United wary of wounded Cabinteely in first of two weekend fixtures

Thu, May 30, 2019

Another busy SSE Airtricity League first division weekend looms for Galway United, who host Cabinteely at Eamonn Deacy Park tomorrow before travelling to City Calling Stadium on Monday for a clash against Longford Town.

Connacht players rewarded

Thu, May 30, 2019

A successful season for Connacht Rugby continued with the selection of a number of players on Ireland teams.

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has rewarded five Connacht players for their consistent performances this season in his squad for the World Cup pre-season training.

Corofin do enough as quest for seven consecutive county titles begins

Thu, May 30, 2019

Group one
St Michael’s defeated newly-promoted An Spideal at the weekend putting the Westside team top of group one with the only win in the group on the opening weekend.

Galway hurlers need a convincing win when Wexford visit on Sunday

Thu, May 23, 2019

The hurlers of Galway and Wexford will go head to head for the sixth time in just over two years on Sunday afternoon in Pearse Stadium (4pm) with a lot on the line for both counties as the Leinster championship round robin series begins to heat up.

Galway senior football championship kicks off under new format

Thu, May 23, 2019

This year's senior club football championship, which gets underway this weekend, has a new format with 18 teams divided into three groups of six.

Faherty believes United has now 'turned the corner' after difficult season start

Thu, May 23, 2019

Following a lively weekend featuring a dramatic victory and a disappointing defeat, Galway United travel to the banks of the Boyne tomorrow for an SSE Aitricity League first division encounter against Drogheda United.

Castlegar's Lennon first home in 5k photo finish

Thu, May 23, 2019

Some 700 athletes completed the third leg of the 2019 Galway 5km Series held in Loughrea AC where Rob Lennon of Castlegar AC was first man home.

Tribesmen open new rugby league season with high hopes

Thu, May 23, 2019

Galway Tribesmen Rugby League team to take to the field this weekend for their first competitive match of the new season.

Keogh off to rowing champs

Thu, May 23, 2019

Galway rower Aifric Keogh has been selected on the Ireland team that will travel to Lucerne for the 2019 European Rowing Championships.

Keogh, who rows with UCC will compete in the women's pair, having made history last season when she and Emily Hegarty from UCC became the first women's pair from Ireland to qualify for an A final in the World Rowing Championships.

Galway footballers ease to fourth Connacht final in a row

Thu, May 23, 2019

After a difficult first-half for the away side, Galway began to open up in the second half with two quick-fire goals that their dominance deserved. These goals, followed by a last-minute strike by debutant Martin Farragher, gave Galway a 13-point win over Sligo in Sunday's Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final in Markievicz Park.

Galway’s Burke tuned in for Wexford clash

Thu, May 23, 2019

Q: It mightn't have been perfect, but to get the win on the first day out against Carlow, was that all that mattered?

Miskella produces fast 5k in Craughwell

Thu, May 16, 2019

Jack Miskella of Craughwell AC was first man home as the 2019 Galway 5km series continued in Craughwell AC.

Canney points Medtronic to All Ireland interfirms glory

Thu, May 16, 2019

Medtronic senior footballers were crowned All Ireland champions for a second time when they defeated Ardboe Coldstore from Tyrone by 3-23 to 1-16 in Saturday's final in Michael Coney Park, Ardboe.

Galway have plenty of work-ons ahead of Wexford challenge

Thu, May 16, 2019

A late Galway surge made the final 1-24 to 1-18 scoreline look more comfortable than Sunday’s Leinster championship opener actually was. Plucky Carlow hurled with plenty of spirit and no little amount of skill and left Galway manager Micheál Donoghue with plenty to ponder ahead of Wexford’s upcoming visit to Salthill.

Joy as Salthill Devon win national cup

Thu, May 16, 2019

Salthill Devon U16s put years of hurt behind them when they won this season's Skechers FAI Cup at the weekend.

Time for Galway footballers to up their performance levels

Thu, May 16, 2019

In a repeat of last year’s Connacht semi-final Galway senior footballers face Sligo in the newly revamped Markievicz Park on Sunday (3.30pm).

United's recent momentum will be tested this weekend

Thu, May 16, 2019

A busy weekend beckons for Galway United, who host Longford Town on Friday evening at Eamonn Deacy Park before travelling to the Carlisle Grounds for a clash against Bray Wanderers on Monday in the SSE Airtricity League first division,

GAA fixture review

Thu, May 16, 2019

The GAA is to establish a special group to undertake a review of all fixtures, following a recently meeting of the Club Players' Association and the GAA's president John Horan and director general Tom Ryan.

Galway must cope without Canning as championship campaign begins

Thu, May 09, 2019

Micheál Donoghue begins his fourth All-Ireland championship campaign in charge of the Galway senior hurlers when the reigning Leinster champions take on Carlow in an intriguing contest at Pearse Stadium on Sunday (3pm).

An uninspiring Allianz League campaign in which Waterford ended Galway's involvement at the quarter-final stage has left more questions than answers about the depth of the current panel after Donoghue gave plenty of chances to a host of players with aspirations of breaking into the starting 15 when the business end of the season comes around.

Connacht sign off a season of success

Thu, May 09, 2019

"Disappointed men and some tears" was the natural response in the immediate aftermath of Connacht's 21-13 loss to Ulster in this season's Guinness PRO14 quarter-final, but the club can reflect on more positives, none more so than achieving its primary aim of qualifying for Champions Cup rugby for only the second time on merit.

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