'I think the association has a very special place in Irish society'

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

With the announcement of the new GAA president just over a fortnight away, Galway's Frank Burke sat down with Matt Cassidy to talk about his campaign to be elected to one of the biggest jobs in Irish sport and only the third Galway man to hold the position.

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Connacht Rugby determined to keep Champions Cup qualification alive

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

European disappointment behind them, Connacht return to Guinness Pro 12 action with a singleminded ambition to win, win, and win, in order to qualify for Champions Cup rugby again next season.

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Moycullen look to close gap on Demons

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

SSE Airtricity Moycullen will welcome a return home this weekend when they host UCC Blue Demons (7pm).

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St Thomas come up just short after epic come-back

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

John Burke's men can be extremely proud of their courageous come back in the All-Ireland semi-final last weekend against Munster champions Ballyea in Thurles.

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Medal finish for Galway men's team

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

Galway secured a podium finish at the National Indoor League final in the new National Indoor Arena in Abbottstown in Dublin at the weekend.

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Wegians drop in danger zone

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

alwegians suffered another defeat in the Ulster Bank League division 1B, losing to Connacht rivals Buccaneers by 25-14.

While Brett Wilkinson's squad could celebrate extending their lead at the top of the table, Galwegians plummeted deeper into the relegation zone.

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Corofin favourites to beat Killarney Crokes

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

There will be a lot of neutrals at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick this Saturday at 4pm for the highly anticipated All-Ireland senior club football semi-final between Galway and Connacht champions Corofin, and the Kerry and Munster champions Killarney Crokes.

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Hurlers want swift return to division 1A

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

The Galway hurlers are away to Offaly this Sunday (1pm) in the first round of the National Hurling league at O'Connor Park in Tullamore.

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Footballers must cut out the errors against Fermanagh

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

The Galway senior footballers are on the road this weekend when they face Fermanagh in Brewster Park (2pm) on Sunday.

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Manager of the Month: January

Mon, Feb 06, 2017

January saw plenty of Premier League action with five game weeks in play and Fantasy Football managers just loved it as their teams garnered point after point.

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Footballers open league campaign with promotion as their target

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

The Galway senior footballers will be targeting promotion from division two this season, and the first step starts this Sunday when they face Cork in Pearse Stadium (2pm) in their opening National Football League fixture.

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Concussion forces Marshall to retire

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

Connacht Rugby have lost another player to concussion with news this week that Ben Marshall is retiring immediately.

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Moycullen can expect another tight challenge

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

SSE Airtricity Moycullen broke their recent losing spell in basketball's Superleague, but it was a close finish against Commercial.ie Eanna in Dublin on Friday night.

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Triple track success for Galway women

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

Galway athletes produced some super performances at the National Indoor Junior and U23 Championships in the AIT Arena.

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Maree on fire in women's final

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

Maree are celebrating success on the courts with a comprehensive 71-42 victory in Hula Hoops Women’s National Intermediate Cup final.

The Galway women proved too strong for Limerick Celtics, driven by a super MVP performance from Dayna Finn, and 10 points and 20 rebounds from Michelle Fahy.

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Corinthians move up

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

Corinthians secured a fine 22-14 win against high-flying Banbridge in Cloonacauneen Park on Saturday afternoon.

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St Thomas will have to be at their best to beat Ballyhea on Saturday

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

Galway county senior hurling champions St Thomas take on Munster and Clare champions Ballyhea on Saturday at Semple stadium in Thurles at 5pm looking for a tilt at the All Ireland club crown.

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Final Suir flourish sinks Galway Teachers

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

An understrength Galway Teachers went down to a strong Suir Engineering side by 1-18 to 1-10 in the Interfirms All Ireland Senior Hurling semi-final in Kilkenny on Saturday.

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Sarsfields women win battle to set up final

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

Sarsfields are through to the AIB All-Ireland senior camogie final after a tough battle with Thomastown at St Brendan's Park, Birr, on Sunday.

At the end of a dogged affair, the Galway women prevailed by 0-8 to 0-7 to set up a date with Derry champions Slaughtneil on March 5 in Croke Park.

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