‘You don’t go to Croke Park to lose,’ says Dervan

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

"When the whistle goes at the end of the match, you either are up there or you're not." Come 6pm on Sunday evening the Galway captain Sarah Dervan will know whether she will have climbed the famous steps of the Hogan Stand to hold the O'Duffy Cup aloft or whether she will be left on the hallowed turf of Croke Park, watching on as black and amber ticker tape falls to signify a Kilkenny victory.

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Galwegian grit key on journey to finals

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

No matter what the results are on Sunday when Galway's intermediate and senior camogie sides bring down the final curtains on their respective championship campaigns, manager Cathal Murray will be able to look back on 2019 with great degree of pride and satisfaction.

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The bond is strong as intermediates prepare to embrace pressure

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

When it comes to sport there is a very simple formula; a winning team is a happy team and a happy team is only achieved when the players know the person beside them will leave it all out on the pitch from the first whistle to the last.

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‘Galway Camogie is in a really strong place’ says Ryan

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

There only two women in the 87 years of the Camogie Senior Championship being contested, who have ascended the steps of the Hogan Stand and lifted the O'Duffy Cup while draped in the maroon of Galway; Imelda Hobbins in 1996 and current player Lorraine Ryan in 2013.

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‘It is what everyone is talking about’ says Casserly

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

Whatever the outcome on Sunday for the intermediate and senior camogie players when the clock strikes 6pm at Croke Park, the players can be assured that their efforts in 2019 have left Galway camogie in a healthy place.

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A history of camogie in Galway

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

As in hurling in 1887, Galway took part in the first All-Ireland senior camogie final in 1932 which was played in Galway Sportsground.

In the only All-Ireland senior camogie final to be played outside Dublin, with the late Stephen Jordan TD of Athenry as referee, Dublin defeated Galway in windy and wet conditions by 3-2 to 0-2. Galway went on to participate in the All Ireland senior final in 1933, '37, '39, '40, '46, '60, '62, and '93 without success.

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Fly those flags for Sunday

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

Good luck to both the Galway senior and intermediate teams in their respective finals on Sunday. Remember, tickets are still available for these showpiece finals at selected Centra and SuperValu stores, so avail of the opportunity to fly the maroon and white at Croker this Sunday.

Tickets will also be available to purchase outside the ground on matchday. Discounts available for advance purchases. Further ticket information is available from www.camogie.ie/tickets.asp If you are unable to attend, deck out your garden with a flag to send the players and management on their way with pride and belief.

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Minors have momentum after toppling Kerry to claim All-Ireland crown

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

The Galway minor footballers face Cork this Sunday in the All-Ireland final in Croke Park in what is the curtainraiser to the senior match between Dublin and Kerry. Throw-in for the game is at 1pm.

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Galway Ladies dig deep to deny Mayo

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

The 14-year drought for Galway is finally over. For the first time since 2005, Galway ladies will contest the All-Ireland championship senior final after edging neighbours Mayo in Sunday's semi-final.

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Salthill Knocknacarra through to quarter-finals after championship's fourth round

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

Group one results:
Killererin 2-14 Barna 1-12

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Galway U20 trio in top twenty

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

Three Galway players have been named in U20 All-Ireland Football Championship's top 20.

Oran Burke, Matthias Bairead and Liam Costello make it into the top 20 players of this year's competition, which was won by Cork this season.

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Failings, naivety and enjoyment - the key to Galway's success

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

Galway claimed their 13th All Ireland minor title in impressive style on Sunday, dispatching the challenge of Kilkenny with ease. In doing do they also bagged their third title to join Cork, Tipperary and Kilkenny as the only counties to win three titles in succession at this level.

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Academy bonding pays off for minors

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

Last Sunday's All Ireland minor final victory over Kilkenny was rooted in all the work that has been done by coaches and players in the Galway academies over the past number of years, according to half-forward Colm Cunningham.

"It is all down to the work and development in the academies and the work the clubs and managers and coaches are putting in," said the Maigh Cuilinn number 10 of Galway's three-in-a-row success at the grade.

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Minor win is just the pathway

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

Since 1990 Galway have appeared in 20 All Ireland minor finals, and on Sunday they secured a 13th title at this level, but Galway manager Brian Hanley says the ultimate goal is success at senior level.

"There is no point us having all these All Ireland minor medals. The whole thing is this is a pathway to playing senior hurling," he says.

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Familiar foes stand in Galway's way of All Ireland final spot

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

Croke Park will be the third different venue to host a meeting of Galway and Mayo ladies senior footballers this season when the sides face off in this year's championship with a place in the All Ireland final up for grabs.

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Hurling shock as Donoghue and team resign

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

The Galway county board are on the lookout for a new senior hurling manager after the shock news broke late on Tuesday night that Micheál Donoghue and his backroom team would not be continuing in their roles after four seasons at the helm.

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Plenty to play for as football championship continues

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

Fixtures: Saturday August 24 : Milltown v St Michael's 3pm, Corofin; Killererin v CLG Bhearna 6.30pm, Tuam Stadium; Sunday August 25: Salthill-Knocknacarra v An Spideal 3.45pm, Pearse Stadium

Round three wins for Salthill, Milltown and An Spideal leaves group one in the balance. A win for any team this weekend will go a long way to deciding who will go through this group and who will be in relegation trouble. All six teams are still in with an outside chance of a quarter-final spot.

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Cappataggle spring suprise with win over Gort

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

There was drama aplenty in Loughrea on Saturday afternoon as hot favourites Gort were overturned in stoppage time by Cappataggle, a result that was the main talking point from last weekend’s round of fixtures in the Galway senior hurling championship.

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