Irish shine at Macron Cup

Thu, Aug 15, 2013

The Republic of Ireland claimed this year's u-15 elite trophy at the Macron Galway Cup held last week.

Connacht’s new season opens against French champs Castres

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Connacht Rugby open their 2013/14 season tomorrow evening (5pm) under new coach Pat Lam against French champions Castres in Lacaune, France.

Ready, set, go for the Streets of Galway

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

The 28th running of the famous Kearney Cyles sponsored Streets of Galway 8k road race takes place this Saturday ( August 10) at 7pm.

The race this year is a complete sell out, with nearly 2,500 entered. As a result no entries are available on the day, and runners are asked to arrive well in advance of the start time.

Tuam Stars and Salthill-Knocknacarra a game to savour

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

A repeat of last year's county senior football final between Salthill-Knocknacarra and Tuam Stars, which the city side won by 0-12 to 0-7, is the stand-out tie in this weekend's senior football championship games.

Mervue seek response against Wexford Youths after crushing defeat

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Last Saturday's crushing defeat at St Colman's Park put a serious dent in Mervue United's promotion drive, but Johnny Glynn's side will still be intent on taking all three points when Wexford Youths visit Fahy's Field tomorrow.

Late point seals minor replay for Galway Ladies

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Galway and Dublin minor ladies have to do it all again after Sunday’s All-Ireland ended level.

Ireland’s underage talent gather in Drom for Galway Cup

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

The cream of Ireland’s young soccer talent began their assault on the Macron Galway Cup yesterday which takes place in Drom over the next five days.

The tournament, which boats teams from Ireland, Britain, Finland, Norway, and for the first time Ukraine, has been extended by an additional day this year to include a four team u-19 elite section boasting Cork City, Limerick, Derry City and the hosts Salthill Devon.

Hurlers fail to raise a gallop in championship

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

After last year’s Leinster final success and an All-Ireland final appearance, Galway hurling supporters were hopeful that 2013 would be a positive year at senior level for the county.

Confident Mervue head south for tussle with Cobh

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

With three wins and a draw posted in their past four matches Mervue United will spin down to St Colman's Park with plenty of confidence ahead of Saturday's vital Airtricity League First Division encounter against Cobh Ramblers.

Suddenly third placed Mervue have trimmed the gap on table toppers Athlone Town to four points and last Saturday's stirring success over Longford Town leaves them in an interesting position to make a promotion push. Despite falling behind to a David O'Sullivan goal Mervue recovered summoning a smart second half display to punish a stuttering Longford.

Valiant footballers fall short at the finish

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

With seven or eight minutes to go last Saturday evening in Croke Park, the Galway footballers looked like they were going to ride out their luck and sneak a sensational win over Cork in Round four of the qualifiers.

Minors finish strongly to set-up semi-final against Limerick

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

Conor Whelan's opportunistic goal after 38 minutes in Semple stadium last Sunday proved decisive as Galway produced a storming finish to overcome Laois in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor quarter-final, and set up a date with Limerick on August 18 in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Galway came through on a score line of 1-19 to 0-13.

Hurlers need to improve to reach semi-finals

Thu, Jul 25, 2013

Few saw Dublin giving Galway a 12 point drubbing (2-25 to 2-13) in the Leinster final, and how the players and management team respond to that defeat will be interesting.

Moore believes Galway can bounce back from Dublin defeat

Thu, Jul 25, 2013

Galway senior hurling captain, Fergal Moore, is looking forward to Sunday's clash with Clare, and he believes that the Galway panel will have learnt a lot from their heavy defeat to Dublin in the Leinster final.

Laois challenge for minors

Thu, Jul 25, 2013

The Galway minor hurlers under Mattie Murphy's guidance will take on Laois in the All-Ireland quarter-finals this Sunday in Semple stadium at 12.15pm.

Resilient Mervue could close gap on table toppers Longford

Thu, Jul 25, 2013

Suddenly following a four goal triumph over Finn Harps, possibilities exist for Mervue United who travel to the City Calling Stadium on the edge of Longford Town this Saturday evening.

Seven points divide table toppers Longford and fourth placed Mervue with Athlone Town and Waterford United in between and very centrally involved in the promotion mix. There had been a degree of uncertainty about Mervue considering their mixed form a month ago but, inspired by a particularly promising Ryan Manning performance, they dealt with Harps at Fahy's Field last Friday. Two victories and a draw in their past three fixtures ensure Mervue are firing once more and manager Johnny Glynn has them primed to finish the campaign strongly.

Cork will pose a big challenge for Mulholland's men

Thu, Jul 25, 2013

A good few of the Galway football community will head up the motorway to Croke Park this Saturday to support the county senior footballers when, for the first time since 2008, Alan Mulholland's team face Cork at 5pm.

Galway will need to improve to stop Armagh

Thu, Jul 18, 2013

Nothing in sport is definite - and that unpredictability is one of the main reasons we are enthralled by it. However, it is reasonable to assert that the Galway footballers must improve significantly on what they have produced in the championship to date if they are going to beat Armagh on Saturday at Pearse Stadium (5pm).

Armagh start same team for Saturday's clash with Galway

Thu, Jul 18, 2013

After two very comprehensive wins in the first two rounds of the qualifiers, it is no surprise that Armagh manager Paul Grimley has stuck with the same 15 players to face Galway this Saturday in round three at Pearse Stadium (5pm).

In round one Armagh beat Wicklow by 2-21 to 0-2, and then last weekend they hammered a disappointing Leitrim outfit by 8-13 to 0-10 at Carrick-on-Shannon.

Galway Ladies confident against Derry in final group fixture

Thu, Jul 18, 2013

Galway face Derry in O’Toole Park, Crumlin on Saturday (3.15pm) in their final Liberty Insurance Senior Camogie Group 1 game.

Castlegar hurlers into the championship quarter-finals

Thu, Jul 18, 2013

The Castlegar hurlers advanced to the last eight in the Galway senior championship following an exciting 1-17 to 2-13 victory over Kinvara at Kenny Park on Saturday evening.

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