Portumna GAA secures Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps €25k competition prize

Thu, Sep 18, 2025

Galway GAA club Portumna GAA has landed the top prize of €25,000 in the 2025 Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps on-pack competition.

THE FULL FORWARD - Quarter-final berths at stake this weekend

Thu, Sep 11, 2025

The 2025 Galway Senior Football Championship has largely gone according to script so far, with the four pre-competition favourites, Salthill/Knocknacarra, Tuam Stars, Maigh Cuilinn and Corofin, living up to their billing and topping their groups.

The Full Forward: D-day in senior hurling championship

Thu, Sep 04, 2025

Though there have been a fair few one-sided affairs up to this juncture, of the sixteen teams in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship, only one team, Oranmore/Maree, has nothing riding on this weekend.

Salthill Knocknacarra GAA to host schools football blitz

Thu, Sep 04, 2025

Hundreds of local pupils will take part in a day of football and fun at Pearse Stadium as Salthill Knocknacarra GAA are hosting the Schools Football Blitz and Meet the Galway Stars Day on Friday, September 19.

Crunch time in the Senior B and Intermediate hurling championships

Thu, Sep 04, 2025

It is most definitely crunch time this weekend as the final rounds of both the Senior B and Intermediate hurling championships take place with twelve games taking place across the county. The vast majority will have serious consequences for the teams involved.

All-Ireland glory beckons for Galway City Rapparees

Thu, Aug 28, 2025

Galway City Rapparees take on Emo of Laois in the All-Ireland Intermediate Rounders Final this Sunday, August 31 at the Meath GAA Centre of Excellence.

THE FULL FORWARD: Senior football championship picture beginning to take shape

Thu, Aug 28, 2025

With a round to spare, the shape of the Galway Senior Football Championship is already becoming clear. Some sides are safely through to the knockouts, while others are staring into the relegation abyss.

THE FULL FORWARD - High stakes, local rivalries, and drama awaits in Round 2

Thu, Aug 21, 2025

The Galway Senior Hurling Championship is heating up as Round 2 throws up a series of mouth-watering clashes across all four groups.

Senior B and Intermediate Hurling Championships heating up

Thu, Aug 21, 2025

Perhaps because the threat of relegation has been removed from the clubs participating in Senior B - which will be reclassified as Premier Intermediate in 2026 - there were notably higher scores per team than normal with an average of just over 24 points per team in round one, with Ahascragh/Fohenagh (39) and Kilnadeema/Leitrim (31) leading the way.

THE FULL FORWARD: A weekend of huge significance

Thu, Aug 14, 2025

In just the second weekend of senior club football across the county, this weekend already carries huge significance. We’ll run through each of this weekend’s fixtures ahead of a high-stakes round of action, where the Round 1 winners and losers face off against one another.

The hurt locker emptied as Galway exact perfect revenge

Thu, Aug 14, 2025

In the stillness of a Monday evening, as the O'Duffy Cup paraded through the countryside around Ballinasloe and Clarinbridge, the echoes of a performance born of pain and purpose still clung to the air. This was not just a victory. It was a release. A storm breaking after a long drought. A county shaking off the hurt of twelve months past and reclaiming its place among the greats. Perhaps the best.

Galway braces for the return of club hurling

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

Due to Galway’s much-anticipated participation in the All-Ireland senior camogie final in Croke Park on Sunday, the senior club matches will be taking place on Friday evening and Saturday only, with reigning champions Loughrea expected to kick off proceedings in Group 2 with a win when they take on Kilconieron in Ballinasloe.

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Semi-Finals to take place in Galway

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

It is the first time it will be held outside of Leinster. It marks a major milestone for the sport and a proud day for rounders in the West.

Murray driving camogie revolution

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

I was perched up on Level 7 in Croke - the press area located in the upper Hogan Stand - ahead of the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship semi-final between Galway and Kilkenny. Among a cohort of national journalists, many of whom tend to drift in and out of the camogie scene, there was a usual air of passing interest.

Galway’s Enda Loughnane to referee Premier Junior Camogie Final at Croke Park

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

There will be strong Galway representation on the pitch at Croke Park this Sunday—not only in the senior final, but also among the match officials— as Oranmore native Enda Loughnane has been confirmed as referee for the Premier Junior Final in the 2025 Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Championships.

Ice-cool Carrie Dolan leads Galway with class and composure

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

There’s something remarkably reassuring about seeing Carrie Dolan step up to a placed ball. For Galway supporters, it's a moment to exhale. That familiar routine—the composed stance, the steady lift, the clean strike—often ends with the white flag rising high and the crowd erupting in approval. In the high-octane world of inter-county camogie, Dolan’s consistency from frees is a weapon Galway have come to depend on.

We've unfinished business with Cork, says defiant Dillon

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

As Galway prepare for another monumental All-Ireland final, few players have embodied the county’s spirit and drive this season quite like Mairéad Dillon. The Kilconieron forward has not just stepped into the limelight — she’s seized it, delivering powerful performances that have helped power Galway back to the biggest stage. With her pace, accuracy, and composure under pressure, Dillon is one of the key reasons Galway fans are daring to believe again.

Last year's final is in the past, all that matters is Sunday for Aoife Donohue

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

Aoife Donohue has seen it all. Been there and done that. At the open training session held in Kenny Park, the Galway veteran who has been so integral to the county's camogie's successes over the years, is laser focused on Sunday's All-Ireland decider.

Familiar foes — Galway v Cork clashes bring something special to decider

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

Sunday will be the eleventh time that Cork and Galway have clashed in the headline match of the senior camogie season. While the Leesiders hold the upperhand in terms of wins, some of Galway's most notable victories have come against the women in red.nHere are two examples — the 1996 final which was Galway's first title. And the 2021 final, the first post-lockdown final played in sunshine in Croke Park.

Being an inspiration for future generations

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

It is typically Galway's attacking exploits that make the headlines. Yet, it is the Tribeswomen's backline that lays the foundation with their gritty, assured, and fearless approach. Emma Helebert has been a stalwart in the Galway defence for years now. She is on the hunt for her third All-Ireland crown on Sunday.

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