Bearna wins club of the month

Thu, May 09, 2013

Bearna na Forbacha Aontaithe is the winner of the Aviva Club of the Month for February 2013. The first Gaelteacht club in Connacht to win this award, Bearna receives €1,500 to assist in their overall development.  

Loughrea in fine fettle as hurling championship gets under way

Thu, May 02, 2013

Carnmore, Turloughmore and Craughwell hurling clubs kick off their championships on Sunday

Galway ladies advance to league final

Thu, May 02, 2013

Galway came out on top by the narrowest of margins, 2-9 to 2-8, against Kildare in the Tesco Home Grown NFL semi-final in Banagher on Sunday.

Galway’s young footballers may need to dig deep again in All-Ireland decider

Thu, May 02, 2013

The Galway u-21 football panel will head down to Limerick this Saturday afternoon with the prime objective of collecting another All-Ireland at that grade for the county.

Flynn’s appeal to supporters

Thu, May 02, 2013

Galway u-21 football manager Alan Flynn is issuing a passionate plea to GAA supporters to travel to Limerick on Saturday evening to support the Galway team in the All-Ireland football final against Cork (7pm).

Galway ladies ready for semi-final showdown

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

This weekend the Tesco HomeGrown National Football Leagues enter the semi-final stages with four teams battling it out for a place in the final. Galway will feature in the second of the two contests when they travel to Banagher to meet opponents Kildare for a 2pm throw-in on Sunday, while Kerry face Westmeath on Saturday.

Galway’s earlier encounter with Kildare in the league finished in a draw, and considering the Tribeswomen delayed their resumption to training by six weeks, to have reversed a six-point deficit and carved out the draw is a positive reflection of the team’s resolve.

Centres Griffin and Murphy doubtful for refixed Treviso clash

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

With European rugby taking centre stage this weekend, Connacht and Treviso are locked into a battle of their own in their refixed RaboDirect Pro 12 clash in Italy tomorrow evening.

Mervue face crucial contest with Athlone

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Flying high in the Airtricity League first division, Mervue United commence the second series of fixtures with a Fahy's Field encounter against Athlone Town tomorrow night.

Johnny Glynn's rapidly improving outfit trails table-toppers Longford Town by four points and that is a huge improvement for Mervue compared to last season. Despite the inevitable departures of a few key performers, Glynn has unearthed a string of promising youngsters. Ultimately that means Mervue are operating effectively, even if the standard of football in the domestic competition has dropped significantly.

Bish seal successful season with emphatic win

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

St Joseph’s College, Galway enjoyed an emphatic victory over Roscommon CBS

Hurling championship gets under way

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

The first round of the 2013 Galway Senior Hurling Championship starts this weekend.

Ray Rooney Memorial

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Helen Lawless and Olivia Deely clinched the ladies’ title at the annual Ray Rooney Memorial Doubles tournament in the Galway Lawn Tennis Club at the weekend.

Evening with Paddy Mulligan

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Galway United Supporters’ Trust will host a night with Irish football legend and former Galway United manager Paddy Mulligan at the Galway Rovers Clubhouse, Claddagh, on Friday April 26 (8pm). Mulligan played 50 times for the Republic of Ireland and also lined out for Shamrock Rovers, Chelsea, Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion. All are welcome - there is no admission charge.

Galway u-21s progress to All-Ireland final against Cork

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Many times in the past decade, Galway football fans have headed to championship games hoping to win, and returned disappointed, but last weekend was a day to savour.

Three positives for Galway

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

1. Forwards were very efficient.
Shane Walsh is a talented youngster. When he is in possession, he is very hard to tackle. Defenders back off him and things happen. He has speed and skill and two good feet. He hit 0-6 (3fs) last Saturday and he has notched 0-24 in the four championship games to date.

Hurlers well beaten by Kilkenny

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Last Sunday was yet another disappointing experience for the Galway senior hurlers at the hands of their nemesis Kilkenny.

And the loyal band of Galway supporters who travel far and wide to see the hurlers in action were not too happy leaving Semple Stadium either.

Captain O Curraoin ready to dig deep again to overturn Kildare

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

Galway u-21 captain Fiontán Ó Curraoin has had a busy lifestyle since January - juggling books and football.

Plenty at stake for Galway’s first division clubs

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

Four clubs in Galway have been invited to a Monday night meeting about the formation of a new Connacht Senior League at the McWilliam Park Hotel in Claremorris.

Galway women’s soccer team to compete in National League

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

A newly-formed senior soccer club, Galway WFC, is issuing a call to the Galway business community to support bringing Women’s National League football to Galway this September.

Bronze for Craughwell vets

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

Craughwell AC celebrated a historic bronze medal in the national road relays in Raheny recently. The veteran men's team of Mark Davis, Gerry Ryan and Martin Corcoran won the Bronze in the M35 race in 20:00 exactly. The medal was a great achievement for the runners, whose average age is 47. Mark Davis ran the first leg with a stunning 4.53 mile split. Gerry Ryan took up the baton and duly ran the fastest two mile leg of the entire veterans’ event in 9:58, hauling the team up into third position. Martin Corcoran took the changeover with a decent, but not unassailable lead on the fourth-placed athletes, and found the reserves to hold off his challengers and win the bronze,surprised many by breaking the Dublin dominance in the event. Craughwell’s senior men, Jamie Fallon-Spellman, Conor Gillen, Neil Greaney and Jason Broderick finished in 14th place.

Keeper Collins the heroine as Greenfields secure Irish Trophy again

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

Greenfields Hockey Club has succeeded in winning the Irish Ladies’ Trophy for a second successive year after overcoming Ulster outfit Lisnagarvey on Sunday.

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