Regan relected

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

Tony Regan, who was been relected chairman of Rahoon Newcastle Hurling Club, has commended all teams from the juvenile and senior sections for all their efforts in training and competing over the year.

Connacht ready to unveil Lam as Elwood’s successor

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Pat Lam is expected to be named as Connacht’s successor to Eric Elwood in the next couple of days.

Connacht face testing trip to home of English champions

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Heineken Cup rugby is back on the calendar this weekend and Connacht return to the venue of the English champions where they cut their teeth in their first campaign last season.

Harlequins at home in the Twickenham Stoop are a difficult prospect for any visiting team - Biarritz lost there by 41-13 in the opening round - and coach Eric Elwood is preparing his side for am intense and high octane battle against the current English premiership leaders - one of only three clubs who remain unbeaten in this year’s cup.

Galway face Sligo IT on Sunday in FBD league

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

The Galway senior footballers will have their second competitive game of the season this Sunday when they face Sligo IT in round two of the FBD league in Tuam Stadium (2pm).

Kavanagh back on hurling training panel

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Kinvara's Shane Kavanagh, who was the Galway senior hurling captain when they last won the league in 2010, has been recalled to the extended Galway hurling squad for the coming season.

Eagles swoop for an impressive win in Galway

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

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One thousand step out for Fields of Athenry

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Galway Olympian Paul Hession was on hand to present the winners of this year’s Fields of Athenry 10km.

GUST Flag Day

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Galway United Supporters’ Trust will be holding a fundraising flag day in Galway city centre on Saturday. Proceeds will be used to help cover the cost of entering a team in the FAI u-19 League for the 2012-2013 season.

The next match for Galway United Supporters’ Trust in the u-19 league is against Wexford Youths at Ferrycarraig Park on Friday (KO 8pm).

Galwegians retain Connacht crown over local rivals Corinthians

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Galwegians claimed this year’s Connacht Senior Cup honours over traditional city rivals Corinthians on Saturday.

Marist in fine form

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Connacht Senior Schools’ Cup winners Marist Athlone once again got the better of their rivals Sligo Grammar in this year’s Schools’ League final.

Irish boxing coach to headline charity seminar in Galway

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Successful Irish Olympic boxing coach Billy Walsh will headline a special charity seminar in aid of Alan Kerins Projects.

The event, entitled “Achieving success in challenging times; Lessons for life, sport and business”, will take place on Wednesday January 16 at 7.30pm in the Clayton Hotel in Galway.

Connacht host Dragons in must-win match for both sides

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

Connacht return to the Galway Sportsground on Saturday evening (5pm) for what has become an increasingly crucial game in this year's RaboDirect Pro 12.

Charity tag in Creggs

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

Creggs RFC held a successful tag rugby fundraiser over the festive season for the worthy Friends Of Belarus charity. Some 150 players togged out for the 12 teams from the local area, which represented the sports of Gaelic football, soccer, hurling, cycling and rugby.

Galway GAA’s wish-list

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

1. Galway hurlers to win All-Ireland title
Having knocked on the door of All-Ireland senior hurling success last September against perennial winners Kilkenny, it would be fantastic if Anthony Cunningham's charges could take it a step further this year.

Connacht head to Lions' den looking to back up earlier demolition

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

After a rare four day break from action to celebrate Christmas, Connacht head into the Lions' den looking to claim a double interprovincial win over Leinster on Saturday.

It’s a Murray Christmas as Claregalway man takes national light middleweight title

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Martin Murray, who fights out of the Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club, ended the year on a high when he became the latest IKF Senior All Ireland K-1 rules Light Middleweight champion by TKO in round three when his Waterford opponent Joe Harte was unable to continue.

Murray won in emphatic style as he took Harte apart with some excellent technichal striking skills involving punches, knees, and kicks to force a stoppage midway through the contest.

Flat performance from Moycullen sees them miss opportunity to go fourth in Superleague

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Moycullen’s final SuperLeague game of 2012 proved to be their most disappointing as they fell to a red-hot Dublin Inter team in NUIG last Saturday.

Moycullen entered the game fresh off a road win against Inter the week before and faced the prospect of propelling themselves up to fourth in the Nivea For Men’s SuperLeague should they win again.

Connacht on red alert for expected Christmas cracker in the Sportsground

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

The traditional festive interprovincial series begins on Saturday with Connacht hosting Munster at the Galway Sportsground on Saturday (5.15pm), followed by a visit to Leinster next week.

Ask Santa for a gumshield this year

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

Many parents of young sports people are perhaps wondering what to get their children for Christmas, and although slightly left of centre, the one that could perhaps save parents a few thousand euro is a gumshield. They are also known as mouthguards and, if you or your child play contact sport, they should be a compulsory part of everyone's kit - just as important as boots, runners, or hurl or hockey stick. A simple rule for a manager, player, or parent could be: no gumshield, no play. I always wore one from underage up to retirement and on more than one occasion that moulded bit of plastic protecting my mouth and teeth was the difference between heading for a post match shower and a bite to eat or the dentist's chair. If players do not want to wear one for mature, logical, protective, and proactive reasons, then they are being silly and the GAA agrees. Mouthguards compulsory from January 2013 The association is taking a hard line, and rightly so, on the absence of mouthguards from January 2013. Indeed the initiative that sees the GAA following sports like hockey and rugby, and making the wearing of mouthguards compulsory for u-18s down through all the underage ranks (starting on January 1, 2013) has been well received. The regulation will not be enforced on adults until January 2014, but most adults should know the benefits of wearing one at this stage. Wearing a gumshield - that is what we called them - or a mouthguard, should be a no-brainer. And while it does take few games or a few training sessions to adapt to them and regulate your breathing if you have never worn one before, they are well worth the effort. A recent study found that the average cost of dental treatment for sport related injuries in children to be €213. Other studies have shown that the overall risk of damage is close to twice as high when a mouthguard was not worn, as compared to when they are used. It will be up to the referee during games to see if players are wearing mouthguards. And if the eagle eyed referee notices that a player is not wearing one, he/she is cautioned. And if the "offender" persists in not wearing the mouth/teeth protection, he/she is sent off. However, surely the primary responsibility to make this initiative work rests with the parents. Any parents who allow their progeny to play reasonably high impact sports such as camogie, hurling, rugby, football, soccer, basketball or whatever, should surely ensure that their children's teeth are protected as best as possible. There is a onus on underage coaches too as regards insisting that those children in their care are properly kitted out and that includes a mouthguard. A youngster is as likely to take a bang to the mouth at training as they are to in a game, so mouthguards should be considered compulsory for all sessions. Get a good one In my experience, for a gumshield to be comfortable, easily worn and really effective, it needs to be the proper moulded ones that you get from a dentist. The dentist takes a mould to fit the individual wearer perfectly and offers far superior protection. The good ones should cost less than €100. The ones that you buy over the shelf in a sports shop and mould with hot water were a total disaster as far as I was concerned and were not fit for purpose. In fact I remember almost gagging when I tried one of those in an emergency when I had lost my good one.

Pearse Stadium may play big part if Ireland secure Rugby World Cup in a decade’s time

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

It is hoped that Ireland will be the prospective host country for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and should that application prove to be successful, games may be featured in Pearse Stadium throughout the tournament. The Galway County Board has showed its support by adopting a motion issued by the Salthill/Knockacarra club regarding the usage of Pearse Stadium in this competition.

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