Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins before the United Rugby Championship match between Connacht and Benetton at the Dexcom Stadium in Galway. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Rugby

Wilkins announces decision to step down from Connacht Rugby

Thu, Apr 17, 2025

Head coach Pete Wilkins has confirmed he is stepping down from Connacht Rugby after eight years.

Galway manager John O'Mahony and Kildare manager Mick O'Dwyer during the Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final match between Kildare and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin in 1998. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

GAA

The passing of Micko

Thu, Apr 17, 2025

The passing of Kerry legend Mick O’Dwyer earlier this month touched every corner of the country. A larger-than-life character, astute businessman, and extraordinary footballer and manager, 'Micko' was truly an icon of the GAA. You didn't have to follow sport to appreciate the impact this man had on modern Irish life.

Galway United manager John Caulfield at the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division game against Shamrock Rovers in Eamonn Deacy Park. Photo: Mike Shaughnessy

Soccer

United welcome Derry as season starts to heat up

Thu, Apr 17, 2025

The story is still told about after the 1980 League Cup Final, when, despite defeat, Galway United’s player-manager John Herrick instructed his players to board the supporters' buses and thank them for coming.

Sean Doggett, Athenry, bronze over 400m.

Athletics

Young Galway athletes secure medals at National Senior Indoor Track and Field Championships

Thu, Feb 27, 2025

Two of Galway’s top young athletes excelled and claimed medals in a highly competitive series of races at the 123.ie National Senior Indoor Track and Field Championships that was held over two days last weekend in the National Arena in Abbottstown, Dublin.

Galway United captain Greg Cunningham tussles with Shamrock Rovers Matt Healy and Danny Grant in action from the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division game at Eamonn Deacy Park last Friday night. Photo: Mike Shaughnessy

Other

United look to bounce back on derby day

Thu, Apr 10, 2025

A rotten run against Shamrock Rovers continued last Friday. However, Galway United have another chance to break a hoodoo on Saturday. If they beat Sligo in the Showgrounds, it would be their first away win in a Connacht Derby since 2003.

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