A masterful showpiece for Oughterard celebrations

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

As part of Oughterard GAA Club’s centenerary celebrations, a Masters (over 40) game was held in Killannin recently.

Budget cutbacks sound the death knell for sport and extra-curricular in schools

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

It is a beautiful crisp spring morning in February 2009. The game has been fixed for more than two weeks at this stage. The school team is to play its deadly rivals in a key championship encounter and all the arrangements are in place.

The bus is booked and en route, everyone is in good spirits, and the students are excited and looking forward to the fray with great anticipation.

London Irish prove their cup credentials at Connacht’s expense

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Connacht hopes of putting London Irish to the sword in a winner-takes-all meeting next January floundered in the Galway Sportsground on Friday evening.

A successful weekend for Galway rugby clubs

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Ballymena 5
Galwegians 19

Galwegians 19

United boost their chances of avoiding the drop

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Richmond Park is becoming synonymous with glorious Galway United wins.

Moycullen enjoy home win over favourites

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

An Cearnog Nua, Moycullen basketball made an emphatic statement with a magnificent 15-point win over division favourites Team Garveys Castleisland in the Kingfisher NUIG Sports Centre on Saturday.  

Mervue almost there

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Mervue United continue their remarkable run of form and are almost guaranteed a play-off with the bottom team in the first division.

Sunday’s game against Shamrock Rovers saw them take the lead on 15 minutes when Ollie Keogh pulled back from the endline for Dave Goldbey to score his 10th goal of the season.

Connacht must maintain momentum and grab home win

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Connacht are back in the Galway Sportsground tomorrow evening (6.30pm) in a return to Magners League action and a crucial home tie with visitors Edinburgh.

Connacht await news of Super 14 centre

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Niva Ta’auso, Connacht’s Super 14 signing, is expected to arrive in Ireland in the next three weeks, but he will not be action for some time.

Countdown to United’s survival begins at Terryland

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Armed with hope and confidence, Galway United will be anxious to maintain the resilience levels that has seen a half-dozen match unbeaten sequence stitched together at such a critical juncture of the campaign.

Potumna strike first-half blow to Mellows’ dream

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Portumna are on course to retain this year’s Galway Senior Hurling Championship crown after easing to a 3 -10 to 0- 13 victory over Liam Mellows in Athenry.

Mervue continue league assault

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Mervue United seek to consolidate their position in the top four of the Eircom League A Championship when they host a crunch tie on Sunday.

Hunt for new manager begins

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Ger Loughnane wrote his own epitaph long before this week’s Galway County Board meeting.

St Michael’s back in the big time

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Last Monday morning I had to drive to Dublin for an early appointment in the “Big Smoke”. At just after 5am I passed the St Michael’s local hostelry in Bushy Park in Galway city.

Violence must be confronted

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Nobody likes any columnist to be overly dramatic, and when there are people losing their jobs hand over fist in manufacturing and construction, and the economic prospects for the country appear to be bleak, issues of sport can rightly be put on the back boiler.

Salthill are u-16 county champions

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Last Sunday was also a highly successful one for city footballers at an underage level as Salthill deservedly defeated Corofin in the county u-16 final played at Pearse Stadium.

Corinthians look to enhance strong league start

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Galwegians face another tough away fixture on Saturday against Ulster’s Ballymena in the third AIB League division one encounter.

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Thu, Oct 16, 2008

•Corinthians unbeaten 2nd XV take on the 2006 Junior League champions Westport in Carrowholly this Sunday. After an uninspiring victory away to Corrib last weekend, this is a mouth-watering challenge. In last year's corresponding fixture in Cloonacauneen, the game was won in the final play with a superb 50 metre finish by Ciaran Dolan.

Westport have been consistent performers in this competition over the last number of years. They will also take some consolation from their recent defeat to Galwegians with a final quarter comeback, reeling in a 22 point deficit to lose narrowly at the death. They will look to the likes to Eddie and JP Walsh and their try-scoring machine Kevin Corcoran to provide leadership.

Moycullen basketball suffer first defeat

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

An Cearnog Nua, Moycullen, in suffering their first loss of the season at the weekend, must move on in what looks like being a highly competitive division one season in the National League.

Heartbreak for Titans

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Titans suffered a heartbreaking one-point defeat in the National Basketball League division one on Sunday night to Team Garvey’s.

Previously unbeaten, the Galway side started well with early baskets from Paul Freeman and Danny Finn, but the home team edged the first quarter by two points.

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