Galway footballers head to Celtic Park for NFL opener
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
Every journey must have a starting point and Alan Mulholland’s reign as Galway senior manager takes its first tentative steps on a national stage when his young side takes on Derry in round one of division two of the National Football League on Sunday at 2.30pm.
Read more ...Connacht players rewarded with selection in Irish team
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
Four of Connacht’s Grand Slam winning u-20 side have been named in the Irish XV to play Wales at Dubarry Park tomorrow evening (7.05pm).
Read more ...Galway ladies start against Mayo
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
The Galway Ladies kick off their season this Sunday in Tuam Stadium (2pm) when they face Mayo in the first round of the Bord Gais Energy Ladies division two tie.
Read more ...SD Galway and Mervue kick off season with weekend friendlies
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
Salthill Devon Galway, the newly rebranded League of Ireland outfit, will kick off its season on Saturday with the first of three friendlies.
Read more ...Maree complete first men’s u20 National Cup three-in-a-row
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
Maree Basketball club’s remarkable success at a national level continued this season.
Read more ...Wegians face title-chasing Harlequins
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
Galwegians returned to winning ways at the weekend, but now face a tough assignment away to promotion-chasing Belfast Harlequins.
Currently level on points with leaders Ballynahinch, Harlequins have lost just three games to date in the Ulster Bank League’s division 1b, and they will test Galwegians’ character on Saturday in Belfast.
Read more ...Three Galway players on the Fitzgibbon Cup team of the century
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
To honour the centenary of the Fitzgibbon Cup, a team of 15 has been chosen as the team of the century.
Read more ...Hurlers take on Laois
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
The Galway hurlers will follow up their facile win over UCD last weekend when they take on Laois in the semi-final of the Walsh Cup on Sunday (2pm) at Duggan Park.
Read more ...Bane fires Garda to Connacht title
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
Garda (Galway) 1-15
Teachers (Mayo) 1-11
Salthill Devon to play League of Ireland football at Terryland with rebranded team
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Salthill Devon’s League of Ireland team will today be rebranded as SD Galway FC and play its League of Ireland fixtures at Terryland Park for the upcoming season, but FAI chief executive John Delaney believes the Galway United Supporters’ Trust can still play a role in League of Ireland football in the west.
Read more ...Connacht savour historic Heineken Cup victory
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
It is a win that may mean different things to different people, but for the collective Connacht Rugby, it will go down in history.
Read more ...Plaudits for players
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Three Connacht players have joined an illustrious list of European stars in this week’s pick of the Heineken Cup round six fixtures.
Read more ...An Fháirche book their place in All-Ireland final at Croke Park
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
The Clonbur footballers will realise many a footballer’s childhood dream in three weeks’ time when they tog out in their club colours in Croke Park in an All-Ireland final.
“An Fháirche ag imirt in Páirce Crocaigh” – it sure has a nice ring to it.
Read more ...Mulholland to pick NFL panel over the next week
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Galway football manager Alan Mulholland and his selectors face some difficult decisions over the next 10 days to trim the Galway football squad ahead of their Allianz League campaign.
Read more ...Hurlers off to Belfield
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
The Galway senior hurlers will head to Dublin this Sunday for the quarter-final of the Walsh Cup against UCD in Belfield (2pm).
Read more ...Ballygar hurlers fall to Ballyragget
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
The hurlers of Newbridge and Ballygar were defeated by four points, 1-10 to 0-17, last Sunday in Nenagh in the All-Ireland junior hurling semi-final.
Read more ...Galwegians RFC celebrates ninetieth anniversary
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Galwegians RFC is celebrating its 90th anniversary with a gala banquet on St Patrick’s Day.
Read more ...NUIG celebrates football centenary
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
A special centenary event for NUIG’s Gaelic Football Club takes place next month in Galway.
Read more ...Moycullen overcome league champs with super defence
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
In almost three years of Superleague competition Moycullen had yet to finish within single digits of Killester, the two-times defending league champions. However on Saturday in NUI Galway, and without their star American centre Luke Enos who is recovering from an ankle injury, Moycullen beat their Dublin counterparts by a deserved six points.
Read more ...Breathnach dominates shot putt
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Galway athletes once again were on the podiums in the weekend’s sporting action.
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