Two All Ireland doubles titles

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Galway handballers claimed two All Ireland titles at the weekend when the adult doubles finals took centre stage across Leinster venues.

NUIG women's rugby on a high

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

NUIG Women's Rugby is celebrating unprecedented success, having stocked its sports cabinet with four trophies this season.

Galwegians look to claim first Bateman Cup silverware

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Galwegians Senior XV have a chance to claim silverware this season when they meet Cork Constitution in the final of the Bateman Cup in an action-packed afternoon at Crowley Park on Saturday (12.45pm).

Connacht head to Italy with new goals

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Connacht Rugby head to Italy this week with a new set of goals for this last phase of the season.

Determined Galway face Kilkenny in camogie league final

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Galway senior Camogie ladies head to Semple Stadium in Thurles on Sunday to take on Kilkenny in the Irish Daily Star division one league final (1.30pm).

Galway have been doing well this season under team manager Ollie Bergin (Kinvara), and his selectors, Joan Poland (Eyrecourt), Francis Larkin (Killimor) and David Forde (Clarinbridge), advancing to the league final after a one-point win over Limerick two weeks ago.

County champions take on Gort in round two

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

A full round of senior championship hurling games is down for decision this weekend in round two of the group stages.

City and county sides meet in U21 final

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

City and county sides meet in U21 final
The county U21 A football championship final takes place this Saturday (6pm) in Tuam Stadium, and promises to be an exciting affair with two highly-talented panels of players from Mountbellew/Moylough and Salthill-Knocknacarra.

Galway girls rescue draw with two late points

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Mairead Burke and Carrie Dolan came to Galway's rescue to ensure they will replay Tipperary after Sunday's All-Ireland minor A camogie final at Shinrone ended in a draw.

Connacht = Champions Cup

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Champions Cup rugby was the seasonal goal for Connacht. They can now tick it off.

For the first time in the history of the European campaign, Connacht have qualified on their own merit for this elite competition.

Camogie ladies prepare for league final against Kilkenny

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Galway senior camogie will face Kilkenny in the Irish Daily Star National League division one final in Semple Stadium on May 1, having overcome Limerick by 1-11 to 0-13 in last weekend’s semi-final.

Meehan brothers on Laochra Gael

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

The Laochra Gael series is one of the most popular and enjoyable GAA programmes on TG4, and it comes to an end this Sunday with the final programme featuring the Meehan brothers from the Caltra GAA Club.

Warriors ready for a new season

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Connacht’s only American Football team, the Galway Warriors, kick off the new season on May 1 with a home fixture.

Galway athletes on track

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Galway had two winners at the universities track and field championships in Santry at the weekend.

Bish win western titles

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

St Joseph's College, the Bish, retained two Western Regional basketball titles, winning the Junior A and Minor A titles in NUIG.

All Ireland titles for Galway fighters

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Two fighters from the Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club were in action in Dungarvan on Saturday night and won All Ireland titles in two different rule sets.

Sarsfields start title defence against ambitious St Thomas

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

The Galway hurling championship kicks off this weekend with some interesting games down for decision.

United's finishing prowess needs to improve, says Dunne

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Galway United make the long trek to Ferrycarrig Park tomorrow evening for an SSE Airtricity League premier division clash against Wexford Youths (8pm).

Calasanctius College capture Junior Cup title in thrilling decider

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Calasanctius College, Oranmore 2 (Aaron Connolly (6), Ronan Manning (78)

Golden run continues for Oranmore judo coach

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Oranmore’s Competitions Coach, Richard Murphy, took the Gold medal in the Northern Ireland Open 2016 Judo contest on April 9/10. He won all his fights by ippon(a perfect throw for a perfect score), beating British Open Champion Robert Morrow (in picture on right) to the top spot in Derry recently.

Galway face Limerick in camogie league semi-final

Thu, Apr 14, 2016

The Galway camogie ladies head to St Brendan’s Park in Birr on Saturday to take on Limerick in the Irish Daily Star division one National League semi-final (4pm).

Galway, under the new management team this season of Ollie Bergin (Kinvara), Joan Poland (Eyrecourt), Francis Larkin (Killimor) and David Forde (Clarinbridge), are enjoying a good run of form with five wins on the trot in the league and they will be expected by many pundits to be too strong for the Treaty women on Saturday too.

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