Galway Athletics report November 19

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

National Cross-Country championships
The blue riband event of the national cross country season takes place next Sunday, in the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown in Dublin, when the national senior, junior, and even age juvenile races from U12 to U18 will be down for decision.

Victory for Maree women but men fall to defeat

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

Maree’s Women’s Division 1 side produced a brilliant second-half fightback to claim the honours in the top-of-the-table clash with Portlaoise Panthers in Oranmore on Saturday; but the club’s Men’s Superleague side went down to Tralee Warriors in the second game of a double header at Calasanctius College.

Galwegian takes home Ultimate Freestyle title

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

Galway man Conor Reynolds was crowned 2018 champion of Ultimate Freestyle Football at the International Centre in Telford.

Kilkerrin/Clonberne's adventure comes to an end

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

Kilkerrin/Clonberne 0-9
Mourneabbey 1-14

An Spidéal clinch Intermediate title after epic battle

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

An Spidéal 1-14
Fuerty 0-16

Clinical Connacht bag bonus point-win to maintain push for top four

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Andy Friend, after this first 10 weeks as the new Connacht coach, believes his squad is capable of being a Champions Cup rugby team.

Goals provide path to final for Kilkerrin-Clonberne

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Galway’s Kilkerrin-Clonberne have claimed this year's Connacht Ladies Senior Club title decider, dashing Carnacon's quest for a second successive All-Ireland title.

Canning makes it five All Star awards

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

All-Ireland champions Limerick dominated this year's PwC All-Star hurling team, but Galway's Joe Canning claimed a fifth career All-Star.

St Thomas’ and Liam Mellows set up county final clash of the titans

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

This year’s county final will be contested by the last two sides to lay claim to the Tom Callanan Cup after defending champions Liam Mellows and 2016 champions St Thomas’ overcame serious tests in their respective semi-finals.

In two high-quality contests, Kevin Lally’s St Thomas’ side goaled late on to secure a five-point win over Sarsfields, while Liam Mellows came from behind to deny Cappataggle at the death as they moved one step closer to retaining their title.

Corofin get the job done for famous six-in-a-row

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Often in life how you get to your destination can be deemed irrelevant - once you complete the journey.

Friend to roll the dice as Dragons hit the Sportsground

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Connacht coach Andy Friend is prepared to "roll the dice" in his selections this week ahead of the Dragons' visit the the Sportsground on Saturday.

Handballers make history

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Galway handballers have achieved another milestone

Maree women continue winning form

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

There was mixed fortunes for Maree BC in cup action on Saturday, withthe men’s Superleague side bowing out of the Pat Duffy Cup when losing 83-80 at home to Griffith College Swords Thunder. However the club’s senior women are through to the Hula Hoops division one cup quarter-finals, thanks to an 86-59 win at home to Phoenix Rockets of Belfast.

That was the fourth win from four for the senior women’s side, who now face Limerick Celtics in the last eight of the competition in Limerick next month.

Mountbellew will stick to their game plan for replay

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Mountbellew/Moylough and Corofin will meet in the replay of the 2018 county senior football final in Pearse Stadium on Sunday (1.45pm).

St Thomas and Cappataggle can advance to the final

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

The semi-final pairings for this year’s county senior hurling championship were revealed following St Thomas’ epic one-point victory over Clarinbridge in the fourth and final quarter-final tie on Sunday.

Already lying in wait for the winners of Sunday’s clash were defending county champions Liam Mellows, 2015 county champions Sarsfields, and last year’s beaten county semi-finalists Cappataggle.

Galway women’s harriers claim another team medal at national championships

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Galway City Harriers’ talented women's squad put in another superb performance to take a national team silver medal at the National Marathon championships held in conjunction with the 39th running of the Dublin Marathon at the weekend.

Record number of rugby schools in cup contests

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

A record number of teams will contest this season’s Top Oil Connacht Schools Cups which will be officially launched later this week.

An Spidéal are worthy intermediate champions

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

It took them two games and extra-time to get there, however An Spidéal did just enough to see off near neighbours Micheál Breathnach’s last weekend at Pearse Stadium in an enthralling contest and be crowned Galway intermediate champions for 2018.

Corofin hot favourites to collect another senior county title

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

Current All-Ireland, Connacht and Galway champions Corofin are boiling hot favourites to win their sixth county senior football title in a row this Sunday when they take on Mountbellew/Moylough in the county final at Pearse Stadium (3pm).

Galwegians contest handball finals

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

Galway will be represented at the weekend's All-Ireland Handball 60x30 doubles finals in two age categories.

Taking place in Crinkle, Co Offaly, the U21 final sees Diarmuid Mulkerrins and Micheál Breathnachs' Cian Ó Conghaille up against Kilkenny's Dylan Caulfield and Padraig Cooney in Mullingar on Sunday at 12 noon.

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