St Thomas gunning for a second senior hurling title on Sunday

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

All roads lead to Pearse Stadium this Sunday for the eagerly anticipated county senior hurling final featuring Gort and St Thomas (3.30pm).

Both sides know what is required to win in three days. Gort were Galway senior champions in 2014 and 2011, while St Thomas collected their first and only senior title four years ago in 2012.

Cortoon will take advantage if Salthill fail to spark

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

The county senior football semi-finals are down for decision this Sunday at Tuam Stadium in what promises to be an exciting double-header.

St Thomas and Gort to meet in hurling final

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

Former All-Ireland club champions St Thomas proved too strong for Loughrea on Sunday in their county senior semi-final at Kenny Park.

Keegan and Mayo getting under the Dubs' skin

Fri, Sep 30, 2016

The mind games are well under way with some former Dublin players and mentors trying to get into the head of referee Maurice Deegan in relation to Lee Keegan. It is farcical to say the least as they portray Keegan's sparring partner Diarmuid Connolly with a halo. Keegan is a born winner who plays on the edge with an impeccable disciplinary record. The only red card he received was against Kerry two years ago in the semi-final draw which of course was rescinded, enough said. Mind your own house.

Salthill/Knocknacarra seal county semi-final with late rally

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

Salthill/Knocknacarra, who defeated Caherlistrane last weekend by 2-7 to 1-5, will take on Cortoon Shamrocks in the last four following last Sunday's draw in Tuam Stdium.

Managers get the nod

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

The Galway County Board announced earlier this week that both senior hurling manager Micheal Donoghue and senior football manager Kevin Walsh have been ratified for a new three year term from 2017-2019.

In his second year in charge Killannin's Walsh led Galway footballers to the Connacht title with an impressive victory over Roscommon before losing out to Tipperary in the All Ireland quarter final.

County hurling championship hots up on Sunday

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

All roads lead to Kenny Park on Sunday afternoon for two captivating county senior hurling semi-finals.

First up in the Salthill Hotel Senior Championship is Craughwell and Gort at 2pm, followed by former All-Ireland club champions St Thomas and Loughrea at 3.30pm.

Galway minors lose final to the Kingdom

Thu, Sep 22, 2016

The Galway minor footballers battled bravely against a highly-rated Kerry in Sunday's All-Ireland final in Croke Park, and although they lost by 3-7 to 0-9, they were a good bit closer to the Munster champions for the first 50 minutes.

Salthill/Knocknacarra must improve to qualify

Thu, Sep 22, 2016

Two county senior football quarter-finals are down for decision this Sunday in Tuam Stadium in an attractive double header.

St Thomas to face Loughrea

Thu, Sep 22, 2016

Former All-Ireland champions St Thomas will take on Loughrea in the county senior hurling semi-finals which will be played in Kenny Park on Sunday week (October 2) at 3.30pm.

Galway U21 hurlers find Waterford too hot to handle

Thu, Sep 15, 2016

Galway U21 hurlers headed to Semple Stadium in Thurles on Saturday afternoon for the All-Ireland final, knowing they would need to produce a really stunning performance to keep a star-studded Waterford team at bay.

Kilkerrin/Clonberne's title run continues

Thu, Sep 15, 2016

Kilkerrin/Clonberne were crowned senior champions for a fourth successive season, seeing off pretenders Claregalway by 1-12 to 1-9 in Monivea on Saturday.

Third time lucky for Annaghdown

Thu, Sep 15, 2016

Annaghdown stopped Moycullen’s bid to claim successive promotions in an absorbing Galway Ladies' Intermediate Championship final in Monivea on Saturday.

Tuam Stars bow out of championship to dominant Corofin

Thu, Sep 15, 2016

The word going into Tuam Stadium last Sunday afternoon from all and sundry in a big crowd was that Tuam Stars were really going to put it up to Corofin, and try to derail their objective of winning four county titles in succession.

Hurling season hots up this weekend

Thu, Sep 15, 2016

The county senior hurling quarter-finals are all down for decision this weekend, with three games on Saturday and one in Kenny Park on Sunday.

Galway will need super display to beat Déise in U21 final

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

The Galway U21 hurlers, managed by Tony Ward and captained by Brian Molloy, will have it all to do this Saturday in the All-Ireland final when they take on a powerful and highly-fancied Waterford in Thurles (5pm).

Ladies' football finals

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

Three adult ladies' football county finals take place on Saturday in Monivea.

Tuam Stars and Corofin to clash in quarter-final

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

Three county senior quarter-finals are down for decision on Sunday in the Claregalway Hotel/Bon Secours County Senior Football Championship.

Caherlistrane ease into county quarter-finals

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

Last Sunday was a busy day of Gaelic football in many GAA houses in the county.

Champions Sarsfields to meet Gort in quarter-finals

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

The quarter-finals of the Salthill Hotel County Senior Hurling Championship took place on Tuesday evening and threw up four exciting fixtures.

Current county champions Sarsfields will take on Gort, and former kingpins of hurling in the county, Portumna, who will be without their star player Joe Canning (surgery on his hamstring, will face off with former All-Ireland champions St Thomas.

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