Galway hosts its first She’s Ace competition

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

For the first time, Galway Handball hosted a county She’s Ace Competition with some 80 women handballers playing in venues across Galway.

Proud coaches

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

Proud coaches of the Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Gym Clodagh & Pete Foley from Annaghdown with their eleven year old son Finn who passed his Junior Black Belt Grading test recently with an A+ result.Finn will have to wait until he turns 16 before being eligible to test for his 1st Dan Black Belt but he is well on track.Finn has been training in the sport of Kickboxing for seven and a half years and is an active fighter with the club.He will fight on the undercard of the upcoming International Ireland V France Team Event in the Clayton Hotel on Saturday February 23 where he will face off with a Mayo opponent.

European rugby action returns to the Sportsground

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

The stakes are increasing as the penultimate European pool fixtures take place this weekend, and the Sportsground will host a key game when Sale arrive in Galway on Saturday (3pm).

Connacht ready to test their growing confidence in the RDS

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

After Connacht's important victory over Perpignan last Saturday, coach Andy Friend instructed his players to savour the moment because next up was a massive challenge against the champions of Europe and the PRO14 title holders.

Moycullen's tough away assignments do not get any easier

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Moycullen’s luckless road run continued on Saturday when falling 95-73 to Tralee Warriors in Basketball Ireland’s Men’s Superleague.

Head coach John Cunningham will be glad to see the end of this long stretch of away games as Moycullen play their last away game next weekend before returning to the NUI Galway Kingfisher gym for a lengthy stretch in the New Year.

Maree enjoy Christmas boost with another double basktball win

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Maree Basketball Club will enjoy the Christmas break after its senior men and women’s sides recorded another double at the weekend.

Christmas cheer for Galwegians after a first league win

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

After eight straight losses, Galwegians managed their first win of the season at home to Nenagh Ormond on Saturday, claiming the points by 20-12.

It was hard earned as they were made to fight every inch of the way, but it is a real Christmas boost for Brian McClearn’s side as they head into the Chrismas break.

Galway's Greene breaks national athletic record

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Many of Galway’s top track and field athletes competed at the AIT Baseline meet last Wednesday in the AIT Arena, but it was Cillin Greene who stole the show,

Connacht prepare for Perpignan backlash in vital Euro clash

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Connacht's European hopes are on the line tomorrow evening in France (7pm) when they face a Perpignan outfit desperate to get a first win of the season.

Ó Cualáin retains league crown after absorbing battle

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Oisín Ó Cualáin of Micheál Breathnachs has retained the handball's premier division title after a tough battle against Williamstown's Kieran Hanley.

Galway coach takes charge at European Cross Country Champs

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

GCH and Athletics Ireland coach Matt Lockett led the Irish Junior and U23 men's teams and the junior women’s squad at the European Cross Country Championships in Tilburg, Netherlands, at the weekend.

United trio sign up another season at Terryland

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Midfielders Conor Barry and Conor Melody, and youngster Adam Rooney, have signed contract extensions with Galway United for the 2019 SSE Airtricity League season.

Connacht Rugby boosts capacity for Christmas crackers

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Additional temporary terracing is to be installed in the Sportsground to meet the high level of ticket demand for the traditional festive interprovincial clashes against Ulster and Munster.

Moycullen suffer more away day Superleague pain

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Moycullen suffered another tough loss away from home this past weekend, falling by 108–79 to a physically dominant Templeogue in Dublin.

Maree maintain composure to stun Superleague leaders

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Maree Basketball Club is celebrating on the double after the men’s Superleague side stunned league leaders Belfast Star at the weekend, and the club’s women’s division one side eased into the cup semi-finals of the cup with a 30-point win away to Limerick Celtics.

The men’s side pulled off the shock of the season to date when ending Star’s seven-game winning run. In a superb display in Belfast, Maree climbed clear of the danger zone with an 80-74 win.

‘Winning can become a habit, as can losing’

Thu, Dec 06, 2018

Connacht coach Andy Friend believes securing a win against Perpignan at the Sportsground (3pm) this weekend in the European Challenge Cup is important to continue the momentum the province has built up over their last three matches as they head into one of the busiest times of the season.

Ulster Bank create history with late Heneghan point

Thu, Dec 06, 2018

Ulster Bank (Galway) 3-7
Hollister (Mayo) 2-9

The Galway GAA - five DVD set at OMG @ Zhivago

Thu, Dec 06, 2018

December has arrived and everyone is getting into the spirit of festive and cheer, and towns and villages throughout the county are decorated and illuminated by Christmas lights, creating a special atmosphere which only this time of year can generate.

Alan Murphy signs new contract with Galway United

Thu, Dec 06, 2018

Alan Murphy has signed a contract extension with Galway United for the 2019 SSE Airtricity League season.

Over the last two seasons Murphy has guided United's under-17 team to the semi-final stage of the league play-offs and the midfielder wrote his name into the club's history books when he became United's record league goalscorer when he scored his 75th league goal for the Tribesmen against Cobh Ramblers in April.