United trio sign up another season at Terryland
Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Midfielders Conor Barry and Conor Melody, and youngster Adam Rooney, have signed contract extensions with Galway United for the 2019 SSE Airtricity League season.
Read more ...Connacht Rugby boosts capacity for Christmas crackers
Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Additional temporary terracing is to be installed in the Sportsground to meet the high level of ticket demand for the traditional festive interprovincial clashes against Ulster and Munster.
Extra terracing will increase capacity to more than 8,000 spectators when Connacht take on Ulster on Friday December 28, followed by Munster on Saturday January 5, both at 7.35pm.
Read more ...Moycullen suffer more away day Superleague pain
Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Moycullen suffered another tough loss away from home this past weekend, falling by 108–79 to a physically dominant Templeogue in Dublin.
Read more ...Maree maintain composure to stun Superleague leaders
Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Maree Basketball Club is celebrating on the double after the men’s Superleague side stunned league leaders Belfast Star at the weekend, and the club’s women’s division one side eased into the cup semi-finals of the cup with a 30-point win away to Limerick Celtics.
Read more ...‘Winning can become a habit, as can losing’
Thu, Dec 06, 2018
Connacht coach Andy Friend believes securing a win against Perpignan at the Sportsground (3pm) this weekend in the European Challenge Cup is important to continue the momentum the province has built up over their last three matches as they head into one of the busiest times of the season.
Read more ...Ulster Bank create history with late Heneghan point
Thu, Dec 06, 2018
Ulster Bank (Galway) 3-7
Hollister (Mayo) 2-9
Hollister (Mayo) 2-9
Read more ...The Galway GAA - five DVD set at OMG @ Zhivago
Thu, Dec 06, 2018
December has arrived and everyone is getting into the spirit of festive and cheer, and towns and villages throughout the county are decorated and illuminated by Christmas lights, creating a special atmosphere which only this time of year can generate.
Read more ...Alan Murphy signs new contract with Galway United
Thu, Dec 06, 2018
Alan Murphy has signed a contract extension with Galway United for the 2019 SSE Airtricity League season.
Read more ...History maker Hession takes national senior title
Thu, Dec 06, 2018
Monivea BC boxer Adam Hession made history at the weekend when he became the first male boxer to win a national senior title for the club.
Read more ...Galway Athletics Report
Thu, Dec 06, 2018
European Cross Country Championships
GCH coach Matt Lockett will manage the Irish Junior and U23 men's teams and the junior women’s squad at the European Cross Country championships to be held in Tilburg, Netherlands, this weekend. Lockett is now endurance coordinator with Athletics Ireland and heads up three teams with great potential.
Connacht ready for Cheetahs and Bloemfontein
Thu, Nov 29, 2018
Connacht coach Andy Friend says his players are ready for whatever the Cheetahs and the conditions of Bloemfontein will throw at them whenever kick-off comes around on Saturday at the Toyota Stadium.
Read more ...Oranmore-Maree clinch Connacht Intermediate hurling title
Thu, Nov 29, 2018
A virtuoso display by Niall Burke helped Oranmore-Maree to the Connacht Intermediate hurling championship in Athleague (Roscommon) on Saturday.
Read more ...Three things we learnt last Sunday from Corofin
Thu, Nov 29, 2018
Most pundits expected Corofin to make it three in-a-row of Connacht titles last weekend in MacHale Park, and they did just that, defeating Mayo champions Ballintubber on a score line of 2-10 to 1-9.
Read more ...O’Brien praises his squad for their ability and commitment
Thu, Nov 29, 2018
Corofin senior manager Kevin O’Brien and his backroom team are really getting the hang of winning provincial titles.
Read more ...Galway Athletics report
Thu, Nov 29, 2018
National cross-country championships
The National cross-country championships were held at the National Sports Campus in Abbottstown, Dublin, last Sunday and there was some great success for Galway athletes, in what is the most competitive event of the season. There was a full juvenile programme for U12 to U18, junior races, and the combined senior clubs and county competitions for ladies and men on the card.
‘If we stick to our systems, we have enough to handle it’
Thu, Nov 22, 2018
Connacht are back in action this Sunday against the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth after a two week break.
The province currently sits in fifth place in Conference A, only two points off a play-off spot as they prepare for their two game tour of South Africa. Coach Andy Friend says the break came at the perfect time for his side after a run of 10 games.
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St Thomas’ show their class to claim county cup in style
Thu, Nov 22, 2018
The 2016 county champions St Thomas’ over powered defending champions Liam Mellows on a magnificent winter’s afternoon for hurling last Sunday at Pearse Stadium to claim a third Tom Callanan Cup in seven years - winning with some ease on a score-line of St Thomas’ 2-13 to 0-10 for Liam Mellows.
Read more ...Corofin favourites to win provincial final
Thu, Nov 22, 2018
On Sunday in MacHale Park – Galway club champions Corofin put their provincial and All-Ireland club titles on the line when they take on Mayo champions Ballintubber (2pm).
Read more ...Hard work over many years is paying off
Thu, Nov 22, 2018
It should not come as any surprise to see the success of this St Thomas’ side. All the way, much of this group played together and won together at underage.
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