United’s squad takes shape
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
More good news for Galway United’s recruitment drive ahead of the new season. The club has secured Irish u- 21 International Gary Breen from Hereford United.
Read more ...Galway ladies still need a win
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Galway ladies football, yet to post a win in this year’s Bord Gais Energy National League, will be hoping for a better result when they host Monaghan in Dunmore on Sunday (2pm).
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Thu, Feb 26, 2009
•St Paul’s Oughterard face Kiltimagh next Sunday in Ballinrobe at 1.30pm in the Connacht senior B final. The game is followed by the A final between the all-Mayo combination of St Geralds v St Colmans at 3pm. There will be extra time in both games if required.
Read more ...O’Connor should be fit for Cardiff to bolster stretched back row
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Ospreys 22
Connacht 10
Galway’s two basketball clubs continue title hunt
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Moycullen continued their march for more basketball honours with another comfortable 98-75 victory over Longford Falcons at the weekend.
Read more ...Lacklustre Wegians fail to make elements count
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Galwegians 13
Clontarf 25
Corinthians maintain title momentum
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Corinthians 26
Banbridge 11
Banbridge 11
Read more ...Magnificent Portumna show the stuff of true champions
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
My brother’s father-in-law, Johnny Carty, is a hail and hearty 80-years-old, a Wexford man (Rathnure) who loves most sports, but especially hurling.
Read more ...Corofin did their best, but not good enough this time
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Corofin gave everything they had last Saturday in Mullingar to try to join Portumna on the feature bill for the All-Ireland finals on St Patrick’s Day in two weeks’ time, but they fell short of their target.
Read more ...Connacht suffer blow as McCarthy out for up to ten weeks
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
After a month’s break, the Magners League resumes this weekend with Connacht facing a difficult away fixture against Wales’ top side Ospreys at Liberty Stadium on Sunday (2.15pm).
Read more ...Corinthians looking to consolidate lead
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
After a disappointing exit from the AIB Cup last weekend, Galwegians return to division one league action when they host Clontarf at Crowley Park on Saturday (2.30pm).
This fixture will test Galwegians’ resolve to finish in the top eight against a side that has loftier ambitions to be one of the four semi-finalists.
Read more ...Galway ladies hoping for third time lucky
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
Galway ladies footballers face another huge assignment on Sunday when they face an in-form Dublin in round three of the Bord Gais Energy National League.
Read more ...NUIG advance in Sigerson
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
NUIG have progressed into the quarter-finals of the Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup after overcoming UUJ by 2-10 to 1-8 yesterday. The news was not so good for GMIT who lost out to DIT by 2-15 to 0-9. Also through are Cork IT and UCD.
Read more ...NUIG face Garda College
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
NUI Galway play the Garda College in the Ashbourne Shield semi-final Saturday in Cork after being defeated by UCD in the cup quarter-finals by 5-8 to 0-9 in Dangan recently.
Read more ...Classic club clash in store for champs Portumna
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
It is the contest that is gripping hurling enthusiasts throughout the land. The country’s dominant clubs over the past three years, Portumna and Ballyhale Shamrocks, will meet for the first time in Sunday's All Ireland Senior Club Championship semi-finals at Semple Stadium (2.30pm).
Read more ...Paths to the semi-final
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
Ballyhale Shamrocks
Ballyhale 1-18 Rathdowney-Errill (Laois) 1-11 (Leinster quarter-final)
Sports Shorts
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
•Oughterard Badminton Club is running a club open tournament on Sunday at 1pm at the Oughterard Community Centre, open to all players in divisions four and five. Entry fee is €10 per player, each player drawn and partnered with players from different clubs. To register contact Richard Gibbons 087-2847997, or email [email protected]. On Wednesday February 25, the county badminton board will host a special coaching and mini-tournament for division six players at 8pm in GLTC.
Read more ...Corofin have it all to do to defeat Crokes
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
We all remember different defeats with more emotion than others. Some leave a very raw scar that takes a long time to heal. It may be from a game that annoyed you intensely, or 60 minutes you would love to have re-lived again.
Read more ...Michael’s accept defeat gracefully
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
Nobody from St Michael's argued with the result in the All-Ireland Intermediate final last Saturday night. They could not.
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