Oughterard's Tierney stars as Galway secure opening championship win

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

It may have been a miserably wet Sunday in July, but Galway showed enough glimpses of what they are capable of to defeat a limited Roscommon side and reach a sixth Connacht final in a row.

Despite being in control for much of the game, it was not until Matthew Tierney’s 65th minute goal they sealed the deal.

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Ó Maolchiaráin looking forward to Roscommon challenge

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

During the past couple of decades CLG Oileáin Árainn’s rise has been one of the great success stories in Galway football. It is a tale of perseverance and hope, crushing losses experienced, great days sampled.

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Concannon hopeful about emerging talent in the west

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

“Looking at the 15 there may be eight, nine, 10 players either making their debut or their second Championship game for Galway, nobody realises that, but that could be the situation next week,” selector John Concannon says about the emergence of talent Corribside.

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All Ireland final remains the target for Murray

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Cathal Murray's target remains this year's All Ireland final, and the Galway camogie manager is not worried after two successive final defeats to the Cats.

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Missed goal chances cost Galway in entertaining league final

Mon, Jun 21, 2021

Failure to take several goal chances against a team as disciplined as Kilkenny cost Galway success in an enthralling Littlewoods Ireland Division One League Final at Croke Park last evening (Sunday) as the All-Ireland champions racked up another final win against the Tribeswomen.

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Old camogie rivals return to Croke Park for league final

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Galway and Kilkenny will meet once again when they vie for the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League division one crown in Croke Park on Sunday (7.30pm).

The occasion will be all the more special as this final will be another test event for the safe return of spectators to sport.

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Galway hurlers' improving form continues

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

A highly satisfactory National League campaign concluded for Galway with a 3-25 to 2-22 victory over Cork on Sunday that saw Shane O’Neill’s men top Group A and, for now, claim the joint winners tag with Kilkenny.

If the two sides meet in a Leinster final on July 17, there will be two trophies up for grabs as that game will also double up as a league decider in Croke Park.

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Galway's goal drought ended in style as they see off Waterford

Sun, Jun 06, 2021

GALWAY 4-28 WATERFORD 3-23
Much had been made in recent weeks about Galway's profligacy in front of goal over these past few seasons, but such talk was dismissed in style this afternoon (Sunday) when the Tribesmen hit four goals to secure a high-scoring victory against beaten All-Ireland finalists Waterford.

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Improving Galway fall just short of clinical Dublin

Sun, May 30, 2021

DUBLIN 2-16 GALWAY 1-15
What a difference a fortnight makes. This team was barely recognisable from the debacle in Tralee on the opening weekend of the Allianz League, but in the end today (Sunday), Galway just lost out to a Dublin team who were that much more clinical up front in a close battle in Tuam.

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Goal-shy Galway come up short against Tipp

Sat, May 22, 2021

Tipperary 2-19 Galway 0-20
Galway relinquished their 100 per cent record in the Allianz National Hurling when they went down by five points against a Tipperary side who deserved to win this keenly-contested but lacklustre game at Semple Stadium this afternoon (Saturday).

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Impressive Galway bring Limerick’s unbeaten run to an end

Sun, May 16, 2021

Galway 0-26 Limerick 1-17
It might be early in the summer to be celebrating slaying the jolly green giants, but Galway and manager Shane O'Neill will have sown some doubt in the minds of all-conquering Limerick, when they matched them physically to outshoot them in front of the empty stands at Pearse Stadium today (Sunday)

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Clifford masterclass as Galway are humbled in league opener in Tralee

Sat, May 15, 2021

Galway endured a nightmare start to their Allianz League campaign when they ran into a runaway Kerry train in Tralee this afternoon (Saturday) losing by nineteen points to a home team obviously still stung by their late capitulation to Cork last autumn.

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30-point win for Galway’s hurlers in league opener

Sat, May 08, 2021

Galway 5-34 Westmeath 1-16
There will be plenty of bigger challenges for Galway’s hurlers in the weeks ahead, but they started the League campaign by destroying Westmeath in an entertaining but one-sided encounter in Mullingar this afternoon (Saturday).

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SIDELINE CHAT with Veronica Curtin

Thu, Mar 11, 2021

The name Veronica Curtin and camogie go hand in hand in Galway. From Gael Linn success at junior and senior level, player of All-Ireland junior and minor championship wins with Galway in 1994, she was on the 1996 winning All Ireland Galway team, aged 16. The two-times All-Star in 2006 and 2007, Curtin scored 1-5 to help Galway win the 2005 National League.

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Galway GAA announce details of March for Maroon

Thu, Mar 04, 2021

Galway GAA has announced details of its ‘March for Maroon’ fundraiser which will take place this month.

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SIDELINE CHAT with Seán Ó Domhnaill

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Seán Ó Domhnaill All Ireland Gaelic football winner with Galway 1998 and 2001 Club: An Cheathrú Rua. Age 46.

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Fahy urges the county to get behind his Galway ladies

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

New Galway Ladies Football boss Gerry Fahy is excited about the potential that exists in the panel.

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sideline chat

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Five Connacht titles, two All Ireland medals 1998 and 2001; and two All Stars.

What age did I start playing: I started playing with my five brothers at a very young age probably six or seven years of age.

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