GAA Fixtures

Thu, Jun 04, 2015

Hurling Fixtures: Friday 5 June: Senior Hurling Championship, At Duggan Park , Clarinbridge v Kiltormer, 8pm Ref: G Donoghue. Intermediate Hurling Championship, At Kenny Park, Craughwell v Moycullen, 7.30pm Ref: R McNicholas. Junior A Hurling Championship,  At Turloughmore, Athenry v Sylane, 7.30pm Ref: A Mooney; At Carnmore, Bearna-Na Forbacha v Sarsfields, 7.30pm Ref: L Fay. Junior B Hurling Championship, At Castledaly, Menlo Emmetts v Meelick-Eyrecourt, 7.30pm, Ref: K Egan;At Ballymacward, Abbeyknockmoy v Killimordaly, 7.30pm Ref: S Moran; At Killimordaly, Mountbellew/Moylough v Kinvara, 7.30pm Ref: J Lundon. Junior C Hurling Championship,  At Kilnadeema, Kilnadeema-Leitrim v Ardrahan, 7pm Ref: J Larkin;  At An Spideal, An Spidéal v Pádraig Pearses, 8pm, Ref: C Quinlan. 

Heartbreaking end to Connacht’s Champions Cup hopes

Thu, May 28, 2015

Gloucester 40 
Connacht 32 

St James suffer surprise loss

Thu, May 28, 2015

City side St James suffered a surprise one point loss, 1-6 to 0-8, to Mountbellew/Moylough at the weekend.

Kilkenny legend heads to Kilbeacanty 

Thu, May 28, 2015

Kilkenny hurling legend Henry Sheflin will open Kilbeacanty's new pitch on Monday as the club hosts the annual seven-aside hurling tournament.

Hurlers need a big performance against Dublin

Thu, May 28, 2015

The Galway hurlers head to Croke Park this Sunday to take on Ger Cunningham's Dublin in the Leinter championship quarter-final (2pm).

Dunne to select strongest United team for FAI Cup clash

Thu, May 28, 2015

FAI Cup football makes a welcome return to Eamonn Deacy Park tomorrow evening (7.45pm) when Galway United host non league Wexford outfit, North End United, on the Dyke Road.

Sensational win for Galway cricketers

Thu, May 28, 2015

Galway Cricket Club has pulled off a shock result in the Irish Senior Cup,  beating Fox Lodge on their own ground near Strabane in Saturday's first round. 

Described by Galway players as one of the best days in the club's 30 year history, Galway claimed a seven wicket win over one of the major teams in the North West Cricket Union across the Border, that had been expected to win with ease.

Time for revenge - Connacht return to Kingsholm with huge prize at stake 

Thu, May 21, 2015

After a season of learning curves, Connacht now face a critical test in Sunday's Champions Cup first leg qualifier with Gloucester in Kingsholm.

Galway United head to Drogheda in confident form 

Thu, May 21, 2015

Tommy Dunne's rapidly improving Galway outfit travel to United Park tomorrow for another vital SSE Airtricity League premier division clash with Drogheda United.

Corinthians set to host another bumper tag tournament

Thu, May 21, 2015

The biggest tag rugby league in Ireland, which takes place at Galway Corinthians RFC, starts this evening (Thursday).

Eighty teams from beginners to the experienced, will compete in this popular event which this year will be sponsored by Rooneys auctioneers Galway.

Titans return from Sweden

Thu, May 21, 2015

The Titan's u-13 girls basketball team, pictured in their new kit with Maggie Hornibrook of sponsors Apcoa Parking, have returned from success at the Gottenburg international tournament in Sweden.  The girls  successfully progressed through the group stage and convincingly beat the host Gothenburg city 34-9 in the quarter finals, before losing in the semis to their Danish counterparts.

Try sailing at club open day

Thu, May 21, 2015

An open day for Galwegians interested in sailing will take place at the Galway Bay Sailing Club on Sunday May 24.

 Weather permitting the club will have cruisers, dinghies and multihulls available for those who would like to try out sailing, and powerboats to take people out for a spin. 

Five km series continues to draw big turnout

Thu, May 21, 2015

John Greaney and Regina Casey, both Galway City Harriers, were the winners of the third race of the 5km series in Craughwell.

Mayo next up for Galway in Connacht semi-final

Thu, May 21, 2015

The only thing that really mattered last Sunday in Carrick-on-Shannon was that Galway won and they left  injury free and with no red cards.

Heartbreak for Galway ladies in final replay

Thu, May 21, 2015

The Galway ladies had to endure yet more league final disappointment when going down by 0-14 to 1-10 to Cork last weekend in O’Moore Park in the National League division one final replay.

Sledging a repulsive aspect that must be stopped

Thu, May 21, 2015

If you or I went into our workplace this morning, and started giving serious verbal abuse to a work colleague, making snide, mean, degrading and personal comments, we would be in front of our HR manager or line manager or principal by this afternoon,  and rightly so.

Bullying is totally outlawed in most reasonable places of work. It is a mean spirited act carried out by people often to try to intimidate their victims, to gain some type of psychological advantage over the individuals they are bullying, or to hide their own limitations and inadequacies.

Plenty room to improve for Galway after Leitrim win

Sun, May 17, 2015

Galway now have a month to prepare themselves for the visit of Mayo to Pearce Stadium in the Connacht semi-final on June 14 following their win in Carrick-on Shannon on Sunday. The month off is something that Galway manager Kevin Walsh is looking forward to after a hectic Spring schedule, he explained after the his sides eight point win. “The most important thing was to get out of here today. I’ve been involved in panels in the past that really struggled to get out of here, but the build up to today with New York and five league games in a row, it’ll be great to get a week off for the lads.”

Galway ladies face Cork in replay in O’Moore Park

Thu, May 14, 2015

Kevin Reidy's Galway senior ladies football team head to Portlaoise this Saturday evening hoping to go one step better than last weekend and beat Cork in the division one league final (7.30pm).

Last weekend's game, which was an absorbing affair of high quality football, ended in a draw on a scoreline of 1-14 to 3-8.

Conneally hoping for a first division one league title

Thu, May 14, 2015

Galway Ladies' football captain Geraldine Conneally, who has been playing with the county seniors for more than a decade now, is still waiting for her first division one league medal to add to the All-Ireland senior medal she annexed in 2004 and the division two medal from last season.

Galway players selected for Europe

Thu, May 14, 2015

Two Galway basketball players, Eoin Rockall and Joe Tummon have been selected on the Ireland u-18 team for this summer's European Basketball Championships.

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