Mystics hit the road after opening day loss

Thu, Oct 08, 2026

University of Galway Mystics will be on the road this weekend as they face Templeogue in Dublin on Saturday afternoon.

McGowan earns double victory

Thu, Oct 08, 2026

Galway City Harriers' Feidhlim McGowan won the Run Galway Bay Marathon last Saturday, adding to his victory at the Loughrea 10k on September 27.

Fields of Athenry 10k officially launched

Thu, Oct 08, 2026

Athenry AC officially launched the 25th Fields of Athenry 10k under the town's iconic arch.

Galway rivals set for early-season showdown in Oranmore

Thu, Oct 08, 2026

Galway basketball gets its first major local derby of the new National League season on Saturday night when Maree and Maigh Cuilinn meet at Calasanctius College in Oranmore, with both sides arriving on the back of emphatic opening weekend victories.

Fiona Murtagh inducted into the Fordham University Hall of Fame

Thu, Oct 01, 2026

Fiona Murtagh has been inducted into the Fordham University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Loughrea Tennis Club celebrates Midland League victory

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Loughrea Tennis Club has marked a major milestone in style, winning the 40th anniversary edition of the Midland League.

Moyne Villa win Sports Champion award

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Moyne Villa Football Club won the Circular Sports Champion category at the Full Circle Awards on September 17.

Remarkable Rapparees rise capped off with All-Ireland Mixed title

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Galway City Rapparees defeated Emo 13-6 to be crowned All-Ireland Intermediate Mixed champions last Sunday.

Moyne Villa Soccer Club – Headford Academy

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

Moyne Villa Soccer Club’s Headford Academy returns on Sunday, September 13, with all new and returning members very welcome.

Academy training times

GCH Fit4Life to host new members night

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

Galway City Harriers Fit4Life is hosting a New Members Night on Monday, September 7 at Westside Library.

Galway's pitch and putt stars impress at Leinster championships

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

Galway's junior and intermediate pitch and putt men's teams travelled to the Leinster Intercounty Finals in Dublin last weekend.

Be part of a new era at Mystics

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

University of Galway Mystics are hosting open trials as the team prepares for the new Basketball Ireland Women's Division One National League season.

CC Mhaigh Cuilinn - Fighting against the odds for six decades

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

There cannot be too many basketball clubs in Ireland that have spent 60 years searching for somewhere to play. Yet that, in many ways, is the remarkable story of the basketball club in Maigh Cuilinn.

For six decades, generations of players have trained and competed without the club ever having a full-size basketball hall of its own in the village. Teams have travelled to halls across Galway, coaches have juggled training slots wherever they could find them, parents have clocked up countless miles, and still the club has grown into one of the largest and most successful basketball organisations in the country.

Galway Summer Rally shaping up to be a classic

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

Round six of the Triton Showers Motorsport Ireland National Rally Championship heads to Ballinasloe this Sunday for the Galway Summer Rally which could have massive title permutations.

World number two visits Galway Lawn Tennis Club

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

The world ranked number two squash player, Paul Coll, hosted a two-day masterclass at Galway Lawn Tennis Club last weekend.

The Fit House - Shaping Galway's champions

Thu, Aug 13, 2026

The Fit House in Oranmore has spent close to a decade shaping champions. And at the centre of it all is founder Neil Moynihan, a man whose coaching CV reads like a roll call of Irish sport's biggest occasions.

Young Galway golfer following in Rory McIlroy's footsteps

Thu, Aug 13, 2026

Cillian Hirst was crowned the Under-9 World Champion at Pinehurst Golf Club in North Carolina last week.

McLoughlin wins home Scratch Cup

Thu, Aug 06, 2026

Mellows Pitch and Putt ace James McLoughlin continued his winning form with victory at the west of Ireland links' Scratch Cup last weekend.

Three Loughrea anglers part of historic Irish team

Thu, Aug 06, 2026

Three anglers from Loughrea were part of the Irish Trout Fly Fishing Association (ITFFA) Youth Team that made history by winning an unprecedented sixth consecutive gold medal at the 2026 Youth International Fly Fishing Championships.

Final push to get local man to dodgeball world championships

Wed, Jul 29, 2026

A Galway man has been selected for Ireland's national foam dodgeball squad and is racing to raise funds before heading to the World Championships in Bangok.

Colin O'Halloran is less than €100 away from his €3,000 target. The 44-year-old is raising funds to cover flights, accommodation, team gear, and vaccinations.

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