Manager of the Month: January

Mon, Feb 06, 2017

January saw plenty of Premier League action with five game weeks in play and Fantasy Football managers just loved it as their teams garnered point after point.

St Thomas will have to be at their best to beat Ballyhea on Saturday

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

Galway county senior hurling champions St Thomas take on Munster and Clare champions Ballyhea on Saturday at Semple stadium in Thurles at 5pm looking for a tilt at the All Ireland club crown.

Ballyhea defeated Glen Rovers (Cork) in their provincial final before Christmas, winning by 1-21 to 2-10, with Clare’s 2013 Hurler of the Year, Tony Kelly in tremendous form.

Final Suir flourish sinks Galway Teachers

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

An understrength Galway Teachers went down to a strong Suir Engineering side by 1-18 to 1-10 in the Interfirms All Ireland Senior Hurling semi-final in Kilkenny on Saturday.

Sarsfields women win battle to set up final

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

Sarsfields are through to the AIB All-Ireland senior camogie final after a tough battle with Thomastown at St Brendan's Park, Birr, on Sunday.

At the end of a dogged affair, the Galway women prevailed by 0-8 to 0-7 to set up a date with Derry champions Slaughtneil on March 5 in Croke Park.

Fitzgibbon Cup comes to NUIGalway

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

NUI Galway will host this year's Fitzgibbon Cup senior hurling championship finals, with the decider in Pearse Stadium on February 25.

Be My Rugby Valentine

Wed, Feb 01, 2017

Valentine’s can be tough for the devout rugby fan and a good boyfriend. You wait all season for the greatest rugby tournament in the world to kick off but miss your team for the holiday. What is a rugby lover supposed to do if your partner has no interest in oval balls?

Bish win All Ireland basketball cup with superb final quarter

Thu, Jan 26, 2017

St Joseph’s, Galway, had 10 points to spare over St Malachy’s College, Belfast, to win yesterday's hotly-contested Subway Under 16 A Boys Schools All Ireland Cup final by 52-42.

Galway youngsters shine at national relay championships

Thu, Jan 26, 2017

Galway's young athletes led the way at the National Juvenile Cross Country Relays and Intermediate Cross Country at the Palace Grounds in Tuam on Sunday.

Athenry Golf Club - more than just golf

Thu, Jan 26, 2017

Choosing the right club can be a difficult decision. There are many golf clubs in Co Galway, each with its own unique blend of offerings. But in addition to the normal considerations of cost, tee-time availability, etc, the golfer also needs to think about the course layout.

Loreta too strong for gallant Gort

Thu, Jan 26, 2017

There was no luck for Galway teams at Monday's schools basketball decider with the Gort Community School falling by 57-38 to an impressive Loreto College Crumlin in the Subway U19 B Schools Cup final.

Colaiste na Coiribe suffer heart-breaking one-point defeat in final

Thu, Jan 26, 2017

Galway’s Colaiste na Coiribe suffered a heartbreaking defeat to St Vincent’s Castleknock College 51 in the final of the U16C schools basketball final on Monday.

Young Galway basketballers selected for Ireland

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

Three Galway basketball players have been selected on the Ireland U20 men's team to train ahead of the European Championships.

Eoin Rockall and Stephen Commins of Maree and Moycullen's Kyle Cunningham were chosen from a group of more than 80 players who attended the two open trials in recent weeks.

Galway athletes tipped for silverware at Palace Grounds

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

Galway athletes will be in action at the National Juvenile Cross Country Relays and Intermediate Cross Country Championships that will be held in the Palace Grounds in Tuam on Sunday.

Fantasy Football top three tips for week 22

Mon, Jan 16, 2017

The games are coming thick and fast in January and Fantasy Football managers are having to adjust their teams accordingly, with injuries, disputes, and suspensions racking up.

More than six-hundred athletes to contest county championships

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

Galway athletes are facing into a busy weekend of both local and national events, kicking off National Indoor League in Athlone.

Galway City Harriers is once again looking to secure a podium finish at the indoor league, following their second place finish last winter.

Moycullen miss out in two tough cup semi-finals

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

SSE Airtricity Moycullen, playing in their first SuperLeague National Cup semi-final against Swords Thunder of Dublin gave it everything they had, but ended up on the wrong end of a 77-85 score-line on Saturday evening in Neptune Stadium, Cork.

Clery will head new management team at GalwayWFC

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

Former Galway United captain Billy Clery will head a new management team at Galway Women's FC next season.

Get your fantasy team in order for the New Year with this advice from St. Anthony's & Claddagh Credit Union

Mon, Jan 09, 2017

It is a New Year and time to finally sort out your diet, exercise regime and of course fantasy football team.

Big weekend for Galway basketball

Thu, Jan 05, 2017

SSE Airtricity Moycullen is heading into an important weekend on the basketball calendar with both Superleague and the men's u20 in cup action.

The Superleague team contests is first National Cup semi-final on Saturday when they travel to Cork for their first fixture of the New Year.

The Tribal Leader League's December Manager of the Month

Tue, Jan 03, 2017

The Premier League has entered the new year and with it, Janaury brings the result of the Galway Advertiser Tribal Leader League in association with St Anthony's and Claddagh Credit Union's Manager of the Month for December.

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