THE FULL FORWARD: Galway’s summer belongs to the women

Thu, Jul 17, 2025

In my introductory column back in April, I spoke about how fortunate we are as a county. That sentiment still holds true – even in a year many would consider disappointing for our senior men’s GAA teams.

THE FULL FORWARD - In defence of the clubs

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

One of my favourite things about our national games is the casual interaction with supporters who just want to chat about the latest hot topic.

LADIES FOOTBALL: Galway through to semifinal after victory over Waterford

Sun, Jul 06, 2025

By Darren Kelly
Galway are through to a second successive TG4 All-Ireland senior semi-final following this six point victory over Waterford in Tuam Stadium on Saturday.

THE FULL FORWARD - Meath’s meteoric rise leaves Galway reeling

Thu, Jul 03, 2025

Ahead of last weekend’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final between Galway and Meath, my mind kept drifting — not to the famous 2001 final where Padraic Joyce’s shooting masterclass sealed victory — but to a far less memorable clash between the sides in a rain-soaked Pearse Stadium just three years ago.

Meath’s meteoric rise leaves Galway reeling

Thu, Jul 03, 2025

Ahead of last weekend’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final between Galway and Meath, my mind kept drifting — not to the famous 2001 final where Padraic Joyce’s shooting masterclass sealed victory — but to a far less memorable clash between the sides in a rain-soaked Pearse Stadium just three years ago.

Galway’s dramatic campaign runs out of road against dogged Royals

Sun, Jun 29, 2025

Throughout this dramatic Championship season, Galway’s senior footballers have given other teams their head, allowing them strong leads, but having the character and the characters to come back from the dead.

THE FULL FORWARD - Hurlers at a crossroads

Thu, Jun 26, 2025

The Greenhills Hotel on the Ennis Road was my destination of choice and the place was packed full of Tipperary and Galway supporters. You certainly would not have thought you were just 400 metres from the clubhouse of Na Piarsaigh – All-Ireland winners in 2016 - when the roof nearly came off the place after 14-man Dublin produced a monumental shock to unceremoniously dump the Treaty out.

Green Clubs Programme kicks off in Galway

Thu, Jun 26, 2025

The event brought together GAA, LGFA, and Camogie clubs, club representatives, environmental experts, and community advocates to explore practical ways sports organisations can be proactive on climate action as part of the national GAA Green Clubs Programme.

Semi-final spot at stake as Tribesmen take on Tipp

Thu, Jun 19, 2025

While the men in maroon have won four of the five previous meetings at this juncture of the championship they enter this encounter as underdogs, which may well suit Micheál Donoghue and his team.

THE FULL FORWARD - Galway not for the faint of heart

Thu, Jun 19, 2025

Penalties. One-point wins. Late drama. Galway rarely allow their supporters a moment of comfort, the emotional swings of each game pulling fans from elation to despair and back again in a matter of minutes.

Make or break for Galway footballers

Thu, Jun 12, 2025

Pádraig Joyce's side travel to Breffni Park on Saturday with a host of permutations in play. Joyce will no doubt pass no heed to such possibilities. Take care of business, win the game and the rest takes care of itself.

THE FULL FORWARD - Déjà vu in Croke Park

Thu, Jun 12, 2025

The journey home typically follows a familiar cycle of grief. First, frustration with the players. Then the management, who inevitably get dissected in post-mortems. By Enfield, the County Board is often next in line. Everyone has something to get off their chest, and the bus or car becomes a mobile therapy session.

THE FULL FORWARD - Chaos in Celtic Park

Thu, Jun 05, 2025

On the balance of play, Padraic Joyce’s men probably should have lost. Somehow, they also could have won, with Derry needing a last-gasp point from Conor Doherty to keep their own season alive.

Hurlers more than capable of springing an upset at Croker

Thu, Jun 05, 2025

Successive wins over Offaly, Wexford, Antrim, and Dublin have put Galway exactly where they would have wanted to be at the start of the campaign, with a guaranteed place in an All-Ireland quarter final and a chance to annex the Bob O’Keeffe Cup back to the west for only the fourth time.

Camogie aces blitz Derry

Thu, Jun 05, 2025

Niamh Mallon and Aoife Donohue opened the scoring for Galway in the opening three minutes. Orlaith Hull, Derry’s only scorer of the first half replied with Derry’s opening score a minute later.

THE FULL FORWARD - A GAA COLUMN

Thu, May 29, 2025

Micheál Donoghue’s return as Galway senior hurling manager can already be graded a solid B grade on a report card, regardless of what happens from this point forward. Given where the team stood last year to where they are now, Donoghue Part Deux has already been a clear success.

All to play for ahead of Donohue's return to Parnell Park

Thu, May 22, 2025

There are plenty of talking points to digest ahead of the Galway senior hurlers' eagerly anticipated clash with Dublin this Sunday in Parnell Park (throw-in 2pm), but the fact that it is a Leinster championship semi-final in all but name will make this contest compelling viewing.

Top three spot in sight for Donohue's hurlers

Thu, May 15, 2025

With their Leinster Championship destiny very much in their own hands after a workmanlike victory over Wexford last weekend, the Galway senior hurlers welcome Antrim to Pearse Stadium this Saturday afternoon (throw-in: 1.30pm) with a chance to cement their place in the top three.

THE FULL FORWARD - Encouraging response from Galway hurlers

Thu, May 15, 2025

The manner in which the Galway senior hurlers have responded to their dismal championship opener against Kilkenny has stirred some optimism across the county. A professional demolition of Offaly helped steady the ship, but it is the fixtures in May - now the defining month in the provincial hurling calendar - that truly serve as the barometer for real progress.

THE FULL FORWARD - GAA sabotaging provincial finals with early draw

Thu, May 08, 2025

Agony and ecstasy. That well-worn sporting cliché. But sometimes, the classics are all we have to do justice to the emotions on either side of the divide. Oldies are goldies, after all.

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