Champions St Thomas' still favourites to see off Gort in semi-final

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

One of the most eagerly anticipated weekends in the local hurling calendar sees both the senior and intermediate semi-finals down for decision. And newly installed Galway manager Henry Shefflin is likely to be an interested onlooker as the race for the Tom Callanan Cup intensifies.

No surprises in football semi-finals as familiar foes advance

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

This year's Galway Senior Football Championship semi-finals has again thrown up the familiar pairing of Corofin and Mountbellew-Moylough.

St Thomas' still the team to beat as quarter-finalists decided

Thu, Oct 21, 2021

The quarter-final stage of the Brooks Group Galway senior hurling championship has arrived with St Thomas’ clear favourites to claim their fifth title in six years after last year’s finalists Turloughmore were dramatically knocked out by Kilnadeema-Leitrim.

Seemingly cruising with a 10-point lead in hand in the second half, Turloughmore suffered after Daithí Burke was dismissed for a second yellow card.

Killannin the only surprise to advance to last football four

Thu, Oct 21, 2021

The 2021 Galway Senior Football Championship has been whittled down to four teams following the conclusion of the four quarter-finals. And now there are the usual suspects at this business end of the championship.

Loughnane's super save sinks Sarsfield's hopes

Thu, Oct 14, 2021

Loughrea goalkeeper Gearóid Loughnane produced the most important and dramatic save of the season so far to ensure his team progressed to the knockout stages of the Brooks Group Senior Hurling Championship at Sarsfields' expense.

Football championship hots up with mouthwatering quarter-finals this weekend

Thu, Oct 14, 2021

The Galway Senior Football Championship is down to the last eight teams and the draw, which was made 10 days ago, has produced a few tasty clashes to whet the appetite of football supporters around the county.

It has been an entertaining championship to date, partly due to the increase in crowds, and the energy which they have brought to the games.

All to play in final hurling group games

Thu, Oct 07, 2021

Plenty of thrilling action is expected in the final round of group games in the Brooks Group senior hurling championship this weekend.

With only title favourites St Thomas’ and senior B sides Gort and Clarinbridge guaranteed their place in the knockout-stages, it leaves nine spaces to be filled in both the preliminary quarter-finals and the last eight, with five of the six groups forced into simultaneous throw-ins.

Familiar faces and a few surprise as football quarter-finals confirmed

Thu, Oct 07, 2021

It was all to play for going into the last round of the Galway Senior Football Championship at the weekend.

Murray’s title-winning side stands on the cusp of greatness

Sun, Sep 12, 2021

A newfound ability to react positively to events in a game stood to Galway’s credit when Cork scored that crucial goal late on in Sunday’s All Ireland Senior Camogie Final, captain Sarah Dervan revealed in the aftermath of the county’s fourth senior title this evening.

Captain Fantastic Dervan — inspiring like she was inspired

Fri, Sep 10, 2021

On that day in 1996 when Galway won that long-awaited first senior camogie title and the team celebrated to the praise of hordes of young fans who made the long journey up in the days before we had motorways, who would have guessed that the excitement of that occasion would impact so greatly on the mind of one young girl who had travelled to the capital with a busload of her friends.

Galway gets ready for return of Féile na nGael

Thu, Aug 19, 2021

Hundreds of Galway schoolchildren will contest matches over the next two weekends (August 21 and 28) in the battle for John West Féile county honours.

Camogie and hurling (Féile na nGael) take centre stage this weekend, while football (Féile Peile na nÓg) competitions get underway on August 28.

Two All Ireland titles on the line for Galway hurlers

Thu, Aug 12, 2021

With the All-Ireland senior finalists now known after a dramatic weekend of action at Croke Park, the focus of the hurling world over the next few days will turn to Semple Stadium, as Galway hunt for yet more honours at both the minor and U20 age groups.

Ladies Football Championship clash on Monday

Thu, Jul 29, 2021

An interesting TG4 All Ireland Ladies Football Championship continues with Monday’s Bank Holiday meeting at McHale Park (1.45pm) involving Mayo and Galway set to provide further drama.

Joe Canning retires from inter-county hurling

Thu, Jul 29, 2021

Joe Canning announced his retirement from inter-county hurling yesterday.

Joyce disappointed at second half capitulation against resurgent Mayo

Sun, Jul 25, 2021

It was a disappointed Padraic Joyce who faced the media after Galway were unable to generate any second half scores from play in their Connacht Final capitulation at Croke Park this afternoon.

Too little too late as Galway comeback falls just short in Thurles thriller

Sat, Jul 24, 2021

Waterford 1-30 Galway 3-20
While the old maxim of a substantial lead being nothing in hurling has proven true in recent weeks in the Championship, it was nearly proven again in this fast-moving clash at Semple Stadium this afternoon (Saturday). However, for Galway, they fell just a little short of the perfect comeback having left themselves with too much work to do after a poor second quarter in which they were heavily outscored by the Deise. As a result, they crashed out of the Championship with a second successive defeat, and the postmortems into this will run long into the autumn.

Oughterard's Tierney stars as Galway secure opening championship win

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

It may have been a miserably wet Sunday in July, but Galway showed enough glimpses of what they are capable of to defeat a limited Roscommon side and reach a sixth Connacht final in a row.

Despite being in control for much of the game, it was not until Matthew Tierney’s 65th minute goal they sealed the deal.

Ó Maolchiaráin looking forward to Roscommon challenge

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

During the past couple of decades CLG Oileáin Árainn’s rise has been one of the great success stories in Galway football. It is a tale of perseverance and hope, crushing losses experienced, great days sampled.

Concannon hopeful about emerging talent in the west

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

“Looking at the 15 there may be eight, nine, 10 players either making their debut or their second Championship game for Galway, nobody realises that, but that could be the situation next week,” selector John Concannon says about the emergence of talent Corribside.

All Ireland final remains the target for Murray

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Cathal Murray's target remains this year's All Ireland final, and the Galway camogie manager is not worried after two successive final defeats to the Cats.

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