Ballinasloe’s big day in Croke Park

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

The Ballinasloe footballers, and their ever increasing band of supporters, head to Dublin for Sunday’s All-Ireland Junior final meeting with Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) at Croke Park (2pm).

Galwegians look to close the gap

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Needing a win to close the gap on the leaders, Galwegians will look to their home fixture against Seapoint which takes place at Crowley Park on Saturday (2.30pm).

Connacht under pressure to improve away form

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Connacht’s away form is under ever-increasing scrutiny as the club heads to Wales to face Cardiff Blues tomorrow evening (7.30pm).

Galway open league campaign against injury-hit All-Ireland champions

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

The Galway senior hurlers start their 2013 league campaign this Sunday in Pearse Stadium (2pm), and they do so in the best possible way, with a home game against All-Ireland and league champions Kilkenny.

Galway selector Mattie Kenny believes this opening fixture is a good opportunity for the panel to build on their impressive display in Sunday’s Railway Cup win over Leinster.

Burke eager to keep St Thomas' feet on the ground

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

St Thomas had a splendid 0-15 to 0-7 victory over Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) in the All-Ireland club semi-final replay last Saturday in Clones.

Footballers can expect tough challenge against Louth

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

The Galway senior footballers set off on Saturday morning for the long journey to Drogheda to play Louth in their rescheduled National Football League round 2 tie (2.30pm).

The first game was called off due to a water-logged pitch at the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda and the Galway bus had made it to Maynooth by the time word filtered through that the game was postponed.

Unbeaten ladies keep pace at the top

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Galway Ladies are keeping pace in this season’s Tesco Home Grown Ladies NFL after securing a comfortable victory over Cavan by 3-18 to 1-11 in a chilly Brefini Park on Sunday.

This second win of the campaign puts them two behind the leaders Westmeath, the only side with three wins to date, and they now have a week’s break from NFL action before meeting Clare on March 3.

Corinthians’ win put them in pole position in league

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Corinthians have leapt to the top of the Ulster Bank League division 2A table after overcoming tabletoppers Terenure College by 21-15 in Cloonacauneen on Saturday.

New signing Clarke is a great fit for Connacht

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Super Rugby winning co-captain Craig Clarke is Connacht’s latest and most significant signing for next season.

Moycullen’s play-off hopes on the line this weekend

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Moycullen head into this weekend’s double header against UCC Demons and DCU Saints knowing their hopes of making the play-offs are on the line.

Currently one game behind Killester and with the same record as DCU, Moycullen will need big performances against the Demons on Saturday before they face DCU Saints on Sunday in a game that will go a long way to deciding who gets the final play-off position

Titans go top in overtime

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Titans Basketball overcame a poor start to triumph over UCC Blue Demons in Saturday evening’s division one contest in Renmore.

Breathnach posts new personal best

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Sean Breathnach of Galway City Harriers continues to lead the way in Ireland’s shot put event.

Moycullen handballer scoops top GAA award

Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Moycullen's handball ace Martin Mulkerrins picked up three awards at the recent provincial GAA awards ceremony.

Connacht focus on discipline for visit of champions Ospreys

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

BY LINLEY MACKENZIE

Connacht focus on discipline for visit of champions Ospreys

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

Connacht return to the Galway Sportsground for the first time since last month's Heineken Cup win over Zebre when they host the current Celtic League champions tomorrow evening (7.45pm).

Loughnane calls it a day after glorious career

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

Ireland’s most successful race walker Olive Loughnane has announced that she is to retire from athletics. The Loughrea woman competed at the highest level, and won a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships.

Ms Loughnane believes that the time is right for her to retire and hand the torch to a new generation: “My feeling was that I would quit while I was ahead and that I would know that the time was right from a personal and performance point of view. That time is now.”

Vital win for Wegians in hard-fought battle

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

Galwegians came away with four vital points in a hard-fought battle away to Old Crescent in this re-arranged Ulster Bank Division 2a fixture in Limerick on Saturday.

The Blues came into this game on the back of four successive league wins, and they were favourites to add another scalp in their late push for promotion. However they were pushed all the way by a dogged home team, whose performance belied their lowly league standing. The hosts took the lead in the fourth minute after Wegians were penalised at the first scrum, and Padraig Quinn split the uprights to give his side a 3-0 lead. Remarkably this was to prove their only score of the game, as a massive disciplined and defensive effort was required from Wegians for the next 76 minutes.

No doubting Thomas’s ahead of club replay

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

The St Thomas hurlers and their loyal band of supporters and management team are off to Parnell Park again this Saturday (5.45pm), for the replay of the All-Ireland senior club hurling semi-final.

Vital win for Wegians in hard-fought battle

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

Old Crescent 3
Galwegians 8

Loughnane calls it a day after glorious career

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

By Sinead Farrell
Ireland’s most successful race walker Olive Loughnane has announced that she is to retire from athletics. The Loughrea woman competed at the highest level, and won a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships.

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