Oughterard take replay to reach intermediate football final

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Oughterard will face North Board champions Kilconly in the county intermediate football final in a few weeks after finally seeing off the resilient challenge of Carna-Caiseal.

St Brendan’s edge out Corofin in ladies’ senior decider

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Six Galway Ladies’ Football championship deciders provided a feast of action at the weekend.

Caltra Cuans clinch intermediate crown

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Caltra Cuan’s 0-13
Kilkerrin Clonberne 1-9

Claregalway the best of the juniors

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Junior A Championship
Claregalway 1-19

Vote for Clarinbridge

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

•Clarinbridge GAA Club is one of four shortlisted for Ireland’s Best Club Down Under, sponsored by Etihad Airways. The other three clubs are Cork’s Bishopstown, Glynn Barntown of Wexford, and Kilmacud Crokes. Clarenbridge, which was founded in 1889, has enjoyed many successes on the field, winning its first county intermediate title in 1983. In 2001 it won its first county senior title by overcoming the then reigning All Ireland champions Athenry, and in 2010 it won its second county senior title, going on to win the 2011 All Ireland Hurling Club title for the first time. Etihad will fly the first team from the winning club to Australia, where it will train with GAA legend Nicky English ahead of the challenge game of a lifetime.

Daly challenges for European title

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Galway kickboxer Eric Daly returns to his home town to challenge for the vacant IKF European superlightweight full contact kickboxing title this Saturday at the Gort Community Centre.

Corinthians cruise past Connemara

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Corinthians outplayed the Connemara All Blacks on Friday evening in their annual Connacht Senior League game, racking up a 52-5 victory.

The home side got off to a flying start when winger Wayne Williams converted a penalty after the visitors were penalised for tackling in an offside position.

Brennan takes the hot seat, as unhappy Connor departs

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Last weekend was particularly busy for Galway United with two matches and a managerial change as the club's horrific 24-match losing streak finally ended.

McInytre steps down as hurling boss

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

John McIntyre has stepped down as manager of the Galway senior hurling team after three years at the helm. The Tipperary native succeeded Ger Loughnane in the winter of 2008 but failed to help the side progress beyond three successive All-Ireland quarter finals.

Last year was the highlight of his tenure as Galway collected a National League crown overcoming Cork in Thurles, before going on to reach the Leinster final where they were defeated by Kilkenny. They led eventual All-Ireland champions Tipperary by two points in the closing stages of the All-Ireland quarter final, but lost by the minimum for the second successive season.

Connacht brace themselves for Bradley’s Gunners

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

An interesting challenge awaits Connacht tomorrow evening when they come up against Michael Bradley’s Edinburgh at Murrayfield (7.30pm).

Galway u-21 hurlers collect All-Ireland title in style

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

They won easily on a score-line of 3-14 to 1-10 against Dublin, and fully deserved the large margin of their victory.

Cunningham’s development work reaps reward

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Galway u-21 hurling team manager Anthony Cunningham was delighted with his team's terrific display as they easily defeated Dublin in last Saturday’s All-Ireland final.

"It is very satisfying for these players who were shell-shocked last year," he said. "This time last year it was a lonely place, but to be honest, it’s a great way for them now to finish."

Oughterard and Carna-Caiseal replay fixed for Saturday

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

The county intermediate football semi-final replay between Carna-Caiseal and Oughterard has been fixed for Saturday (5.15pm) at Pearse Stadium.

Senior hurling championship resumes

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

After the terrific All-Ireland successes of the county minor and u-21 sides over the past two weeks, the county senior hurling championship resumes in earnest this weekend with five group games down for decision.

More All-Ireland heartbreak for Galway Camogie

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

It is difficult to believe any county could suffer the heartbreak of losing five All-Ireland senior finals in any code in the space of 14 years. Yet that is the painfully cold statistic that faces Galway Camogie after another shattering defeat in a senior decider last Sunday in Croke Park.

Galwegians take league spoils

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Galwegians came out on top by 15 - 8 in the Connacht Senior League fixture against Corinthians at Glenina on Saturday,

The blustery conditions aided the visitors in the first half, and Corinthians got on the score after five minutes when centre Wayne Williams nailed a penalty after Galwegians were penalised for infringing.