Galway ladies pull off Irish Junior Cup shock

Thu, Nov 13, 2008

The Galway Hockey Club’s men’s team has a busy weekend ahead of them with two crucial games coming up.

On Saturday they welcome South Antrim Hockey Club to Dangan at 4.45pm in the second round of the Men’s Irish Hockey Trophy, and on Sunday at 1.30pm they host Belvedere Hockey Club from Ballincollig Co Cork, in Munster Hockey’s division two.

Premiership survival is now all down to the final game

Thu, Nov 13, 2008

A dramatic year for Galway United, loaded with crucial contests and strange stories, concludes at the Belfield Bowl tomorrow (7.45pm).

Captain’s call to arms

Thu, Nov 13, 2008

Galway United captain John Fitzgerald has issued a rallying call to Galway United supporters to make the final push by joining his team on Friday night in UCD and cheering them to victory.

Supporters’ buses

Thu, Nov 13, 2008

Galway United Supporters’ Trust is organising several buses to Dublin for tomorrow’s crucial match.

Kenna issues rallying cry

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Galway United's Jeff Kenna is appealing for the Galway sporting public to rally around the team for Friday's "do or die" game against Finn Harps at Terryland Park (7.35pm).

Kenna believes now is the time for the Galway public to be counted as his side heads into the “most important game of the season”.

It’s now do or die for United

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

The margin for error is slim as Galway United venture into the last 180 minutes of 2008 completely aware that a brace of victories are required.

Deserving Portumna nail another title

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Portumna validated their credentials as Galway’s top hurling club when they claimed back-to-back titles and their fourth in six years.

Eight jump into the ring

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

The search for a new hurling manager to succeed Ger Loughnane is coming to a close with eight candidates having been nominated. The task now for the county board chairman Gerry Larkin, hurling board chairman Miko Ryan, and secretary John Fahey, is to start the assessment and interview process before final decisions can be made.

The latest to join the growing list of potential managers is former Offaly boss and Connacht Tribune sports editor John McIntyre. McIntyre has twice before put his hat in the ring, but this time he does so with a strong team that includes successful former Galway minor manager John Hardiman, Beagh’s John Moylan, and former county star Joe Connolly.

Ahascragh return to senior camogie ranks

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Ahascragh-Caltra have won the Galway Intermediate Camogie Championship after beating Mountbellew-Moylough in the county final recently.

A tight match all the way, the teams were level after half time by Ahascragh-Caltra 0-4, Mountbellew-Moylough 1-1, and again at full time, 1-5 to 2-2. However in extra time Ahascragh-Caltra stepped up a gear and eventually came out winners by 4-6 to 2-3, scoring 3-1 in extra time.

Kevin Walsh appointed Sligo Football manager

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Galway’s triple All-Star of 1998, 2001, and 2003, Kevin Walsh, was ratified on Tuesday night as the new manager at u-21 and senior level with the Sligo footballers for 2009.

Corofin expected to advance to Connacht final

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Galway senior county champions Corofin will be favourites to see off Castlerea in the Connacht club championship semi-final in Hyde Park on Sunday at 2.30pm.

St Michael’s on the road again this Sunday

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

St Michael’s are on their travels again this Sunday when they face Kilbride at 12.45pm in Hyde Park in the Intermediate Connacht club football final.

Connacht host first-time visitors Portugal on Sunday

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

First time visitors to the Galway Sportsground, Portugal, provide the unusual opposition for Connacht Rugby on Sunday (6pm).

Moycullen can leap to pole position

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

An exciting weekend of basketball is promised for An Cearnog Nua, Moycullen as they head into a tough double-header at home in the Kingfisher NUIG gym.

Sporting scholars

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Eighty students at NUIG will receive funding to pursue their sporting interest this year.

RUGBY SHORTS

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Corinthians produced a solid team effort against struggling Buccaneers to remain in the top quarter of the Connacht Junior League division 1A table with a 37 - 10 victory at Corinthian Park on Sunday.

In perfect conditions both teams relished the physical encounters, with Buccs dangerous around the fringes and Corinthians finding space wider out.

Galway rider excels at Kill

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Oranmore’s Olive Clarke (above) added another win to her growing list of achievements this year when she won the Leading Rider Prize at the Allianz Champions of the Year Show at Kill International Equestrian Centre.

Gort face Goliath in Pearse Stadium

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

All-Ireland, Connacht championship, and minor medals decorate his walls, but Gort stalwart Ollie Fahy would gladly hand them all back for a county final win.

Impossible to look past Portumna on Sunday

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

And Galwegians have another such opportunity this Sunday when Gort take on the might of Portumna in the county senior hurling final at Pearse Stadium.

Connacht footballers to annex Railway Cup for the first time since 1969

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

Over the past few weekends there has been much made of the huge decline in spectator interest in the Railway Cup.

Only the greying generation can really remember and appreciate the days when the Railway Cup, now re-branded and known as the M Donnelly Interprovincial series carried any real weight within GAA circles.

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