Moycullen head to Dublin in confident form

Thu, Feb 11, 2016

SSE Airtricity Moycullen will hit the road for the next two weeks in the countdown to the season's end in Basketball Ireland's premier league competition.

Corinthians chance to climb

Thu, Feb 11, 2016

Corinthians have a great chance to move up the Ulster Bank League division 2A when they face Thomond on Saturday.

A new start for Galway hurlers as league campaign begins

Thu, Feb 11, 2016

The Galway hurlers, under the new guidance of Micheál Donoghue, start their National Hurling League 1A campaign on Sunday at Pearse Stadium (2pm) against Cork.

A big crowd is expected in Salthill to run the rule over the new panel and to suss out how things may look for the coming few months. Cork is always a team Galway like to beat, ensuring a competitive edge to this game.

Battling footballers fall to impressive Tyrone

Thu, Feb 11, 2016

There were mixed emotions for Galway football supporters and team management leaving Pearse Stadium on Sunday after watching their side go down narrowly by 1-9 to 1-7 against Mickey Harte's Tyrone side.

Disappointment for Sarsfields and Abbeyknockmoy

Thu, Feb 11, 2016

Both Galway hurling clubs in All-Ireland club action last weekend suffered major disappointments with senior champions Sarsfields and county intermediate champions Abbeyknockmoy suffering defeats.

Football championship draw

Thu, Feb 11, 2016

The draws for the Galway intermediate and senior football championships took place in RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta headquarters in Casla on Tuesday.

Ashbourne Cup finals in Gort

Thu, Feb 11, 2016

NUI Galway camogie club hosts the Ashbourne Cup this weekend in the Connacht GAA centre in County Mayo, and Gort.

Some 400 of the best camogie players will descend on Bekan on Saturday afternoon for the six semi-finals in the three competitions.

Galway GAA National Football League Podcast #2

Fri, Feb 05, 2016

Galway kept up their great start to the season on the football field by following up their FBD League success with a win over Laois on the road last Sunday. In this weeks www.advertiser.ie Galway GAA podcast, Alan Flynn and Colm Gannon look back over that win and preview Galway’s biggest test to date this year when Tyrone come to Salthill this Sunday in round two.

Varley in positive form

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

Galway forward Adrian Varley from Cortoon is in a positive frame of mind ahead of Sunday's meeting with Tyrone at Pearse Stadium (2pm) in round 2 of the NFL.

Walsh and Harte go head to head in NFL

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

This Sunday Kevin Walsh and Mickey Harte's teams line out in what promises to be a captivating game between Galway and Tyrone in Pearse Stadium (2pm) in round two of the NFL.

Both teams are on the back of a nice run of wins. Tyrone annexed the McKenna Cup for the fifth year in a row recently and they also defeated Cavan last Sunday (0-10 to 0-8) in a dogfight in Healy Park in Omagh. Galway cantered home by eight points (3-12 to 1-10) over Laois to follow up their FBD success.

Cup-winning NUIG Mystics too strong

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

NUIG Mystics dominated from beginning to end, overcoming Oblate Dynamos by 71-44 to claim their first national basketball trophy.

Maree save the best till last to secure first cup

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

Maree BC has scooped this year's Hula Hoops Presidents’ National Cup for the first time, out-gunning Cork's C&S Blue Demons with an inspirational final quarter.

Connacht sign off 16-week run with Pro 12 and European targets ticked

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

Connacht players are taking a well deserved holiday this week after a perfect finish to an exhaustive run of 16 games on the trot.

Killimor and Eyrecourt advance

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

The 2011 champions Killimor will play Milford in the AIB All-Ireland Senior Camogie Club final this season.

Brenda Hanney produced a super display to help Killimor keep Loughgiel Shamrocks at bay in Sunday's semi-final at St Tiernach’s Park in Clones. The former Galway star scored 1-3 in a player-of-the-match performance and, with Susan Keane adding 1-2, the westerners were able to maintain control, seeing off Loughgiel by by 2-7 to 1-5.

2016 Galway Championship draw

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

The draws for the 2016 Galway senior and intermediate football championship will be broadcast live on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta from its headquarters in Casla, Connemara, next Tuesday February 9 at 8.30pm. Twenty teams will contest the senior competition, and 16 in the intermediate championship. The senior competition will include last year’s champions Corofin, last year’s intermediate champions Moycullen, and five other Gaeltacht teams – An Cheathrú Rua, Naomh Anna, Carna/Caiseal, Micheál Breathnach and Bearna. The intermediate teamsinclude Naomh Feichín, An Clochán, which won the 2015 Junior Championship, as well as three Gaeltacht teams –An Spidéal, Oileáin Árann and Claregalway.

Sarsfields take on Cushendal

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

Galway county champions Sarsfields head to Páirc Tailteann in Meath on Saturday to take on Antrim’s Cushendal in the All-Ireland club senior hurling semi-final (2pm).

Galway WFC in confident form

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

A confident Galway Women's FC return to Eamonn Deacy Park on Saturday (7.30pm) looking to complete a double over visitors Peamount United.

Galway produced an assertive 4-1 win over Peamount in the League Cup on Sunday, but will be preparing for a tougher task this weekend as the Dubliners seek to avenge their exit from cup action.

Top four at stake for Connacht when leading Scarlets visit on Saturday

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Connacht wrap up a tough run of 16 games on the trot this weekend with high hopes of remaining in the Guinness Pro 12 top four.

St Paul’s, Oughterard win All Ireland basketball crown

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

The girls of St Paul’s, Oughterard ensured Galway secured one All Ireland basketball crown this season when they deservedly won the U19B Cup final on Tuesday.

National cross country title for Salthill's Hyland

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Galway native Marie Hyland won this year's National Intermediate Cross Country Championship in Dundalk on Sunday.

Hyland, who now runs with Dublin based club Crusaders AC, won the intermediate women's title with a fantastic front running performance .

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