Galway junior footballers in All-Ireland semi-final

Thu, Jul 05, 2018

In a novel and unusual fixture, the Galway Junior footballers face Kilkenny in Nowlan Park this Saturday (4pm) in the Junior All-Ireland semi-final.

Galway have some talented and experienced players in the squad and anything but a significant win for the visitors would be a big surprise.

National golds for Galway athletes

Thu, Jul 05, 2018

Galway athletes secured national silverware in the junior and U23 championships in Tullamore at the weekend, kickstarting the 2018 Track and Field Championships.

Galway hurlers must take down the Cats again to reclaim their Leinster title

Thu, Jun 28, 2018

This Sunday in Croke Park current All-Ireland and Leinster champions Galway will put their provincial title on the line when they face Brian Cody's Kilkenny in the 2018 Leinster hurling final (4pm).

Galway ladies successfully defend their Connacht crown

Thu, Jun 28, 2018

The Galway senior ladies, under the management of Stephen Glennon, were narrow winners over Mayo in the Connacht football final at McHale Park on Sunday.

Galway golfer wins PGA trophy

Thu, Jun 28, 2018

Brian O’Reilly has claimed the highly-contested Irish PGA Assistants’ Championship trophy played at Nuremore Hotel and Country Club.

Galway prepared for Limerick's challenge

Thu, Jun 28, 2018

Galway senior camogie players head to Bruff on Saturday for their third Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Championship clash (5pm).

Limerick are their group one opponents and Galway should be hopeful of a third successive win to continue their lead of pool one.

Dempsey helps Ireland qualify for world champs

Thu, Jun 28, 2018

Jack Dempsey of Galway City Harriers competed on the Irish squad which was successful in achieving the 4x100m relay qualifying standard for the World Youth Championships.

Interim manager says United's focus remains on top four

Thu, Jun 28, 2018

Galway United interim manager Gary O’Connor is hopeful the Tribesmen can deliver an improved performance against Shelbourne in tomorrow's SSE Airtricity League first division encounter at Eamonn Deacy Park (7.45pm).

Galway see off Roscommon with second-half revival

Thu, Jun 21, 2018

The Galway footballers won their second Connacht senior title in three years when they saw off a stout Roscommon challenge at Hyde Park on Sunday.

Digging deep will stand to Galway in Super Eights

Thu, Jun 21, 2018

The nature of sport is that after a victory there is invariably another mountain to climb, another team to assess and analyse, and another plan of action to deliver.

Galway Ladies will not easily relinquish their Conncht title

Thu, Jun 21, 2018

Galway Ladies, the reigning provincial champions under the guidance of Stephen Glennon, take on their oldest rivals Mayo in an eagerly anticipated clash at McHale Park on Sunday (4pm).

Galway United moves closer to deal with Saudi investors

Thu, Jun 21, 2018

Representatives of the planned Saudi investors in Galway United are expected in the city this week.

McDonnell toughs it out to win 10k

Thu, Jun 21, 2018

Galway athletes were in top form on the third day of the Galway County track and field championships in Dangan which featured an epic 10,000 metres and a mile race.

Tough Euro draw for Connacht

Thu, Jun 21, 2018

Connacht Rugby face a tough pool in this season's European Challenge Cup.

Drawn in pool three, Connacht will face Sale Sharks, the number-one ranked Gallagher Premiership Rugby club in the Challenge Cup draw. And new Connacht coach Andy Friend will also take his new charges to France twice, to face Bordeaux-Bègles and Perpignan.

All hail the champions - Fantasy Football WINNER 2017/18

Tue, Jun 19, 2018

The FIFA World Cup is up and running with Russia securing a thumping 5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the tournament.

Hurlers prepare for showdown with Kilkenny in the Leinster final

Fri, Jun 15, 2018

The 2018 Leinster hurling championship final on July 1 in Croke Park will see Galway face their old nemesis Kilkenny in what promises to be an intriguing final.

At the same venue last year, and at the same stage of the competition, Galway beat Wexford by 0-29 to 1-17 to win the provincial title. Joe Canning, Conor Cooney and Joseph Cooney scored 0-23 between them, and Micheál Donoghue and his squad will be hoping for a similar result and win in three weeks' time.

Kilkenny a doubt for Waterford clash

Fri, Jun 15, 2018

Galway Camogie’s star midfielder Niamh Kilkenny is a doubt ahead of their clash with Waterford in the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship in Athenry on Saturday (5pm).

Galway U20s pay the price

Fri, Jun 15, 2018

The first Connacht U20 football championship final this Sunday at Hyde Park will be contested between Roscommon and Mayo after Shane Curran’s Roscommon outfit overcame a highly-fancied Galway in Tuam Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Tribesmen suffer first loss

Fri, Jun 15, 2018

The Galway Tribesmen suffered their first defeat of the season when they hosted the current All Ireland champions Longhorn RL in NUIG Dangan last Saturday.

The home side lost this round four of the Rugby League Ireland Championship by 18-36, having led at the break by 14-10.

Galway need a big performance to take down Roscommon

Thu, Jun 14, 2018

As I researched for this article ahead of Sunday's Connacht football final in Hyde Park, I went back to the headlines that previewed the 2017 final featuring the same two teams.

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