Hit the Christmas running - for GOAL

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

Festive sport gets underway on Christmas day with the Galway GOAL mile.

Festive fare around the fields of Athenry

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

Some 1,000 runners are expected to take part in this year’s Field of Athenry 10km on St Stephen’s Day.

Bearna fun run on St Stephen’s Day

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

•Bearna Basketball holds its St Stephen’s Day 5k fun run.

Christmas sport from the armchair

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

From motorcyles to rugby, TG4 has a line-up over the Christmas period to whet most sports fans’ appetites. Christmas Day features the best of the GAA with the nation’s choice 1-15 of the top goals scored in this year’s feast of hurling and football, followed by the top 50 hurling goals. St Stephen’s Day provides viewers with another chance to see this year’s All-Ireland senior hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary from Croke Park; while on December 27 TG4 provides viewers with the top 30 goals of 2009, divided between hurling and football, and counting down from 15 to 1, as voted by TG4 viewers, followed by another chance to see the All-Ireland senior football final between Kerry and Cork. Replays of the All-Ireland u-21 hurling championship final between Clare and Kilkenny, the 2009 AIB All-Ireland club football final between Kilmacud Crokes and Crossmaglen Rangers, and the 2009 All-Ireland club hurling semi-final between Portumna and Ballyhale Shamrocks will also be broadcast during the week with a one hour special presented by Dara Ó Cinnéide looking back at highlights of the sporting year. Studio guests include Sean Bán Breathnach, Galway football selector Sean Ó Dómhnaill, and former Clare manager Ger Loughnane on Wednesday December 30.

Sporting gifts this Christmas

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

•The Adventures of Championship & Other Cruciate Stories, a humorous GAA CD.If you love Gaelic games, you’ll love this, says RTE broadcaster Des Cahill. “Real on-the-button GAA humour that gets to the heart of what the GAA is all about. The CD features a collection of 18 radio essays first broadcast on RTE Drivetime Sports over the past three summers. The collection, by journalist Liam Horan, includes the character, Championship Man, which was first created by Horan in the summer of 2007 and became a favourite on the Drivetime Sports programme. The CD (€15) can be purchased on www.ChampionshipMan.com. or email: [email protected]

St Stephen’s Day soccer for charity

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

The annual Mark Reilly Memorial soccer tournament takes place on Saturday in aid of COPE.

Moycullen welcome Christmas break to regroup

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

“Much done, a lot more to do,”says Moycullen men’s basketball coach Enda Byrt after his side finished the first half of the season with a loss to pacesetters UL Eagles.

Despite another superb showing from Nate Fritsch and Cian Nihill, Moycullen just came up short against the league leaders on Satuday night in Limerick when the home team proved to be just two to three points better in each quarter.

Connacht in confident form for Christmas crack at Munster

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

The annual Christmas interprovincial clash between Connacht and Ulster is once again expected to produce a cracker contest when the two sides meet in Thomond Park on St Stephen’s Day (7.30pm). Connacht, on the back of their unbeaten European form, versus a Munster side that crushed French champions Perpignan at the weekend.

Cracker contests expected at Olympic’s fight night

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Olympic Boxing Club gets ready to rumble this Christmas with the club’s annual tournament featuring some of the best senior boxers in the country.

Ballinasloe GAA relive footballing feats

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Ballinasloe’s great Gaelic football years of the late seventies were relived in person and in print.

Annual memorial sevens to help flood victims

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA is gearing up for this year’s John Joyce Memorial Sevens to be held at Arus Bóthar na Trá on St Stephen’s Day.

United season tickets on sale

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

•Galway United Supporters Trust will have a season ticket stand upstairs in Elverys Sports, Galway Retail Park, Headford Road, on Saturday from 11am to 5pm. GUST will also have a stand in the Galway Shopping Centre, Headford Road on Sunday (11am to 5pm) and from Monday December 21 to 2 (5.30pm - 9.00pm). Adult season tickets will be on sale at €150 up to Christmas, with concession tickets on sale at €90. Season ticket forms are available on-line at www.galwayunitedfc.ie, from the Galway United office 09-767336, and from Ronan Coleman 087-6972823. Tickets for the Galway United Champions League fundraising draw will also be on sale from the stands.

Connacht deliver in Worcester to stay top in Euro pool

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Unbeaten in their European campaign with two vital on the road victories, Connacht are injecting some deserved impetus into their season.

In overcoming Worcester in Saturday’s Amlin Challenge Cup, Connacht have consolidated their lead of pool 2 and with it a very real chance to grab that one qualifying spot for the quarter-finals.

No Christmas cheer for rugby clubs

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

A poor weekend for all Connacht rugby clubs in AIB League action.

Three in a row for Moycullen

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Saturday’s fixture with Superleague leaders UL Eagles should provide a baramoter of Moycullen’s progress this season.

Maree move into play-off contention

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Maree continue their progress in the men’s basketball National League following a well-deserved 71 - 46 victory over Portlaoise in the Calasanctius Gym.

Liam Conroy hit a game-high 25 to help the Oranmore side move into second place in the Southern Conference.

Win for Wegian women

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Galwegians women enjoyed a Christmas bonus with a well deserved win over Cooke to move closer to the top three in their All Ireland League division one campaign.

Oughterard GC offers special membership scheme

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Oughterard Golf Club, which is celebrating its recent success for providing golfers with the best course in Connacht, is offering a limited number of special new membership offers.

No room for complacency if Connacht are to cement Euro lead

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Connacht have a great opportunity to cement a qualifying place in this year’s Amlin Challenge Cup when they host Worcester in the second of their back-to-back fixtures tomorrow (7pm) in the Galway Sportsground.