Greenfields lotto winner

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

Exciting times for Greenfields Hockey Club: They have become Ireland’s first hockey club to run a lotto exclusively on-line.

golf results

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

•Oughterard Golf Club: 15 hole competition,1st Tom Hargrove (13) 35; 2nd Anthony Palmer (13) 34; Gross, Gearoid O’Cualain (6) 26; 3rd Michael O’Conghaile (8) 32; Cat A, John Palmer (11) 31; Cat B, Michael English (13) 31; Cat C, Rory Murphy (18) 31.

Kenna to line-out for understrength United in cup tie

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Intrigue has been attached to Galway United since the start of 2008, and the next instalment in the Terryland Park tale ought to be interesting on Sunday.

Galwegians seek third win on the trot

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Galway’s three senior rugby clubs head into this weekend’s AIB League boosted by a successful round last Saturday.

A masterful showpiece for Oughterard celebrations

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

As part of Oughterard GAA Club’s centenerary celebrations, a Masters (over 40) game was held in Killannin recently.

Budget cutbacks sound the death knell for sport and extra-curricular in schools

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

It is a beautiful crisp spring morning in February 2009. The game has been fixed for more than two weeks at this stage. The school team is to play its deadly rivals in a key championship encounter and all the arrangements are in place.

The bus is booked and en route, everyone is in good spirits, and the students are excited and looking forward to the fray with great anticipation.

London Irish prove their cup credentials at Connacht’s expense

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Connacht hopes of putting London Irish to the sword in a winner-takes-all meeting next January floundered in the Galway Sportsground on Friday evening.

A successful weekend for Galway rugby clubs

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Ballymena 5
Galwegians 19

Galwegians 19

United boost their chances of avoiding the drop

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Richmond Park is becoming synonymous with glorious Galway United wins.

Moycullen enjoy home win over favourites

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

An Cearnog Nua, Moycullen basketball made an emphatic statement with a magnificent 15-point win over division favourites Team Garveys Castleisland in the Kingfisher NUIG Sports Centre on Saturday.  

Mervue almost there

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Mervue United continue their remarkable run of form and are almost guaranteed a play-off with the bottom team in the first division.

Sunday’s game against Shamrock Rovers saw them take the lead on 15 minutes when Ollie Keogh pulled back from the endline for Dave Goldbey to score his 10th goal of the season.

Connacht must maintain momentum and grab home win

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Connacht are back in the Galway Sportsground tomorrow evening (6.30pm) in a return to Magners League action and a crucial home tie with visitors Edinburgh.

Connacht await news of Super 14 centre

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Niva Ta’auso, Connacht’s Super 14 signing, is expected to arrive in Ireland in the next three weeks, but he will not be action for some time.

Countdown to United’s survival begins at Terryland

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Armed with hope and confidence, Galway United will be anxious to maintain the resilience levels that has seen a half-dozen match unbeaten sequence stitched together at such a critical juncture of the campaign.

Potumna strike first-half blow to Mellows’ dream

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Portumna are on course to retain this year’s Galway Senior Hurling Championship crown after easing to a 3 -10 to 0- 13 victory over Liam Mellows in Athenry.

Mervue continue league assault

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Mervue United seek to consolidate their position in the top four of the Eircom League A Championship when they host a crunch tie on Sunday.

Hunt for new manager begins

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Ger Loughnane wrote his own epitaph long before this week’s Galway County Board meeting.

St Michael’s back in the big time

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Last Monday morning I had to drive to Dublin for an early appointment in the “Big Smoke”. At just after 5am I passed the St Michael’s local hostelry in Bushy Park in Galway city.

Violence must be confronted

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Nobody likes any columnist to be overly dramatic, and when there are people losing their jobs hand over fist in manufacturing and construction, and the economic prospects for the country appear to be bleak, issues of sport can rightly be put on the back boiler.

Salthill are u-16 county champions

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Last Sunday was also a highly successful one for city footballers at an underage level as Salthill deservedly defeated Corofin in the county u-16 final played at Pearse Stadium.

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