Sledging a repulsive aspect that must be stopped

Thu, May 21, 2015

If you or I went into our workplace this morning, and started giving serious verbal abuse to a work colleague, making snide, mean, degrading and personal comments, we would be in front of our HR manager or line manager or principal by this afternoon,  and rightly so.

Bullying is totally outlawed in most reasonable places of work. It is a mean spirited act carried out by people often to try to intimidate their victims, to gain some type of psychological advantage over the individuals they are bullying, or to hide their own limitations and inadequacies.

Plenty room to improve for Galway after Leitrim win

Sun, May 17, 2015

Galway now have a month to prepare themselves for the visit of Mayo to Pearce Stadium in the Connacht semi-final on June 14 following their win in Carrick-on Shannon on Sunday. The month off is something that Galway manager Kevin Walsh is looking forward to after a hectic Spring schedule, he explained after the his sides eight point win. “The most important thing was to get out of here today. I’ve been involved in panels in the past that really struggled to get out of here, but the build up to today with New York and five league games in a row, it’ll be great to get a week off for the lads.”

Galway ladies face Cork in replay in O’Moore Park

Thu, May 14, 2015

Kevin Reidy's Galway senior ladies football team head to Portlaoise this Saturday evening hoping to go one step better than last weekend and beat Cork in the division one league final (7.30pm).

Conneally hoping for a first division one league title

Thu, May 14, 2015

Galway Ladies' football captain Geraldine Conneally, who has been playing with the county seniors for more than a decade now, is still waiting for her first division one league medal to add to the All-Ireland senior medal she annexed in 2004 and the division two medal from last season.

Galway players selected for Europe

Thu, May 14, 2015

Two Galway basketball players, Eoin Rockall and Joe Tummon have been selected on the Ireland u-18 team for this summer's European Basketball Championships.

Johnny Duane not expecting anything easy in Carrick on Shannon

Thu, May 14, 2015

Inter-county seasons at senior level have a habit of flying by. Especially when you do not have too many wins.

Connemara deny Corinthian double

Thu, May 14, 2015

 Connemara All Blacks claimed this year’s Connacht Junior 2 League crown after overcoming cup winners Corinthians by 10-8 in Sunday’s final at the Sportsground.

Connacht will fight all the way to keep Champions Cup rugby dreams alive 

Thu, May 14, 2015

In the finale of the Guinness Pro 12 League season, Connacht host the league leaders Ospreys at the Galway Sportsground on Saturday (3pm) needing a win to give them a chance of achieving their seasonal goal.

Dunne urges support for United’s double date with Gypsies

Thu, May 14, 2015

Galway United face a demanding four-day spell when hosting Bohemians in two important matches over the weekend.

Salthill gears up for famous fives

Thu, May 14, 2015

One of Galway's great football festivals, the annual Salthill Devon National 5 A Sides, will kick off this year in Salthill Park on May 30 and 31.

Galway ladies aim high against favourites Cork

Thu, May 07, 2015

The Galway ladies footballers will face Cork this Saturday in Parnell Park (3.45pm) in the Tesco Ladies National Football League division one final.

Meet the players at Galway GAA open night

Thu, May 07, 2015

Galway GAA fans will have an opportunity to meet their senior football and hurling players tomorrow night.

Connacht’s season on the line in Italy

Thu, May 07, 2015

Connacht know anything but a win against Zebre on Saturday evening (5.30pm) will end their season.

National success for Galway swimmers

Thu, May 07, 2015

Galway SC swimmers were on the podium at the Irish National Open Swimming Championships, claiming nine medals and setting three new Connacht records.

Leading the medal haul with two medals each were Andrew Moore, who won silver in the men’s 400 individual medley and bronze in the 200 individual medley, and Kate Kavanagh, who won silver in the women’s 50 backstroke and bronze in the 100 backstroke - also a new Connacht senior record. a

Fahy wins player of the year award

Thu, May 07, 2015

Ruth Fahy was named Player of the Year at the annual Galway WFC awards night held in Claregalway.

Dunne wants a better return of points

Thu, May 07, 2015

The second phase of SSE Airtricity League premier division games commences tomorrow as Galway United face a demanding assignment away to Derry City at the Brandywell.

Throughout the decades United have encountered plenty of bother on the banks of the Foyle, but United boss Tommy Dunne hopes his team can be resourceful.

Corinthians win Ard na Cregg

Thu, May 07, 2015

Corinthians 3rd XV won the Ard na Cregg Cup final after a hard-fought battle with city rivals Our Lady's Boy's Club on Sunday.

Job done for footballers in New York

Thu, May 07, 2015

The Galway senior footballers did what had to be done Stateside on Sunday when they easily defeated the home side by 2-18 to 0-8 to set up a Connacht quarter-final against Leitrim in Carrick-on-Shannon in two weeks (Sunday May 17).

Galway secure first senior camogie league title in ten years

Thu, May 07, 2015

Last weekend was a very good one for Galway camogie as Tony Ward’s senior team defeated the All-Ireland champions Cork to claim their first Irish Daily Star Camogie League division one title since 2005 by 2-15 to 2-12.

Galway win a third successive Connacht crown

Thu, May 07, 2015

Galway minor ladies have captured their third Connacht title in a row after a hard-fought battle with Mayo in Ballyhaunis on Monday.

The 3-15 to 2-6 scoreline might suggest otherwise, but for three quarters of this game there was nothing between the teams.

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