Way is clear for oral hearing on city bypass, says Kyne

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Additional information on the proposed Galway City Ring Road, provided to An Bord Pleanála by the Galway County Council, should “clear the way” for an oral hearing on this project.

Gardai probe burglaries in Headford area

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Gardai in Headford are appealing for information following two burglaries in the area last month.

Extinction Rebellion public talk on climate change

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Extinction Rebellion Galway will hold a public talk entitled, ‘Climate Change: Heading for Extinction (and what to do about it!)’ in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street.

Galway Youth Orchestra resumes rehearsals

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Galway Youth Orchestra will resume rehearsals on Saturday September 14 at 10am in its new venue at Colaiste na Coiribe, Bothar Baile na mBurcach, Ballymoneen Road.

€14.6 million for new homes in Moycullen

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

More than 40 new homes are set to be built in Moycullen following the allocation of €14.6 million in Government funding. The turnkey development will be located at Kylebroughlan.

A total of 49 accommodation units will be provided in the development, comprising 33 three-bedroom houses, four two-bedroom houses, six two-bedroom apartments, and six one-bedroom apartments. Construction has already begun and it is envisaged the homes will be ready on a phased basis from the latter half of next year.

Galway Ladies return to Cork Park well armed to dethrone favourites Dublin

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

Galway face current champions Dublin in the Lidl All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship final on Sunday (4pm).

Burke's fortitude finally rewarded with an All Ireland final

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

All Star Sinead Burke knows a thing or two about working hard, only to suffer disheartening defeats.

Galway to embrace pressure as excitement and expectation grows

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

October 3 2004 is a date where if you asked any player, supporter, or volunteer associated with Galway Ladies Football 'Where were you?', they would be two responses; 'I was in Croke Park' or I was watching on the TV the events unfolding at HQ. The special day is forever etched on the minds of those players, supporters, and volunteers because it was the day after 30 years of trying, the Tribeswomen finally brought the Brendan Martin Cup home for the first and only time.

Rabbitt takes Galway Ladies to another level

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

Galway Ladies Football manager Tim Rabbitt is banking on his team having developed sufficient reserves of resilience and steel to see off favourites Dublin in Sunday's All Ireland Ladies Senior Football final.

Lessons learned shapes Leonard's drive for All Ireland crown

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

Three seasons ago Galway marksman Tracey Leonard had every reason to feel sorry for herself when a cruciate injury kept her sidelined for 10 months.

Galway focused on the task at hand as Conneally looks to emulate sister's success

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

Sunday's TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final is a special occasion for all connected with Galway Ladies Football. For the players, Sunday's 60 minutes is culmination of months and years of hard work on the training paddock as the Tribeswomen prepare to face their first final in 14 years and only the fourth in the county's history.

'It is something you would dream about since you were a child' - Ward

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

It has been a busy few weeks for Louise Ward. After helping Galway seal a place in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final, the midfielder swapped the football kit for robes as she attended her graduation ceremony at University of Limerick. And when she had received her Bachelors of Science in Physiotherapy, it was back to club duty for Kilkerrin-Clonberne before joining up with the county panel to prepare for Sunday's showdown with Dublin.

Ladies footballers set the right example for Galway's youth

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

Ladies Gaelic Football is a sport on the rise. Not only is the senior team in the All Ireland final for the first time in 14 years, but on the ground, in villages and towns in County Galway, young girls are taking to the sport in numbers.

The sport has experienced an unprecedented 400 per cent increase in numbers in the girls playing Gaelic football in recent years, and now nearly 6,000 adults and juveniles are involved throughout the county.

Heartbreak for Galway minors after thriller on Jones' Road

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

The main event at Croke Park between Kerry and Dublin may have had the nation on the edge of its seats, but it was nothing compared to the closing moments of the minor final which preceded it.

Minors devastated after epic final clash

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

When Niall Cunningham rattled the back of the net three minutes into injury time in Croke Park on Sunday, one could easily forgive manager Dónal Ó'Fátharta for thinking that in less than a hour he would be sitting in the Croke Park museum auditorium reflecting on a famous victory for Galway in the most dramatic of circumstances. Alas the football gods did not see it that way.

No surprise Galway manager Walsh steps down after five years

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

The hunt for a new manager to take over the Galway senior football panel will be more difficult than many might expect, according to former All Ireland winning captain Ray Silke.

Mellows take command with dominant display against Tommy Larkins

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

Liam Mellows kept themselves well placed for a top two finish in group one of the senior hurling championship with a dominant performance that saw off an underpar Tommy Larkins side by 1-18 to 3-8 in Kenny Park, Athenry, on Sunday afternoon.

Two late goals put some respectability on the scoreline for Larkins, but they will have some soul-searching to do after a four-point lead turned into a seven-point deficit in a devastating 25 minutes. Liam Mellows tireless workrate in defence limited Larkins' chances, and Tadhg Haran’s 17th minute goal began the turnaround.

‘You don’t go to Croke Park to lose,’ says Dervan

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

"When the whistle goes at the end of the match, you either are up there or you're not." Come 6pm on Sunday evening the Galway captain Sarah Dervan will know whether she will have climbed the famous steps of the Hogan Stand to hold the O'Duffy Cup aloft or whether she will be left on the hallowed turf of Croke Park, watching on as black and amber ticker tape falls to signify a Kilkenny victory.

Galwegian grit key on journey to finals

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

No matter what the results are on Sunday when Galway's intermediate and senior camogie sides bring down the final curtains on their respective championship campaigns, manager Cathal Murray will be able to look back on 2019 with great degree of pride and satisfaction.

The bond is strong as intermediates prepare to embrace pressure

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

When it comes to sport there is a very simple formula; a winning team is a happy team and a happy team is only achieved when the players know the person beside them will leave it all out on the pitch from the first whistle to the last.

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