Tuam Golf Club celebrates new course development
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
A €500,000 re-development of Tuam Golf Club will be officially opened this weekend.
Read more ...Galway ladies capture Connacht crown
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
Galway ladies celebrated a successful weekend with both the seniors and juniors recording victories over Mayo to claim provincial titles.
Read more ...Connacht youngsters win All Ireland crown
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
Connacht won the u-13 2009 Gaynor Cup in Limerick, having progressed through the tournament unbeaten.
Read more ...Sunderland and Fulham sign up for Umbro Cup
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
More than 50 great teams from Ireland, Britain, Europe, the US, and Mexico have already signed up for this year’s Umbro Galway Cup.
Read more ...Derek Crowe Memorial set for the weekend
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
The popular Derek Crowe Memorial six-a side soccer league, which is held in memory of the former Mervue Utd/Galway Utd player, takes place this Saturday and Sunday.
Read more ...Griffin jumps to victory
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
Ballinasloe’s Damien Griffin jumped to victory in round five of the Connaught Grand Prix League in Tubber on Saturday in a gripping six-horse jump-off.
Read more ...Tuam Stars are genuine contenders for title
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
Of the four championship games that I saw last weekend the best game by far with the best standard of football and fitness from both teams was Tuam Stars against Micheal Beathnach’s.
Read more ...United issue rallying cry ahead of three-game series
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Following a brief sabbatical Galway United’s League of Ireland season resumes tomorrow night at Terryland (7.45pm) with Cork City providing the opposition.
Read more ...Quarter-final places up for grabs in football championship
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
The intensity of club football goes up a few notches when the safety net is taken away and quarter-final places are at stake.
Read more ...Galway boxers take on Chicago’s All-American team
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
An all-star American team of boxers will take on Irish champions in a top-class international amateur boxing contest between twin cities Galway and Chicago on Sunday July 12.
Read more ...Title haul for Galway handballers
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Galway handballers were in fine form at the 13th The Irish One-Wall Nationals last weekend, claiming a record five titles.
The Galway contingent came away with a record five titles in the event that attracted 250 competitors to Castlebar.
Read more ...Rising star
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Alex Byrne Knocknacarra FC u-13 who was awarded Galway player of the tournament at this year’s Kennedy Cup held in University of Limerick with Knocknacarra FC head coach Paul McGee. The Kennedy Cup competition is the breeding ground for future Irish underage and senior international players.
Read more ...Loughnane leads the way
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Galway Olympian Olive Loughane was the impressive winner of the Dublin Grand Prix of Race Walking in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on Sunday.
Read more ...SPORTS SHORTS
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
•The popular Galway Schools Soccer and Gaelic Football Academy returns to St Mary’s College this month. Two camps, from July 13 to July 17 and July 20 to July 24 will be held from 9am to 1pm daily. Directed by Sean Og de Paor, Martin Horgan, and Robert Grealish, this successful mix of sports has been a resounding success over the past decade. Quality coaching, fine facilities, and prizes for all participants - not forgetting the daily soup and roll for each child - are the hallmarks of the St Mary’s academy. A third camp starts next Monday (June 5 to 10) which is based in Oranmore. For further enquiries contact 087-6061176/ 087- 2237683/091-388973.
Read more ...Golf results
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Galway Golf Club: Ladies Don Wallace Trophy v par, Sarah Whiriskey (36) +6; Laura Kavanagh (21) +3; Gross, Sinead O’Sullivan (1) 29; Pat O’Bric (27) +3, Class A, Aileen Moran (16) -1; Jane Whiriskey (12) -2; Maeve Brennan (15) -2; Class B, Norrie O’Grady (20) +2; Colette Kelleher (27) +1; Gemma Brennan (21)-2; Class C, Susan Joyce (32) All Flat; Eilis Ward (30) -4; Colette Timon (32) -5.
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Galway must improve enormously to beat Mayo
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
I was in McHale Park to see Mayo disembowel Roscommon at their ease and I was in Markievicz Park to see Galway stumble luckily to a narrow 1-13 to 0-12 victory over Sligo. Based on the respective performances from both panels and managements, there will only be one result in Pearse Stadium in just over two weeks’ time. And that is a Mayo victory.
Read more ...Galway minors hammered by Mayo
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
It is most unusual in any game to have a situation where almost all of the 15 starting players are absolutely disgusted with their own personal performance. However that happened last Sunday when the Galway minors got a right trimming from their Mayo counterparts.
Read more ...Galway must be on red alert in Markievicz Park
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
It will take the loyal Galway supporters from the last 20 years a few moments to re-adjust their hard drive at Markievicz Park in Sligo this Sunday when they see one of the finest footballers of his generation, Kevin Walsh, marshalling the opposition in championship football.
Read more ...Mayo will be tough opponents for minors
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Gerry Fahy’s county minors face a tough game against last year’s All-Ireland finalists Mayo in the curtain raiser on Sunday (12.10pm).
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