Old Connacht foes clash again
Thu, Mar 26, 2009
After the NFL game in James Stephens Park in Ballina last Sunday, where Mayo and Dublin had just drawn in a dull, tedious, error-ridden pile of manure, I got chatting to a few local Maors and Ballina club men.
Read more ...Hurlers go to Waterford on Sunday
Thu, Mar 26, 2009
Two minutes from time, and the evenly matched teams were deadlocked. The momentum was with Limerick, Galway appeared to be ailing, when suddenly the maroons showed the pluck and perseverance that John McItyre demanded. Joe Canning strolled out the field, nailed a free, manufactured another and closed the game with a second strike that rescued the situation.
It is strange what kind of a soothing effect a tight and tense win can have, and the conversations in Galway’s warm down in the corner of the town goal were peppered with enthusiasm. Dealing with lofty expectations is part and parcel of a Galway hurler’s existence, but any triumph chiselled out in difficult circumstances is valued.
Read more ...Muldoon wants an Edinburgh win
Thu, Mar 26, 2009
Connacht travel to Murrayfield this Friday looking for a rare away win in the Magners League when they take on Edinburgh in the national stadium at 7:30pm. Michael Bradley’s men have suffered a number of narrow defeats in recent rounds and are currently 11 points adrift at the bottom of the table.
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Galway go to Carlisle Grounds full of confidence
Thu, Mar 19, 2009
Emboldened by a shock but satisfying start to the season Galway United will venture to the Carlisle Grounds tomorrow searching for a third straight win. Considering it took Galway until July to pocket nine points last season reveals how dramatic this burst of spring enterprise has been.
Read more ...Mervue host Harps at Terryland
Thu, Mar 19, 2009
League football can be a grind when results aren’t agreeable so Mervue United will be especially eager to arrest a losing sequence at Terryland Park tomorrow night. That Finn Harps, in the Premier Division last year, are the visitors merely adds to the task.
Read more ...Meehan machine destroys Donegal
Thu, Mar 19, 2009
It was a pleasure to have been in Pearse Stadium last Sunday to watch the brilliant display of forward play by Caltra’s Michael Meehan.
Read more ...Testing trip to Derry
Thu, Mar 19, 2009
Liam Sammon and his team will know that they face a big step up in class and intensity this Sunday when they face Derry in Maghera. Donegal were like sheep in an abattoir in the first half last Sunday, however Derry are a completely different proposition.
Read more ...All-Ireland club means everything
Thu, Mar 19, 2009
The AIB club championship finals and their well designed and created advertisements on TV have a way of sucking you in and making you feel welcome and part of a greater cause. The interlinking of club and family is a terrific hook to hang a slogan on, and in many ways it fits the bill perfectly.
Read more ...Hurlers face Limerick
Thu, Mar 19, 2009
A winnable game it certainly is, but that simply adds to Galway's pressure on Sunday. A fortnight ago when Kilkenny thumped the maroons on a grim afternoon at Pearse Stadium, Galway were forced to deal with the usual pessimism that accompanies such a hiding.
Read more ...Tough Terryland test against Dundalk
Thu, Mar 12, 2009
It is both strange and refreshing how one road win can have such a galvanising effect. This time last week Galway United were entering the new League of Ireland season without any expectations, interest was low, the beauty of the 2008 great escape long since forgotten.
Read more ...O’Brien bags a brace as United make dream start
Thu, Mar 12, 2009
St Patrick’s Athletic 0
Galway United 3
Mervue go to Limerick
Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Having suffered an opening night defeat Mervue United’s League of Ireland adventure lingers on tomorrow at Jackman Park.
Read more ...The same again would do nicely
Thu, Mar 12, 2009
There was much to admire about Galway’s impressive win last Saturday night over Tyrone in Healy Park Omagh. Any time you beat the current All-Ireland champions is a good evening’s work and some of the Galway players enhanced their reputations with some sterling performances.
Read more ...A day of days
Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Since I packed in competitive football the most regular question that I have been asked is:
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