Galway Ladies remain unbeaten in league after win over Mayo

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

Galway senior ladies have made it four wins from four in the Lidl National Ladies Football League division one after victory over Connacht rivals Mayo, but manager Tim Rabbitte is not getting carried away.

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Successful start to Mulkerrins’ title defence

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

Martin Mulkerrins has progressed to the quarter finals of the O’Neills Senior Singles Championship following a routine 21-5 21-13 victory over Kerry’s Dominick Lynch.

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Galway footballers continue to dominate rivals Mayo

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

Since 2016 Galway have played Mayo on seven occasions, winning all seven - three in the championship, two in the national league, and two in the FBD league. And on Saturday evening, Galway continued the recent domination of their old rivals with a 1-11 to 0-12 win in McHale Park to make it their sixth in a row.

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Unbeaten Galway Ladies now prepare for Mayo

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

Galway Ladies remain unbeaten after bagging their third win in division one of the National Football League, but now face arch rivals Mayo at McHale Park on Saturday (5pm).

Tim Rabbitte's ladies, more settled than their Mayo counterparts, will be favourites heading into this fixture. Peter Leahy's Mayo, with a host of changes from last season due to the absence of Carnacon players, were 1-17 to 3-9 losers against Dublin last weekend. However, they will view Saturday's Connacht derby as another chance to develop, with the main prize the Connacht final later in the season.

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Fast start ensures Galway camogie top group

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

Galway will take on Limerick in the Camogie League division one semi-final after finishing top of group 2 on Sunday.

Although they drew 2-7 to 0-13 with Cork in their final group match, their superior score difference was sufficient to see them finish on top.

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Poor end to first half ends up costing Galway footballers

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

Galway will want to continue their recent form over Mayo on Saturday evening, having not lost to their old rivals in the last six matches.

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Tribesmen welcome in-form Kingdom to Tuam on Sunday

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

This weekend sees the return of the National Football Leagues, and on Sunday Galway welcome Kerry, the in-form team in the country right now.

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Mannion catches the eye in Galway's win over Dublin

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

The Galway senior hurlers league campaign continues this Sunday as Micheál Donoghue’s men travel to Tullamore to take on an Offaly outfit whose slide down the hurling ranks appears to be gathering pace with every passing week.

Kevin Martin’s side is currently rooted to the bottom of division 1B after losing to by 3-17 to 2-16 away to Laois last weekend, while Galway cruised to a facile six-point win, 0-20 to 1-11, over a below-par Dublin side in Pearse Stadium.

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Corofin return to the promise land

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

In a superb advertisement for the GAA, defending champions Corofin and newcomers Gaoth Dobhair produced an action-packed club semi-final in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday afternoon.

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Galway camogie seek top seeding

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

Galway senior camogie women host All Ireland champions Cork in Gort on Sunday (3pm) to determine the top seeds in group two.

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Oranmore Maree make history with Galway's first intermediate hurling title

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

In the history of the All Ireland Club Intermediate Hurling Championship, six different clubs from Galway had been defeated in finals since its inception in 2004. Finally that has changed, and Galway can toast Oranmore-Maree who produced a wonderful second-half display to overcome Munster champions Charleville and win by 2-18 to 1-5.

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Corofin will not be taking Gweedore for granted

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

Corofin head to Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday (1.30pm) in their bid for a second consecutive All-Ireland club final.

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Sherry's stoppage time point sends St Thomas' through to final

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

St Thomas’ are renowned for the quality of their stickwork and ability able to carve open teams when in full flow, but it was ultimately their defensive resolve and workrate that earned them victory in a dramatic All-Ireland club semi-final against Ruairí Óg Cushendall in Parnell Park on Saturday.

David Sherry was the hero of their one-point win - 0-18 to 2-11 - with a superb winning score from the left corner deep into stoppage time, but it was the collective spirit of St Thomas’ that earned them a place in their second All-Ireland final, with full back Cathal Burke’s goal-line intervention denying the Ulster champions at the death.

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Galway handball players crowned Connacht champions

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

Galway handball players Niamh Heffernan (Claregalway) and Martin Mulkerrins (Moycullen ) were crowned Connacht Senior Champions on Sunday .

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Tribesmen secure important win in against Monaghan in Inniskeen

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

What many had feared could end up as a poor weekend for Galway footballers, turned out to be an overwhelmingly positive one with a deserved national league win away to Monaghan in Inniskeen.

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Galway Ladies edge Monaghan make it two from two

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

Galway made it two wins from two outings in the 2019 Lidl National League with a hard-earned 1-9 to 1-7 win away to Monaghan.

Team captain Tracey and Róisín Leonard hit all nine of Galway’s points, while Sarah Conneally came off the bench to score the goal, but manager Tim Rabbitte said it was not Galway's best display.

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Local derby gets new season up and running for Walsh's Galway

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

Galway's season gets underway in the country's traditional home of football on Sunday against their most traditional of rivals.

Sunday's meeting with Mayo in the FBD League in Tuam Stadium will be Kevin Walsh's side's first outing since last year's All Ireland semi-final defeat to Dublin in Croke Park. And there is no room for error in the FBD League this year. If Galway slip up against Mayo, they will not have a game again until they start the league campaign at home to Cavan a fortnight later.

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Galway hosts its first She’s Ace competition

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

For the first time, Galway Handball hosted a county She’s Ace Competition with some 80 women handballers playing in venues across Galway.

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Ó Cualáin retains league crown after absorbing battle

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Oisín Ó Cualáin of Micheál Breathnachs has retained the handball's premier division title after a tough battle against Williamstown's Kieran Hanley.

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Oranmore-Maree clinch Connacht Intermediate hurling title

Thu, Nov 29, 2018

A virtuoso display by Niall Burke helped Oranmore-Maree to the Connacht Intermediate hurling championship in Athleague (Roscommon) on Saturday.

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