectic Spring schedule, he explained after the his sides eight point win. “The most important thing was to get out of here today. I’ve been involved in panels in the past that really struggled to get out of here, but the build up to today with New York and five league games in a row, it’ll be great to get a week off for the lads.”

Galway ladies face Cork in replay in O’Moore Park

Thu, May 14, 2015

Kevin Reidy's Galway senior ladies football team head to Portlaoise this Saturday evening hoping to go one step better than last weekend and beat Cork in the division one league final (7.30pm).

Conneally hoping for a first division one league title

Thu, May 14, 2015

Galway Ladies' football captain Geraldine Conneally, who has been playing with the county seniors for more than a decade now, is still waiting for her first division one league medal to add to the All-Ireland senior medal she annexed in 2004 and the division two medal from last season.

Galway players selected for Europe

Thu, May 14, 2015

Two Galway basketball players, Eoin Rockall and Joe Tummon have been selected on the Ireland u-18 team for this summer's European Basketball Championships.

Johnny Duane not expecting anything easy in Carrick on Shannon

Thu, May 14, 2015

Inter-county seasons at senior level have a habit of flying by. Especially when you do not have too many wins.

Connemara deny Corinthian double

Thu, May 14, 2015

Connemara All Blacks claimed this year’s Connacht Junior 2 League crown after overcoming cup winners Corinthians by 10-8 in Sunday’s final at the Sportsground.

Connacht will fight all the way to keep Champions Cup rugby dreams alive

Thu, May 14, 2015

In the finale of the Guinness Pro 12 League season, Connacht host the league leaders Ospreys at the Galway Sportsground on Saturday (3pm) needing a win to give them a chance of achieving their seasonal goal.