Supporters can make all the difference as Connacht host Ulster
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
After their most successful start to the season, Connacht return to the Galway Sportsground on Saturday (7.30pm) to face Ulster in the first interprovincial of the season.
Read more ...United must return to Tallaght with Geraghty in goal
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Returning to the scene of a crime frequently brings trouble so Galway United will be especially anxious to take some sort of dividend from tomorrow’s trip to Tallaght for another clash with table-toppers Shamrock Rovers.
Last Friday’s FAI Cup quarter final ended in farce as referee Anthony Buttimer took centre stage once again when dismissing Galway goalkeeper Barry Ryan. Under duress due to the numerical inferiority, Galway were then ruthlessly dismissed by the Hoops, who cruised to an emphatic 6 - 0 success.
Read more ...Galway cyclist completes gruelling ultra cycle
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
A County Galway cyclist, Seán Ó hIarnáin, has claimed third place in the recent 1,300 miles Race Around Ireland.
Read more ...Football candidates prepare for interviews
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
The interview process for the next Galway football manager is due to get under way in the next week or so.
The panel will include three officers of the county board - county chairman John Joe Holleran, vice chair Michael Ruane and treasurer, Milo Costello.
Read more ...Killererin’s experience and guile difficult to beat
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Mountbellew/Moylough v Killererin
Saturday, Tuam Stadium 5pm
Portumna remain everyone’s favourites as championship reaches the quarter-finals
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
The Cooper Senior Hurling Championship quarter-finals are down for decision this weekend with one game on Saturday evening, and the other games taking place in Ballinasloe and Athenry on Sunday.
Read more ...Portumna win first All Ireland Junior Cup
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Portumna Golf Club has won the All-Ireland Junior Cup for the first time in the club’s history. Having They won Connacht in August at Castlebar GC, they returned to the same venue for the All-Ireland finals where they overcame Ulster champions Banbridge to advance to the final against Naas. Father and son John and Sean Cleary were the heroes on the first day, both coming from a deficit position to win their respective matches. And Pat Quinlan was the toast of the club the following day after the Clearys won their respective matches. Quinlan made sure of the trophy when he hit a tremendous four iron to 10ft at the difficult par three 16th to see off David Prendergast of Naas in the fifth and final match. The team was captained by Matt Donoghue.
Read more ...Short odds and long
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Current county champions Portumna are extremely short odds at 1/7 to win the county hurling championship yet again in 2010.
Loughrea are second favourites at 11/1, and the longest price available for any team is Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry at 33/1.
Read more ...Dates for all Galway football finals
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
The Galway football board has announced the dates for all the county football finals in junior, minor, intermediate and senior grades over the coming weeks.
Read more ...Thornton keeps pace at Great Northern Run
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Galway City Harrier's Gary Thornton produced another fantastic run when finishing 14th in the prestigious Great Northern Run won by Ethiopian legend and world marathon record holder Haile Gebresalaisse last weekend.
Read more ...Kickboxing success for Galway club
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Gort’s two well-known kickboxing exponents were successful at the recent IKF kickboxing show on Saturday night in the Gort Community Centre.
Eric Daly, All Ireland kickboxing champion, moved up to welterweight to take on Irish No 1 Chris Coyle from Donegal, and he came out on the right side of the decision, winning 40-36, 40-38, 40-37. The decision also went in favour of Cathal Manning who claimed the victory over Dubliner Andy Myres in a Full K-1 Rules contest by 30-26, 30-26, 30-26.
Read more ...United primed for classic cup tie with Rovers
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Defiance is always needed in domestic football and Galway United will head to Tallaght for tomorrow night’s FAI Cup quarter-final intent on replicating the courage and commitment shown at Terryland Park on Monday.
Read more ...Injuries take their toll in Connacht’s preparations for Glasgow joust
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Struggling with a host of injuries, Connacht head to an inhospitable Firhill for their second successive away fixture, once again determined to get something from tomorrow evening’s clash with Glasgow (7pm).
Read more ...Experienced Corofin advance after Barna push them close
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Corofin 0-11
Barna 0-9
Another harsh All-Ireland final defeat for Galway camogie girls
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Wexford 1-12
Galway 1-10
Galway u-21s blown away by rampant Tipperary
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Tipperary 5-22
Galway 0-12
Salthill girls add cup crown to make it a treble
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Salthill Devon’s u-14 squad capped a memorable season with a fine 5-1 victory over Colga in the Galway Cup final.
Read more ...Kickboxing champs headline Gort fight night
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Two of Ireland’s top fighters who hail from Gort will headline an exciting 15-bout kickboxing card in their home town on Saturday evening.
Read more ...golf results
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Cregmore Golf Club: Cregmore celebrated success at the weekend, becoming Cecil Ewing Connacht champions. The team was: Conor Killeen and Philip Gallagher; Conor O'Shea and Mike Kearns, Pat Gavin and David Burke,J ohn McGrath and Brendan Cleary,Eoin Corcoran and Karl Hughes, Mike Greally and Fiachra Murphy, Ciaran O'Donnell and Sean Cloonan, and team captain Mossie Sheehan.
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