Black Dragons move to new gym
Thu, Jan 07, 2010
The Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club held an end of year grading recently with several junior and senior members moving up the ladder of excellence under Black Belt Pete Foley.
Read more ...Cup action for Galway basketball clubs
Thu, Jan 07, 2010
Several Galway basketball clubs will be in action over the coming weeks in national cup events.
Maree men’s basketball will face Killester of Dublin in the u-20 National Cup semi-final in Neptune Stadium on Saturday January 16 at 6pm, while Maree will also contest the u-18 semi-final at the same venue against St Mary’s Castleisland at 10am.
Read more ...Triathlon lecture series
Thu, Jan 07, 2010
The 2010 Galway Triathlon Club lecture series will kick off next week with a talk by club coach Ray Glynn on training programmes.
The lecture series is open to all athletes involved in the sports of swimming, cycling, running, and triathlon, and is designed to provide advice on how to train and race to the best of athletes’ ability, whether a seasoned athlete or a beginner.
Read more ...Maree u-20s overpower Limerick Lakers
Thu, Jan 07, 2010
Underage basketball in Oranmore-Maree and its environs continues to thrive as evidenced by a successul festive season.
Read more ...Maree youngsters take Cork scalp
Thu, Jan 07, 2010
Maree’s young u-12 basketball stars are following in the footsteps of their more senior clubmates after winning the Vork Under 12 Open.
Read more ...Price freeze on season tickets
Thu, Jan 07, 2010
Galway United season tickets will remain on sale at pre-Christmas discount prices in 2010. Adult season tickets still cost €150 while concession tickets are on sale at €90. Contact the Galway United office 091-767336 or Ronan Coleman at (087) 6972823. Application forms are available on-line at www.galwayunitedfc.ie.
GUST will have a season ticket stand at Elverys Sports, Galway Retail Park, Headford Road, on Saturday from 11.00am - 5.00pm. Champions League draw tickets will also be on sale.
Read more ...Rooney claims Irish title
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Local squash professional John Rooney claimed his first Irish senior national title at the weekend.
Read more ...Ni Churraoin leads Irish challenge in US
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Galway’s young world champion handballer Cianna Ni Churraoin is celebrating Christmas in the USA this year as she prepares for another title challenge.
Read more ...Hit the Christmas running - for GOAL
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Festive sport gets underway on Christmas day with the Galway GOAL mile.
Read more ...Festive fare around the fields of Athenry
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Some 1,000 runners are expected to take part in this year’s Field of Athenry 10km on St Stephen’s Day.
Read more ...Bearna fun run on St Stephen’s Day
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
•Bearna Basketball holds its St Stephen’s Day 5k fun run.
Read more ...Christmas sport from the armchair
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
From motorcyles to rugby, TG4 has a line-up over the Christmas period to whet most sports fans’ appetites. Christmas Day features the best of the GAA with the nation’s choice 1-15 of the top goals scored in this year’s feast of hurling and football, followed by the top 50 hurling goals. St Stephen’s Day provides viewers with another chance to see this year’s All-Ireland senior hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary from Croke Park; while on December 27 TG4 provides viewers with the top 30 goals of 2009, divided between hurling and football, and counting down from 15 to 1, as voted by TG4 viewers, followed by another chance to see the All-Ireland senior football final between Kerry and Cork. Replays of the All-Ireland u-21 hurling championship final between Clare and Kilkenny, the 2009 AIB All-Ireland club football final between Kilmacud Crokes and Crossmaglen Rangers, and the 2009 All-Ireland club hurling semi-final between Portumna and Ballyhale Shamrocks will also be broadcast during the week with a one hour special presented by Dara Ó Cinnéide looking back at highlights of the sporting year. Studio guests include Sean Bán Breathnach, Galway football selector Sean Ó Dómhnaill, and former Clare manager Ger Loughnane on Wednesday December 30.
Read more ...Sporting gifts this Christmas
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
•The Adventures of Championship & Other Cruciate Stories, a humorous GAA CD.If you love Gaelic games, you’ll love this, says RTE broadcaster Des Cahill. “Real on-the-button GAA humour that gets to the heart of what the GAA is all about. The CD features a collection of 18 radio essays first broadcast on RTE Drivetime Sports over the past three summers. The collection, by journalist Liam Horan, includes the character, Championship Man, which was first created by Horan in the summer of 2007 and became a favourite on the Drivetime Sports programme. The CD (€15) can be purchased on www.ChampionshipMan.com. or email: [email protected]
Read more ...St Stephen’s Day soccer for charity
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
The annual Mark Reilly Memorial soccer tournament takes place on Saturday in aid of COPE.
Read more ...Moycullen welcome Christmas break to regroup
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
“Much done, a lot more to do,”says Moycullen men’s basketball coach Enda Byrt after his side finished the first half of the season with a loss to pacesetters UL Eagles.
Despite another superb showing from Nate Fritsch and Cian Nihill, Moycullen just came up short against the league leaders on Satuday night in Limerick when the home team proved to be just two to three points better in each quarter.
Read more ...Connacht in confident form for Christmas crack at Munster
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
The annual Christmas interprovincial clash between Connacht and Ulster is once again expected to produce a cracker contest when the two sides meet in Thomond Park on St Stephen’s Day (7.30pm). Connacht, on the back of their unbeaten European form, versus a Munster side that crushed French champions Perpignan at the weekend.
Read more ...Cracker contests expected at Olympic’s fight night
Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Olympic Boxing Club gets ready to rumble this Christmas with the club’s annual tournament featuring some of the best senior boxers in the country.
Read more ...Ballinasloe GAA relive footballing feats
Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Ballinasloe’s great Gaelic football years of the late seventies were relived in person and in print.
Read more ...Annual memorial sevens to help flood victims
Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA is gearing up for this year’s John Joyce Memorial Sevens to be held at Arus Bóthar na Trá on St Stephen’s Day.
Read more ...United season tickets on sale
Thu, Dec 17, 2009
•Galway United Supporters Trust will have a season ticket stand upstairs in Elverys Sports, Galway Retail Park, Headford Road, on Saturday from 11am to 5pm. GUST will also have a stand in the Galway Shopping Centre, Headford Road on Sunday (11am to 5pm) and from Monday December 21 to 2 (5.30pm - 9.00pm). Adult season tickets will be on sale at €150 up to Christmas, with concession tickets on sale at €90. Season ticket forms are available on-line at www.galwayunitedfc.ie, from the Galway United office 09-767336, and from Ronan Coleman 087-6972823. Tickets for the Galway United Champions League fundraising draw will also be on sale from the stands.
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