Team silvers for Renmore and Oranmore

Thu, Oct 17, 2019

Galway athletes featured in the Connacht Primary Schools Cross County finals held in Moyne College, Co Longford, on Sunday.

Galway clubs fall short

Thu, Oct 17, 2019

Not a good weekend for Galway basketball teams.
Maree women, having enjoyed a 12-month winning run, ended up on the wrong side of a 70-76 scorline in Oranmore, while the men lost 77-61 away to Belfast Star.

Divilly return a big boost for Kilkerrin-Clonberne

Thu, Oct 17, 2019

Kilkerrin/Clonberne booked their place in the Connacht Ladies Senior Club Championship final after a comfortable 4-9 to 2-4 win over Mayo champions Carnacon at the Connacht Centre of Excellence.

Injuries mount as Connacht delivers a second bonus-point win

Thu, Oct 17, 2019

Two out of three ain't bad for starters. Bonus-point wins over Benetton Treviso and Dragons have taken some of the sting out of Connacht's opening defeat to Scarlets in Wales as the new season's PRO14 shuts down for a week.

Runners ready for Connemara 10k

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

One of Ireland's most scenic athletic events, the 10k Rás Conamara, takes place on Saturday at 3pm.

Starting in Carna village, the race crosses the islands of Roisín an Chaladh and Muig before reaching the turnaround point at Muighnis graveyard and heading back to Carna. The coastal run is flat and fast.

Connacht create season blueprint in win over Benetton

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

Connacht Rugby set an early season standard with a six-try haul last weekend, and the challenge now is to maintain that, even away from home, when they return to Wales to face Dragons in Rodney Parade on Saturday (7.35pm).

City rugby rivals ready for head to head

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

City rivals Corinthians and Corinthians go head to head in an early season league fixture that takes place under lights in Cloonacauneen at 8pm.

Galway fighters prepare for All Ireland title fights

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

Two fighters from the Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club, Dara Mannion from Westside in Galway city and Jamie O'Sullivan from Clonberne, Co Galway, will take to the ring in Galway in the Clayton Hotel on Saturday night with high hopes of becoming All Ireland champions.

Gold for Galway's white tiger

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

County Galway kickboxer Brendan Kenny is on top of the world after winning gold in Belgium at the weekend.

Medal haul for Black Dragon fighters

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

Galway Black Dragon fighters won 15 medals at the recent IKF Junior National Kickboxing Championships in Galway's Ballinfoyle Community Centre

Titans advance in U18 cup

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

Titans Basketball Club's U18 boys have advanced to the U18 National Cup qualifiers in November after winning the preliminary competition at the weekend.

Moycullen lack cutting edge

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

After defeating Superleague powerhouse Killester last weekend, Moycullen were attempting to make it two wins from two when they entertained DCU Saints in the NUI Galway Kingfisher.

Replay for Oughterard and Micheal Breathnachs after game of missed chances

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

Micheal Breathnachs and Oughterard must go again on October 19 after a thrilling end to the intermediate county final.

Turmoil in hurling

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

All candidates for the vacant hurling manager role have withdrawn from the race to replace Michael Donoghue.

Corofin andTuam to meet in this season’s county final

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

Corofin and Tuam will meet in Tuam Stadium in two weeks' time in this year’s county final as they overcame the challenges of Salthill-Knocknacarra and Moycullen respectively.

Galway girls celebrate national cup victory

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

Galway WFC have been crowned U17 Só Hotels Women’s National League Cup champions after a 2-1 win over Peamount United at Eamonn Deacy Park on Sunday afternoon.

Manager speculation and Supermac's sponsorship

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

Speculation on the next Galway senior hurling manager gathered pace last week.

Three in race to replace Kevin Walsh

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

Three candidates are in contention to become the new manager of the Galway senior footballers following the resignation of Kevin Walsh.

Moycullen bounce back with big defensive effort

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

Moycullen Basketball, boosted by a superb late win last weekend, return to the NUI Galway Kingfisher gym where they host DCU Saints in Saturday's Super League (7.30pm).

Salthill is ready for annual road race series

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

One of the biggest road racing events in the west, the Galway Bay series, takes place in Salthill on Saturday.

Three events are on the card - a full marathon over 26.2 miles, which starts at 8.30am; the 10k which commences at 10.30am, and the half marathon which kicks off at 12.15pm.

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