Maree youngsters come of age

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

Oranmore Maree, well-established as Galway’s basketball nursery, is set to embark on a new development with a men’s team in the National League.

Connacht’s Euro qualification at stake in France

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

The stakes are getting higher for Connacht’s European qualification hopes as they head into familiar territory for tomorrow night’s joust with Montpellier (7pm).

Not so common, however, is that this French outfit just pulled off a shock away win in last weekend’s Amlin European Challenge Cup. And in posting a first away victory over pool 2 favourites Worcester, Montpellier now have a spring in their step and believe qualification is within their grasp.

Gort’s late flurry fails to stop Portumna

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

A strange Sunday afternoon in Kenny Park eventually ended with a Portumna victory as the All Ireland champions survived despite a flurry of Gort goals.

Cup action for Galwegians and Corinthians

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

Irish domestic rugby takes a break from league action for round two of this season’s AIB Cup.

Galwegians will open their campaign with a fixture against Dublin University, while Corinthians are on the road again when they meet UCC. Matches will be played on Saturday (2.30pm).

Moycullen continue to improve

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

Moycullen have a two-week respite following their baptism into Superleague basketball.

Corofin should have power and experience to collect in replay

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

Mountbellew/Moylough will have learnt much from their first county final in more than 20 years. They will believe also they are capable of producing a much more sustained and polished performance than the one they produced two weeks ago.

Meet the captains

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

Patrick Gardiner (Ballinahowna, Mountbellew)

All Ireland success for Galway camogie

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

Galway celebrated All Ireland success this week with the intermediate camogie players claiming this year’s honours in Saturday’s replay over Cork at McDonagh Park, Nenagh.

Stalemate at Tuam Stadium

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

Mountbellew/Moylough and Corofin will have to do it all over again on Sunday week in Tuam Stadium to decide the winners of the 2009 football championship after a tense, but poor quality, first offering last Sunday afternoon.

Tickets too expensive

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

A large number of disgruntled and annoyed Galway GAA people mentioned one thing to me last Sunday and all this week. Some even took the time to email me and phone me to voice their displeasure about the €20 entry cost.And there was also much disquiet about the fact that the Luach for the Clár Oifigiúil was a saucy €5.

As one dedicated and most decent GAA woman who attended the game as a neutral pointed out to me early on Monday morning at work, it had cost €50 for herself, her husband, and their Leaving Cert daughter to get in the gate, a tenner for two programmes, and €2 to park in the Tuam mart.

Connacht open Euro campaign against Spanish visitors

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

Connacht’s focus, after an inconsistent start to the season, turns to Europe and first up is a visit of an unknown Spanish side to the Galway Sportsground tomorrow (6.30pm).

Galwegians and Corinthians face difficult away assignments

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

Galway clubs will be hoping for an improvement in their results in this weekend’s second match of the new AIB League.

Moycullen encouraged by first foray into the Superleague

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

Newly-promoted Moycullen found that honest effort was not enough to bridge the gap between the National League and Superleague basketball when they opened their new campaign on Saturday evening.

Titans’ winning start

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

An 81-66 Titans’ victory against Tolka Rovers on Saturday night was a welcome result for Galway’s Titans in the National League division one contest.

Kernan oversees first Galway game

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

New Galway manager Joe Kernan takes charge of his first football match on Sunday when last year’s FBD winning side take on the Exiles in New York.

Ó Conamha to ref replay

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

Referee Frank Kinneen will have endeared himself enormously to the treasurer and senior officers of the county board and will be a definite name on their Christmas card list after officiating at a senior county final which ended in a draw.

Foster expects a tricky test in the Showgrounds

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

Over the past couple of years Connacht derbies involving Sligo Rovers and Galway United have rarely been short on importance, and tomorrow’s encounter at the Showgrounds carries real significance.

First of the hurling semis

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

The first of the two Galway senior hurling championship semi-finals will be played on Sunday at Athenry (3.30pm) when favourites and champions Portumna face Gort.