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GAA: All Ireland SFC Quarter Final

Labour City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis has urged greater investment in soccer in Galway, saying that it lags behind in terms of government investment, despite being the most popular team sport in the county.

The village of Clarinbridge was abuzz on Monday, June 26, as local residents prepared to welcome back one of Galway’s newest Olympians, 19-year-old Máire Connolly, fresh off her gold and bronze wins in gymnastics at the Special Olympics in Berlin last week.

Many mourners turned out in Salthill recently to bid farewell to Limerick native Christy Fitzgerald.

Following the success of its two community sports hubs in Ballyhaunis and Ballinrobe, Mayo Sports Partnership has successfully secured funding for a third Community Sports and Physical Activity Hub - in Ballina - that will seek to promote sports activities for all, outside of the traditional GAA football, hurling and rugby activities.

Following the success of its two community sports hubs in Ballyhaunis and Ballinrobe, Mayo Sports Partnership has successfully secured funding for a third Community Sports and Physical Activity Hub - in Ballina - that will seek to promote sports activities for all, outside of the traditional GAA football, hurling and rugby activities.

Little did I think that in trying to explain the scoring permutations in last week's column, they would have such relevance for the fate of six teams last weekend. There were frantic finishes to three games in three different venues that had serious consequences for the teams involved.

Little did I think that in trying to explain the scoring permutations in last week's column, they would have such relevance for the fate of six teams last weekend. There were frantic finishes to three games in three different venues that had serious consequences for the teams involved.

Galway’s 0-16 to 1-12 loss to Armagh on Sunday afternoon knocked them off the top spot in the group stage, and the result is a preliminary quarter-final against Mayo in Pearse Stadium on Sunday afternoon.