Surprise title fight for Keane

Thu, May 19, 2016

Black Dragon kick boxer Adam Keane from Tuam has an expected Five Nations title fight in Cardiff next month.

Ray Rooney Memorial Tournament

Thu, May 12, 2016

Al Waterson claimed his seventh Rooney doubles title at the annual Ray Rooney Tournament at Galway Lawn Tennis Club recently.

As always the tournament produced some of the finest doubles play of the year, and Al Waterson, partnered by Alec Sandys, swept through the group stages to defeat the Irish international pair of Donal Hegarty and Pat Dillon in the final.

Disappointing weekend for Galway Camogie teams

Thu, May 05, 2016

Galway Camogie had a very disappointing series of results last weekend, going down in all three finals, at senior, intermediate and minor level.

GAA Fixtures

Thu, May 05, 2016

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Division 4 League

Division 4 League

GAA FixturesHurling

Thu, May 05, 2016

Fri 06 May
Senior B Hurling Championship

Senior B Hurling Championship

Tough week ahead for United

Thu, May 05, 2016

Galway United face two demanding assignments in the next week travelling to Oriel Park for a clash with SSE Airtricity League Premier Division champions Dundalk tomorrow, before hosting St Patrick’s Athletic at Eamonn Deacy Park next Tuesday.

Two All Ireland doubles titles

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Galway handballers claimed two All Ireland titles at the weekend when the adult doubles finals took centre stage across Leinster venues.

Sinead Ní Ainlí and Ciana Ní Churraoin had a convincing 21-2, 21-2 win against their Clare counterparts to win the ladies' intermediate crown, while Jimmy Connaughton and Martin Ward produced a great performance over a strong Westmeath pairing to take home another title, winning 21-8, 21-18

County champions take on Gort in round two

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

A full round of senior championship hurling games is down for decision this weekend in round two of the group stages.

City and county sides meet in U21 final

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

City and county sides meet in U21 final
The county U21 A football championship final takes place this Saturday (6pm) in Tuam Stadium, and promises to be an exciting affair with two highly-talented panels of players from Mountbellew/Moylough and Salthill-Knocknacarra.

Galway girls rescue draw with two late points

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Mairead Burke and Carrie Dolan came to Galway's rescue to ensure they will replay Tipperary after Sunday's All-Ireland minor A camogie final at Shinrone ended in a draw.

Warriors ready for a new season

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Connacht’s only American Football team, the Galway Warriors, kick off the new season on May 1 with a home fixture.

Bish win western titles

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

St Joseph's College, the Bish, retained two Western Regional basketball titles, winning the Junior A and Minor A titles in NUIG.

All Ireland titles for Galway fighters

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Two fighters from the Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club were in action in Dungarvan on Saturday night and won All Ireland titles in two different rule sets.

Adam Keane from Tuam, who won the senior national kickboxing title at 69.5kg last March, but lost it on a close points decision in September, regained the title with an impressive victory over Ulster Champ Paul Kelly from Cookstown in a five round war that went the full distance.

Golden run continues for Oranmore judo coach

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Oranmore’s Competitions Coach, Richard Murphy, took the Gold medal in the Northern Ireland Open 2016 Judo contest on April 9/10. He won all his fights by ippon(a perfect throw for a perfect score), beating British Open Champion Robert Morrow (in picture on right) to the top spot in Derry recently.

Connacht claim squash interpo crown

Thu, Apr 14, 2016

Connacht have been crowned senior men's interprovincial squash winners for the second time in the history of the annual championship.

Represented by Brian Byrne (Claremorris), David Noone (Galway), Keith Moran (Sligo), Rory Gilligan (Galway), Kevin Davey (Sligo) and super sub Niall Brennan (Galway), Connacht came through their toughest test at the start when they prevailed by 3-2 over a Leinster team with a strong mix of talented youth and experience.

The Masters - 2016

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

The golfing world will come to a standstill today and for the next four days as the 80th edition of the Masters swings into action down the fairways and onto the greens of the famous Augusta National, as the field drive, swing and chip their way in the hope of donning the green jacket on Sunday evening.

Galway Ladies can bounce back to keep semi-final hopes alive

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Galway Ladies face a crucial clash with Dublin in Parnell Park on Sunday with a division one league semi-final place still within reach.

Vital win saves Corinthians

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

or the second week in succession, Corinthians secured an excellent win to ensure division 2A status next season.

Wegians in trouble after conceding late intercept try

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Galwegians hopes of staying in the top division suffered another major setback after conceding a late intercept try to Crowley Park visitors Terenure College on Saturday, losing by 10-14.

Footballers miss chance for promotion

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

The Galway footballers tried might and main on Sunday to beat Cavan in Breffni Park and win the opportunity to play division one football next season. However it was not to be as Terry Hyland’s team deservedly won by 1-16 to 1-12.

Cavan will now play Tyrone in the league final on Sunday week and be in the top tier for 2017 for the first time in 15 years.

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