Sarsfields and Athenry through to club final

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

Galway camogie clubs Sarsfields and Athenry have both advanced to the All Ireland club finals, scheduled for Croke Park on March 4.

Galway ladies in scoring form ahead of NFL opener

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Galway senior ladies footballers face Monaghan at home in the opening round of the National League this Sunday at 2pm (venue to be confirmed).

Hurlers to open league with home tie against Antrim

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

After the massive and historic high of winning the All-Ireland senior hurling title last September for the first time in 29 years – it is back to brass tacks for Micheal Donoghue and his squad this Sunday when they entertain Antrim at Pearse Stadium (1pm) in the first round of the league.

Corofin get the job done in London

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Galway and Connacht club champions Corofin qualified for the All-Ireland club semi-final when they easily defeated Fulham Irish (London) by 3-8 to 1-04 in Ruislip at the weekend. They will now meet Moorfield (Kildare) on February 17.

Footballers face Tyrone in Tuam Stadium as years fly by

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

My grandfather John Francis Silke, who lived and farmed in Corrandulla, Co Galway, used to tell me when I was a youngster that as you get older the years really start to race by.

Galway through to FBD final

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Holders Galway will face Roscommon in the FBD League final after a comfortable 3-6 to 0-8 win over Leitrim in Clonbur.

Farragher points Medtronic to another county success

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Medtronic regained the Galway interfirms senior hurling title with just a single point to spare, 0-20 to 3-10, over a gallant Supermac's/Boston amalgamation team in the Connacht Centre of Excellence on Saturday.

Galway Ladies to face test against Mayo

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Holders Galway qualified for the Connacht Winter League ladies football final against Mayo following a comprehensive victory over NUI Galway in their semi-final in Danganon Sunday.

Youngsters will feature for Galway Ladies' opening fixture

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

Galway senior ladies' footballers open the season with a first competitive encounter on Sunday in the Connacht Winter League.

Surefire start propels Safety Direct into All Ireland semi final

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

Safety Direct regained the Galway junior interfirms hurling title with nine points to spare over Athenry Industries in Sunday's final at the Connacht Centre of Excellence, Ballyhaunis.

Mixed fortunes for Westmeath hurlers and football players

Thu, Jan 04, 2018

Westmeath made an impressive start under new manager Colin Kelly when defeating Laois by 1-13 to 1-12 in the O'Byrne Cup at TEG Cusack Park last Sunday.

Galway county board to sell land to reduce debt

Thu, Dec 14, 2017

A parcel of land near Athenry will be sold by the Galway GAA to reduce the organisation's debt.

New coaching teams for U17 and U20 footballers

Thu, Dec 14, 2017

Galway Football Board will be interviewing for new management teams for both U20 and U17 in the coming weeks.

Galway county secretary John Hynes, in his convention report, said with both U21 and minor grades having been discontinued, the football committee would be looking for new management teams for the new season.

Marvellous Mellows crowned county senior hurling champions

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

Christmas truly came early for Liam Mellows hurlers when they deservedly won their first county senior hurling championship in almost half a century, beating 2014 and 2011 champions Gort on Sunday afternoon in Pearse Stadium.

Corofin take on old foes Castlebar

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

Galway champions Corofin will face off against Mayo champions Castlebar Mitchels this Sunday in what promises to be an intriguing Connacht senior club final in Tuam Stadium (2pm).

More balanced Gort see off Craughwell to qualify for county final

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

On a cold and squally day in Kenny Park, Gort and Craughwell produced an enjoyable game of hurling - one that was far superior to the drawn encounter seven days previously.

Valeo bow out in Connacht semi final

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

Valeo from Tuam went under to a well-balanced AbbVie side from Sligo in the Connacht Interfirms Junior semi-final by 4-10 to 1-11.

All-Ireland semi-final time for Maigh Cuilinn ladies

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

Moycullen, who were crowned 2017 Connacht Ladies' intermediate champions recently, are back on the road this weekend when they take on Munster champions Kinsale in Sunday's All-Ireland intermediate semi-final (1pm).

Extra-time goal ensures Corofin advance to Connacht final

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

Corofin and St Brigid's (Roscommon) renewed their decade-long rivalry in a thrilling Connacht club semi-final on a wintery afternoon in St Jarlaths' Park in Tuam on Sunday.

Mellows advance to final after a long, long wait

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

Forty-seven years is a long time, and it is far too long for a progressive hurling club such as Liam Mellows not to have played in a Galway county senior hurling final.

However, that wait ended on Sunday in Kenny Park when the city side booked their place in the 2017 final against either Craughwell or Gort after a narrow one-point win over Cappataggle, 0-13 to 1-9.

E-paper

Read this weeks E-paper. Past editions also available from within this weeks digital copy.