Calling all women for this year's mini marathon

Thu, May 26, 2022

Galway-based charity, the National Breast Cancer Research Institute, is asking women nationwide to take part in this year’s Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon that takes on Sunday, June 5 in Dublin.

Nutrition for teens at Olympic Boxing Club

Thu, May 19, 2022

Connacht Rugby sports nutritionist Gavin Rackard is talking nutrition at a special meeting for young people interested in sport, but unsure of what they should be eating for best performance.

Olympic Boxing Club is hosting a talk at the club in Westside on Wednesday May 25.

Galway Para-Olympic rowers make history

Thu, May 19, 2022

Three Galway rowers are at the forefront of Rowing Ireland’s Para Olympic rowing programme.

Four Galway schools in finals

Thu, May 12, 2022

Four Galway schools are in action on next Tuesday in the finals of the SPAR FAI Primary School Fives in the Aviva Stadium.

Castlegar School, Letterfrack NS, and Oranmore's Gaelscoil de hIde and Scoil Mhuire are four of the 28 schools through to the finals of the competition which saw 1,081 schools take part with 56,212 students involved. It was also the first year that Special Schools (Football For All element) participated, with 16 schools making the most of the experience and a further four participating in the finals on May 17.

Boxing sisters

Thu, May 12, 2022

Olympic Boxing Club sisters are in action this week at the IBA Women’s World Championship in Istanbul, and off to a flying start.

Lisa O’Rourke, contesting the 70g, won her first bout by unanimous decision on day one. O'Rourke, contested out of the blue corner when she met Mbabi Brigitte of the Democratic Republic of Congo. With an assured and confident performance, O'Rourke, also a Roscommon footballer, dominated every round to take the bout. She next meets Dominican Republic’s Maria Hernandez Moronta in Friday’s evening session.

New boats named in honour of NUIG rowers

Thu, May 05, 2022

NUI Galway has boosted its rowing club with four new boats named in honour of alumni and current student athletes who have made significant contributions to its success.

Shefflin's Galway ready to battle Kilkenny in Pearse Stadium

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Having comfortably outclassed Westmeath last weekend, the Galway senior hurlers face their stiffest test of the 2022 season to date when Kilkenny roll into town on Sunday for a mouth-watering clash in round three of the Leinster championship.

Brian Cody’s men have made light work of seeing off both Westmeath and Laois in their opening games, scoring 2-27 from play alone in their defeat of Cheddar Plunkett’s men last Saturday at Nowlan Park.

Connacht wary of Sharks' bite in bid for South African slam

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Three down and one to go - Connacht are looking for a clean sweep of South Africa's URC teams this season when they face the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday (4pm).

Galwegians hold advantage in relegation play-off

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Galwegians head to Heffernan Park on Saturday for a crucial second leg relegation play-off in the Energia AIL Division 2B against Ballina.

Galway prevail over fancied Mayo by a point

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Padraic Joyce managed Galway to a championship victory over Mayo for the first time on Sunday with a superb 1-14 to 0-16 victory in over their arch rivals in Castlebar.

Galway's newly crowned champions

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Galway's Diarmuid Mulkerrins (Moycullen) and Cian ÓConghaile (Michael Breathnachs) (above) are the newly crowned All-Ireland Intermediate Handball Champions.

Galway rowers on the podium in Limerick

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Galway Rowing Club squads were among the medallists at the recent Limerick Regatta, bagging some six wins at the weekend.

Rugby joins forces with totalhealth Pharmacy for summer

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Connacht Rugby is gearing up for its annual summer camps in partnership with totalhealth Pharmacy for a fifth year.

Galway 5k Series off and running

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

The popular yearly Galway 5k Series, which attracts hundreds of runners, is back this year, organised by the Galway Athletics Board and clubs.

Sponsored by EY, the 2022 edition is once again a sell-out, with the first of the six-race series having kicked off on Tuesday.

Mystics on Ireland squad

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Galway basketballers Kara McCleane and Hazel Finn have been named on the provisional Irish U20 squad to compete in the European Championships.

The two players were instrumental in NUIG Mystics successful season, winning the missquote.ie division one league and the insuremyhouse.ie women's National Cup.

Comórtas Peile Scoileanna Gaeltachta returns after Covid absence

Thu, Apr 14, 2022

The hailstones and freezing wind failed to dampen the competitors' spirits at the annual Comórtas Peile Scoileanna Gaeltachta on Thursday at Coláiste Muire, Tuar Mhic Éadaigh.

Murtagh in the medals again

Thu, Apr 14, 2022

Galway's Fiona Murtagh was back on the water this week competing in the the memorial Paolo d’Aloja international regatta in Italy.

NUIU Galway students produce gold medal performances

Thu, Apr 14, 2022

NUI Galway Athletics excelled at the weekend's IUAA Intervarsities Outdoor Track and Field championships in Carlow.

Mystics denied a third title as Ulster prevail in thriller

Thu, Apr 07, 2022

Ulster University edged NUIG Mystics 58-56 in a thrilling MissQuote.ie division one League Cup final at the National Basketball Arena.

Can British trainers stop another Irish hammering in Prestbury Cup?

Tue, Apr 05, 2022

Ireland stormed to the Prestbury Cup at Cheltenham Festival last season, dominating their British counterparts with relative ease over the course of the week. The 23-5 scoreline in favour of the Irish was the most one-sided result in the history of the competition between the two countries since it began in 2014. Willie Mullins and Henry de Bromhead played a significant role in Ireland’s success, combining 12 victories between them, while Denise Foster and Gavin Cromwell also notched multiple wins during the week.

Nicky Henderson was the only trainer from the United Kingdom to notch more than one crown courtesy of Shishkin in the Arkle Chase and Chantry House in the Browns Advisory Novices’ Chase. As a result of the discrepancy in quality, Ireland is backed in the Cheltenham Festival tips at 1/20 to win the cup for the third year in a row. It is not a surprise as other than Henderson and perhaps a rare victory for Philip Hobbs, Alan King, Dan Skelton and Paul Nicholls it will be curious to see where British yards can pick up victories over their counterparts.

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