Fantasy Football round 24 preview
Thu, Jan 18, 2018
January is just so miserable. The rain, the cold, the lack of money; it is just the worst month of the 12. The only good aspect of January is that there is plenty of football on the TV box and loads of opportunities to collect Fantasy Football points and move up the Galway Advertiser Tribal Leader League in association with St Anthony's Claddagh Credit Union.
Read more ...Strong New Year start for Moycullen's Super League team
Thu, Jan 11, 2018
Moycullen Super League men's basketballers will be in confident form to welcome Tralee Warriors to NUIG’s Kingfisher Arena for Saturday's league fixture (7pm).
Fresh from a weekend to remember when they bagged a second consecutive road win, and the U20s knocked out defending champions Neptune in the National Cup semi-final, Moycullen will be in buoyant form for this home fixture.
Read more ...Moycullen's young guns surge to National Cup basketball final
Thu, Jan 11, 2018
Moycullen Basketball Club is gearing up for another big outing on the calendar when the men's U20 side contests the Hula Hoops National Cup final later this month.
Moycullen will face KUBS in the U20 decider, which will take place on January 28 at 10am in the National Basketball Arena.
Read more ...Fantasy Football round 23 preview
Wed, Jan 10, 2018
We are back to Premier League action this weekend after cup duty ended on Wednesday night with a 0-0 snoozefest between Chelsea and Arsenal in west London.
Read more ...Fantasy Football review
Fri, Jan 05, 2018
And so round 22 of the Premier League came to an end with a tepid draw at Wembley between Spurs and West Ham being lit up by wonder strikes from Heung-Min Son and Pedro Obiang.
Read more ...Moycullen hot shots enter New Year in form
Thu, Jan 04, 2018
Moycullen's Super League basketballers are on the road once more next week when they take on DCU Saints in DCU Sports Arena on Sunday at 3.30pm.
They travel with a spring in their step having emerged victorious from one of the toughest venues in Irish basketball, securing a valuable win over UCC Demons at the Mardyke Arena in Cork on Saturday.
Read more ...Fantasy Football round 19 preview
Thu, Dec 21, 2017
It is Christmas weekend which means one thing; football; football; and football.
Read more ...Moycullen on revenge mission after cup crash
Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Moycullen Basketball must face Killester again in the Jes on Saturday (7pm) after crashing out to the Clontarf outfit in National Cup last weekend.
Killester were in red hot form on Saturday when they powered to their third consecutive semi-final appearance, winning by 82-61, and Moycullen must now regroup quickly in a return to league action.
Read more ...Burke elected county board treasurer for 2018
Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Kinvara's Michael Burke has been elected treasurer of the Galway County Board for 2018.
Read more ...McCormack signs new United contract
Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Striker Eoin McCormack is the first player to commit to Galway United next season.
Read more ...NUIG Mystics find timely form
Thu, Dec 07, 2017
NUIG Mystics have given themselves a huge Christmas bonus after booking a place in the Hula Hoops Women’s National Cup semi-finals in January.
Read more ...Highfield hand Wegians a heavy defeat
Thu, Dec 07, 2017
More agony and frustration for Galwegians in the Ulster Bank League division 2A when they suffered another emphatic defeat, 40-18, this time at the hands of second-placed Highfield.
Read more ...Shark Swimming Club wins award
Thu, Dec 07, 2017
Galway's Shark Swimming Club has been named the Connacht Swim Club of the Year for 2017 for overall excellence, and also won the Clubmark Award for corporate governance.
Read more ...Injury-hit Corofin will take nothing for granted Ruislipgranted
Thu, Dec 07, 2017
Recently-crowned Connacht football champions Corofin will travel to London this weekend to play Fulham Irish in the All-Ireland quarter-final in what is a novel pairing for both teams.
Fulham Irish won their first London championship this year and will be hopeful of catching Corofin on the hop this Sunday when they meet in Ruislip at 1pm.
Read more ...Canney’s late strike seals Connacht success for Medtronic
Thu, Dec 07, 2017
Medtronic regained the Connacht Senior Interfirms title when they defeated reigning champions Mayo Teachers in the Connacht final by 2-8 to 0-11 at the Connacht Centre Of Excellence recently.
Medtronic, due to wayward shooting, trailed for large portions of the match until two second-half goals clinched a fourth title in five years at this grade.
Read more ...Fantasy Football round 16 preview
Thu, Dec 07, 2017
It is December which means the Premier League matches are coming thick and fast.
Read more ...Mellows aiming for first senior title in forty-seven years
Thu, Nov 30, 2017
In December 1970 the number one single in the charts was "I think I love you" by the Partridge family. Jack Lynch was taoiseach, Éamon de Valera was president, and Everton won the division one league title in England that season.
Read more ...Keane starts to crack the whip as Connacht head to Italy
Thu, Nov 30, 2017
Kieran Keane returns to Italy for the first time in 38 years when he takes his Connacht squad to Parma for Saturday's PRO 14 joust with Michael Bradley's Zebre.
It is something of a nostalgic return for Keane who was a member of the 1979 All Blacks side that played a first international match against Italy in Rovigo at the end of a tour to England and Scotland.
Read more ...Connacht Women face stern opening test against Munster
Thu, Nov 30, 2017
Connacht Women open their interprovincial rugby campaign with a visit from Munster to the Galway Sportsground on Saturday (2.30pm).
Read more ...Galway United underage trials
Thu, Nov 30, 2017
Galway United will hold U17 trials for players born in 2001 and 2002 on Sunday at East United, Castle Park, starting at 2pm.
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