New Connacht hockey academy is a welcome boost for hockey and women in sport

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

A sporting initiative to develop hockey players in Ireland has taken a step forward with the launch of the Connacht Hockey Academy.

Third win for father and son sailors in historic Cong-Galway race

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Father and son team, Yannick and Seán Lemonnier of Galway Bay Sailing Club, took the honours at this year's Cong Galway Boat Race.

Breathnach wins another national title at National Track and Field Champs

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Sean Breathnach of Galway City Harriers secured yet another title at the National Senior Track and Field Championships last weekend in Santry, Dublin.

Oranmore pitch will be lost to hockey if pitch goes 3G

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Galway hockey clubs are up in arms over the proposed loss of a playing pitch in Oranmore, which is used by players throughout the county.

Corofin return in devastating form at Oughterard’s expense

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Monivea Abbey face the daunting task of tackling the All-Ireland champions Corofin in their opening game of the 2020 season at Tuam Stadium on Saturday (2pm).

SIDELINE CHAT with Ray Silke

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

SIDELINE CHAT with Ray Silke
Age: 1970 LS is on my birth cert

SPORTING MEMORIES

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

It was the first of many that eventually would follow. Castlegar senior hurlers set the standard, winning Galway's first All Ireland senior club hurling crown in 1980, a competition previously dominated by Cork clubs since 1970. It took 11 years before another Galway club, Kiltormer, would succeed, while Sarsfields, Athenry, Portumna Clarinbridge, and St Thomas have all having delighted hurling fans throughout the county, demonstrating the strength of the game in the west of Ireland.

sports shorts

Thu, Jul 16, 2020

•In a new initiative Galway GAA is to stream three hurling fixtures of the Senior Hurling Championship opening round, Liam Mellows v Turloughmore, St Thomas, v Castlegar, and Gort v Craughwell.

• Galway United are gearing up for its return to action when hosting Cabinteely at Eamonn Deacy Park on July 31, having returned to training last month. Currently sitting seventh in the league table, United will then host Athlone Town on August 3 in a rescheduled fixture, before heading to Cobh on August 8. United will be back in Terryland on August 14 to host Longford Town before heading to Drogheda on Monday August 17. The fixtures continue to come thick and fast when four days later they host Bray Wanderers (Friday August 21), before heading to the UCD Bowl the following Monday. Games away to Athlone Town (Friday Sept 3), home to Shamrock Rovers 11and Wexford (Sept 11 & 18), away to Cabinteely (Sept 22), home to Cobh Ramblers (Sept 25), away to Longford Town (Oct 3), home to Drogheda United (Oct 9), away to Bray Wanderers (Oct 16), before the final home fixture to UCD (Oct 24).

SPROTING MEMORIES

Thu, Jul 16, 2020

One of the highlights of summer in Galway is the Galway Races Summer Festival, attracting thousands of racegoers to Ballybrit.

sideline chat

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

At what age did you start playing? Probably around four on the family farm at home and around seven with my national school in Gortanumera. Once you went into national school and started to play ‘real’ hurling games, you had to learn and understand team positions etc. Before that it was just running around like a crazy young lad chasing a sliotar.

Do you remember your first game? Not my first game particularly, but I do remember winning a National Schools county final with Gortanumera when I was about eight years old. It was only seven a-side teams, but at that age it was a pretty big deal.

SPORTS SHORTS

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

Connacht Rugby added the 41st member to its 2020/21 squad with Munster's Alex Wootton joining on loan for the season. The versatile backline player can expected to play an important part in Connacht's backline, particularly with the loss of several key players at the end of the last season. The 26-years-old, a former Irish U20 squad member, made a name for himself in Munster as a lethal finisher, and that is what Connacht coach Andy Friend will want as they prepare for the restart on Augut 22. Friend says Wootton’s arrival will strengthen Connacht’s back field options. "Alex is a very exciting back three player who has all the talent to take his game to the next level. His versatility across the back line will also help us as we look to compete on both fronts next season."

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Mullarney drives off in a new Toyota SUV

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

Galway golfer Ronan Mullarney has received the keys of a new the Toyota C-HR - Ireland’s best-selling hybrid SUV.

Galway Ladies to face intermediate champions

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

All Ireland Intermediate football champions Oughterard have been handed a tough draw in their return to senior football.

Galway’s elite gymnasts return to training

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

Galway's quartet of high performance gymnasts, Emma Slevin, Jane Heffernan, Kate Molloy and Blaithnid Higgins, have returned to training in Dublin.

Billy Clery (44) Manager Galway Women’s FC Clubs: Footballer with Galway Hibernians, Belvedere FC Dublin, Galway United, Derry City, NUIGalway,

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

At what age did you start playing? Five.
Do you remember your first game? No, but I remember playing street soccer in the Claddagh.

Good Old Danno - March 18, 1982

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

Good fortune, wealth and success didn't come easily to the Heaslip brothers, Michael and Danno.

Golfers revel in lifted restrictions as sport tees off

Thu, May 21, 2020

Galway sport is taking a tentative step towards reopening this week with golf and tennis clubs among the first in the Government's roadmap since enforced closure due to Covid-19.

Connacht players set to depart as new squad takes shape

Thu, May 21, 2020

A host of players are set to leave Connacht Rugby, following Robin Copeland's announced departure to France this week.

Galway rower breaks world record in lockdown challenge

Thu, May 07, 2020

Galway has a new world record holder in rower Aifric Keogh, who claimed the fastest marathon distance at the weekend.

Top six still the target for Moycullen Basketball

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

Linley MacKenzie
Moycullen Basketball Club, with neither a home nor a gym in which to train, continues to cherish hopes of making it into the top six in Ireland's Super League.

Moycullen Basketball Club, with neither a home nor a gym in which to train, continues to cherish hopes of making it into the top six in Ireland's Super League.

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