Travel to Croke Park with the supporters

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

The Galway Hurling Supporters’ Club and Bus Eireann will provide a bus to Croke Park on Sunday for the supporters wishing to travel to the Galway v Kilkenny All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final replay at 3.30pm.

Buses depart Ceannt Station at 9am and will pick up passengers at Oranmore Community Centre 9.10am, Moylans Loughrea 9.30am, and Hayden's Hotel Ballinasloe 10am. The bus will arrive at Mountjoy Square Dublin at approximately 12 noon

Ronan Scully - Operation Transformation Winner 2011.

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

His GAA origins may be etched in Offaly soil, but Operation Transformation winner, and Knocknacarra resident Ronan Scully has declared himself an adopted son of the Galway contingent. “I played football with Offaly where I won an All-Ireland but I’m living in Galway and I’m a huge supporter. I was at the last game and I’ll be going Sunday too. I got Galway kits for my daughters so we’re ready to go.” Scully was vocal about his faith in the Galway quest to claim temporary ownership rights of the Liam McCarthy Cup. Scully commended Anthony Cunningham for the way that he has transcended the hurling landscape in Galway. He accredited the manager with ‘galvanising’ and ‘consolidating’ the Galway outfit. Mr Scully spoke with unwavering assurance when citing these two elements as being the cause for revolutionising the competitive edge in the Galway side.

The psychology of the replay

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

New script. Same characters. How will the drama unfold?

Galway must take this opportunity

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

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Supporters prepare for the 16th minute?

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

This Sunday Galway are back in Croke Park where they take on Kilkenny in the All Ireland final replay.

Lisa Regan - Sister of centre back Tony Og Regan, member of Galway Hurler Supporters’ Club, and secretary of local Rahoon hurling club.

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Lisa Regan predicts that if Galway prosper on Sunday and eclipse that 23 year that a dearh of positivity will radiate through the county. “If Galway won, it would put hurling back on the map and make it cool again. I’ve seen a newfound interest in our own club already. We’ve had eight to 10 new kids requesting to join so hopefully a revival will follow. I love all sports in general but in a county like Galway, particularly in the city, other sports often get more attention but if we won on Sunday I think things would change.”

It is simple to deduce that she has an untameable passion for Galway hurling and although she asserts that her interest comes voluntarily, the family factor is unmissable. Her brother currently occupies the pivotal centre back position, and being the daughter of the iconic Tony ‘The Horse’ Regan, an affiliation with hurling of some degree was always inevitable for Lisa Regan. However her devotion to Galway hurling to date delves deeper than just the familial connection. Her affection for hurling is cemented by her secretarial role in the Rahoon hurling club coupled with her contribution to the GHSC as PRO.

Pat McDonagh - Supermac's MD and team sponsor

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

For students defeated by the nightlife and craving a midnight feast the Supermac's logo was a sight you could scarcely decipher. But the Supermac's label takes on a different form on the Galway jersey. For the Galway fans, there are few things more iconic than the Supermac's captioning the galway jersey in a calming and composed white font as opposed to the demonic red that the post CPs crew are more accustomed to.

Supermac's has enjoyed an alliance with the Galway Hurling association for years and unlike most other sponsorsihps, this is more than just about advertising the business. They have shared in the spoils of glory and shouldered the agony. All of those occasions are embroidered in those interwoven letters and they can be recalled intermittently with one fleeting glance at the Galway jersey.

Cunningham cool and confident

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Galway’s victory over Kilkenny in this year’s Leinster final was the shock of the hurling year.  They nearly did it again on All Ireland final day, and now, in another sell-out in Croke Park, the momentum remains with the Tribesmen.

Intriguing key battles to watch on Sunday

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Looking back to Michael Murphy's man-of-the-match display for Donegal last Sunday and the inspiration and belief that his early wonder goal gave to his teammates, brings us neatly to the importance of Joe Canning to Galway this weekend.

Intriguing key battles to watch on Sunday

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

When Kilkenny got on a run in the third quarter the last day, they were driven on by the brilliance of Brian Hogan and Tommy Walsh. Hogan plucked two or three in a row out of the air and you almost feel the intake of breath and anxiety in the Galway crowd in the Hogan Stand.

Intriguing key battles to watch on Sunday

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

The way Henry Shefflin dragged his team back from the abyss in the drawn All-Ireland final was one of the great displays of leadership on a GAA field.

Win All Ireland tickets

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Supermac’s is giving Galway hurling fans the opportunity to win a set of two tickets to the replay of the All-Ireland final between Galway and Kilkenny.

Supermac’s customers can enter the competition in any of its 22 restaurants throughout Galway city and county when purchasing a meal until Friday September 28 when the winning entry will be pulled at random.

Ollie Jennings - Manager of the ‘Saw Doctors’

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

If fortune favours Galway next Sunday then the coveted Liam McCarthy cup will be sailing down the N17, a road immortalised by the Saw Doctors. Their manager, Ollie Jennings, has been the chief navigator in the success of this bodacious music group. His speciality is band management, but he is also a proud sports enthusiast. It wasn’t until he relocated to Ballinasloe that he became enthralled with hurling through a friendship he forged with the legendary centre-back, Sean Silke.

Shahira Barry - local model

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

For Shahira Barry, sport would not her first choice for recreational enjoyment. She even confessed to a history of evading PE classes in school so the hysteria that has enveloped the county in the days leading up to this crunch tie with arch rivals Kilkenny is not really applicable for her.

Molad le dia

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Kilkenny cats got an awful shock
When the underdogs they tried to block

When the underdogs they tried to block

Conor Hayes to lead Legends Tour

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Galway captain Conor Hayes will lead a tour of Croke Park Stadium on the eve of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Championship replay.

Connacht face mounting injury woes ahead of Glasgow

Thu, Sep 20, 2012

Connacht Rugby’s away form will be tested tomorrow evening when an injury-hit squad faces the Warriors in Glasgow.

SD Galway prepare for table-topper’s visit

Thu, Sep 20, 2012

Tomorrow's Terryland Park Airtricity League first division encounter features a clash involving basement boys SD Galway and table toppers Limerick FC with both clubs keen to earn points for different reasons.

SD Galway still feel they can avoid a last-placed finish, while an expensively assembled Limerick outfit want to secure promotion. That means there should be an edge to proceedings at the Dyke Road venue with Limerick seeking to stay ahead of Longford Town who are waiting to pounce on any Treaty setbacks.

Merrigan faces Frenchman in superfight

Thu, Sep 20, 2012

Four IKF All Ireland title fights and an International super prestige K-1 Superfight will be the highlights of a full evening's kickboxing in the Black Box Theatre on Saturday.

Promoted by the Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club, the full contact kickboxing and K-1 tournament will feature Oughterard 's double Irish champion Bryan "Mayhem" Merrigan in action against Michael Gerard from Toulouse in France under K-1 rules. The fight will be decided over 3x3 minute rounds with a fourth round added in the event of a draw.

Salthill-Knocknacarra too strong for jaded Killererin

Thu, Sep 20, 2012

Salthill-Knocknacarra were far too strong for a disjointed looking Killererin in the county senior semi-final last Sunday at Tuam Stadium, winning comprehensively on a scoreline of 3-10 to 0-10.

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