Calasanctius hit the target again

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

Galway’s success in national basketball continues as Calasanctius Oranmore team celebrate victory in the Girls u-19 A Final Schools League final. Oranmore overcame Mercy Waterford by 70 - 69 in a hugely entertaining final at the National Basketball Arena. With little between the sides throughout, Waterford held a one-point lead at half time, but Calasanctius grabbed a four-point lead to set up a dramatic finish. With 20 seconds left on the clock a massive three-point play from Mercy’s Tracey Power got the Waterford school to within one point, but the Calasanctius girls held their nerve to claim the silverware for a second successive year. The MVP was awarded to Oranmore’s Carol McCarthy who grabbed 21 points.

Connacht duo to line out for Wegians in local derby

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

Connacht’s two division one rivals, Galwegians and Buccaneers, meet in their AIB League local derby clash on Saturday in Dubarry Park (2.30pm).

The match is a refixture after their previous meeting was abandoned when the crossbar broke at Dubarry Park a couple of weeks ago.

Medal haul for Galway judo clubs

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

•Galway city hosted its first All Ireland Judo Championships in 15 years last Sunday in the Galway Lawn Tennis Club. 

The event was a huge success with 199 entries into the many different categories including boys and girls, and senior men and women from all around Ireland. Galway clubs enjoyed a host of medal winners, including Damien Curry, Aaron Creaven, Elle Garrett, and Aibheen Hughes (Annaghdown), Ciarán Weldon, Dermot Croke, Emma O’ Shea, and Aiobh O’ hEochach (Renmore), Emma Costello, and Jordan Gibbons (Castlegar), James Thornton and Dylan McDonagh (Lettermullen), Dillon Griffin, Stephen McHenry, Conor Curran, and Lea Catunva-Guyon (Galway Judo Club ), and Eamon O’ Conláin (Spiddal).

City clubs revive Glynn Cup in Festival of Rugby

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

Connacht rugby clubs Galwegians and Corinthians are renewing a long-time rivalry with a new Festival of Rugby to take place on St Patrick’s Day.

Corinthians go top with bonus win over Connemara

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

Corinthians returned to pole position in the AIB League division three with a deserved 25 - 20 victory over Portadown in Chambers Park.

Moycullen maintain their push

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

Moycullen head into a crucial three weeks of National League basketball action for the final shake-up of divisional honours.

Jes power through

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

Colaiste Iognaid 34
Calasanctius College 8

Maree ladies find form

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

In their last home game of the season Maree Basketball Club’s senior ladies finally unleashed the potential they have been showing in patches all season with a 78-37 victory over Team Kilkenny.

A Titan hat-trick

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

Titans regained the winning habit in the National League with three emphatic wins last week and are just one more victory away from a guaranteed league quarter-final play off.

They can now book their place if they overcome St Paul’s this Sunday at 4pm at the Kingfisher NUIG.

Galway footballers stick to their guns and stay the course

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

Last Sunday morning was a case in point. I was haring down the motorway to Mullingar from the fireworks in Croke Park on Saturday night when I phoned a friend to see if he was going to the Galway v Westmeath game.

Clare snatch victory from Galway with last rally

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

Galway ladies suffered a heartbreaking defeat on the opening day of the Bord Gáis Energy National Ladies Football League when Clare struck a winning goal with the last kick of tense encounter.

United continue to build

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

Galway United have retained midfielder Jay O'Shea after his proposed move to Derby County was called off due to a deterioration in the financial situation at the English club.

Galway show class and character

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

Galway 2-9 Westmeath 1-10
Galway grabbed their fifth consecutive win of 2009, and while it is early in the Gaelic football year, Galway will still take encouragement from the manner of their victory.

Championship draws live

Thu, Feb 05, 2009

• The Galway senior and intermediate football championship draw will be broadcast live from the Claregalway Hotel on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta on Tuesday February 10 from 8.30pm to 9pm, presented by Seán Bán Breathnach.   The Claregalway Hotel sponsors the Galway senior and intermediate championship.

Galway can expect robust challenge in league opener

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

A crucial NFL campaign is imminent, and Galway's opener on Sunday at Mullingar with Westmeath is significant.

Connacht cruise through final pool match to qualify

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

Connacht will renew their rivalry with English premiership outfit Northampton, having achieved their stated objective of advancing to the European Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

Moycullen clinch National Cup

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

The bonfires were blazing in Moycullen on Saturday night after An Cearnog Nua, Moycullen were crowned this year’s National Basketball Cup winners.

Maree retain u-18 National Cup

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

Maree consolidated their position as the No 1 u-18 basketball team in the country when they retained the title won last year for the first time.

Galway face Cats in first real test of the season

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

The hurling year might only be a couple of weeks old, but tough tasks are arriving thick and fast for Galway.

Hard earned victories over Offaly and Wexford have brought Galway into the Walsh Cup final where the nation's dominant force Kilkenny will provide the opposition at Freshford on Sunday (2.30pm).

Galway hosts All Ireland Judo Champs

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

The cream of judo exponents will be in Galway this weekend when the city hosts the All Ireland Judo Championships.

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