Oughterard GC offers special membership scheme

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Oughterard Golf Club, which is celebrating its recent success for providing golfers with the best course in Connacht, is offering a limited number of special new membership offers.

For 2010 the club is welcoming new members for a special introductory rate of €1,850, but this is limited to the first 100 new entrants.

No room for complacency if Connacht are to cement Euro lead

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Connacht have a great opportunity to cement a qualifying place in this year’s Amlin Challenge Cup when they host Worcester in the second of their back-to-back fixtures tomorrow (7pm) in the Galway Sportsground.

Larkin celebrates All Ireland success

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Kickboxer Donna Larkin is the latest from Galway to claim an All Ireland crown.

Athenry fall just short

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Heartbreak again for Athenry Camogie Club. For the second time in three years Tipperary’s Cashel proved a hard rock to move.

In Sunday’s All Ireland Senior Club Championship, played in atrocious weather at Clarecastle, Cashel edged the decider by just two points to secure their second All Ireland title.

Bonus points would make a difference for Connacht

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Connacht’s inability to pick up losing bonus points is proving critical in their Magners League campaign.

Corinthians’ back row shines

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Corinthians, with a fourth win from their six league outings, face a difficult away assignment this weekend when they travel to Dublin to face league leaders Lansdowne.

Maree bow out

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Maree lost a pulsating National Cup quarter-final by 71 -77 in Ballina on Saturday night.

Seamount wins schools showjumping

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

•It was a win for Seamount College in the recent Inter-Schools Showjumping Competition held at Claremorris Equestrian Centre.

Galwegians edge closer to the top

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Having jumped to third in the AIB League dvision 1B table with a worthy away win to Ballymena, Galwegians now have an opportunity to edge closer to the top with a home fixture against Young Munster on Saturday (2.30pm).

Young Munster are currently sitting in second place with 20 points, and although Galwegians can only catch them with a bonus-point win, a victory is still essential if they want to close the gap between themselves and the pace-setters, led by Old Belvedere.

Warriors will challenge Connacht’s Euro credentials

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Connacht head to Worcester for Saturday’s Amlin Challenge Cup fixture - the first of two back-to-back clashes which are expected to decide who advances to the quarter-finals.

United could shop local

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

These are testing days for Galway United Football Club, and the search for a new manager is expected to linger until the New Year.

Connacht look for double over Cardiff

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

The odds may be stacked against Connacht when they face Cardiff at the new Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday (3pm), but they will travel with confidence and a greater sense of belief.

Connacht have not won in six previous visits to the Welsh capital, and their away form is poor, but their 18 - 16 win over the Blues earlier this season ensures they know this is a winnable Magners League fixture.

Athenry’s All Ireland test

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Athenry’s big chance to grab All Ireland honours takes place will now take place on Sunday in the Clarecastle GAA Pitch, Co Clare at 2pm.

All Ireland League action returns for Galway clubs

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

All Ireland League action resumes on Saturday with Galwegians facing the long trek north to Ballymena.

This should prove a tense encounter for Galwegians against a side that sits just one place behind Galwegians on the division 1B league table. Ballymena boast a superior scoring tally , but the number of points conceded is greater, and Galwegians will be hoping to exploit that at Eaton Park.

Maree too strong for Tralee

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Maree men’s basketballers recorded an impressive 85 - 42 win over St Brendan’s Tralee on Saturday to notch their fourth victory in their first National League basketball campaign.

Badminton Championships

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Players from nine clubs shared the spoils in the finals of this year’s Galway Doubles Badminton Championships which took place on Sunday at Galway Lawn Tennis Club.

Convention rejects changes to football championship

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Four clubs had proposed a "Champions League" style format for the 2010 football championship with relegation coming from championship performances rather than league, but the motion was voted down on a margin of 56-28 at last Monday’s football board convention in Lough George.

Fritsch leads Moycullen to second Superleague win

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Moycullen basketballers have gained momentum in their Superleague challenge after disposing of Ulster Elks on Sunday to post back-to-back victories.

Maree youngsters advance to cup semi-final

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Maree have maintained their quest for a third men’s u-18 National Cup following a huge win in their quarter-final tie with Dublin League leaders, St Vincent’s.

The Oranmore-Maree side won by 47 points before a large and enthusiastic home support. Their ultra-aggressive man-to-man defence took the Dubliners by surprise as Maree raced to a 27 – 5 lead at the end of the first quarter. Vincent’s had no answer inside to the power of the shifts put in by 6’5” big men Ken Hansberry, Tomas Mitkus and Enda Walsh, nor the pace of guards O’Hagan, Ciarán Harte, and Pádraig Burke. At the half Maree’s lead was 52–14.