New body to support women’s Gaelic players launched

Thu, Jan 22, 2015

The Women’s Gaelic Players Association has been formally launched this week.

Athenry Golf Club look for more success

Thu, Jan 22, 2015

Athenry Golf Club is gearing up for a new year of activity, hoping for more success after last year’s honours.

Fallon in fine fettle for Ireland

Thu, Jan 22, 2015

Jamie Fallon of Craughwell AC continues to make a name for himself, coming in second at the Celtic International Cross Country.

Competing on the u-20 Irish team at this annual fixture held this year in Meath, Fallon was the second finisher in the Irish team, which also took second place overall behind Scotland, and ahead of Wales and Ulster.

Connacht prepare to knock Chiefs off top spot

Thu, Jan 15, 2015

Billed as a winner-takes-all contest, Connacht and Exeter meet on Sunday (3.15pm) in this season’s penultimate Challenge Cup pool fixture at the Galway Sportsground

Galwegians back on track

Thu, Jan 15, 2015

After two unexpected losses, Galwegians found their winning form on Saturday in a tough battle with UL Bohemians in Thomond Park.

Corinthians in vulnerable place after a rampant Garryowen win

Thu, Jan 15, 2015

Corinthians have fallen to the bottom of the Ulster Bank League division 1B table after suffering their eighth loss this season.

Medtronic pull away in second half

Thu, Jan 15, 2015

All Ireland champions Medtronic have retained their Galway senior title after overcoming the Galway Garda by 1-11 to 0-6 in Tuam Stars Stadium during the week.

Moycullen advance in overtime to deny Titans

Thu, Jan 15, 2015

SSE Airtricity Moycullen emerged from a tense Western derby against JM&L Auctioneers Titans to book their place in the President’s National Cup final.

Moycullen u-20s through to final

Thu, Jan 15, 2015

Moycullen saw off the challenge of Munster rivals Neptune by 86-64 in the u-20 men's National Cup semi-final in the Mardyke Arena on Saturday evening.

Galway athletes strike gold again

Thu, Jan 15, 2015

The 2015 indoor track and field season kicked off on Sunday in the Athlone IT arena with success for several Galway athletes.

Mystics miss out by three

Thu, Jan 15, 2015

NUIG Mystics were just edged out by women's senior cup cup holders Portlaoise Panthers in a thrilling 77-74 women's semi-final on Sunday.

A gripping contest from start to finish, NUIG, with Ailish O’Reilly, Nicole Krusen and captain Lauren Murray to the fore, led 24-17 at the buzzer.

Connacht prepare for avenging Scots’ visit to the Sportsground

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Connacht cannot afford to take the eye off the ball despite celebrating one of their most significant wins of the season last weekend.

Connacht’s new ‘culture’ produces winning performance over Munster

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Connacht coach Pat Lam believes there is much more to come from his young squad after celebrating the New Year with a 24-16 victory over Munster at the Galway Sportsground.

Galway clubs head south in search of cup final spots

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Busloads of supporters from three Galway Basketball clubs will head for Cork this weekend to cheer on their teams in the National Cup semi-finals.

SSE Airtricity Moycullen will compete for silverware on three fronts, in the u-18, u-20 and senior men’s national cups.

Galwegians need to get back on track

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Galwegians head to Limerick to face struggling UL Bohs on Saturday, but will not be taking anything for granted after suffering their third successive loss last weekend.

Corinthians host promotion chasers Garryowen

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Corinthians struggle in this season's Ulster Bank League does not get any easier this weekend when they host promotion chasing Garryowen at Cloonacauneen Park on Saturday (2.30pm).

Having suffered their seventh defeat in division 1B when losing by 27 - 13 to Malone in Belfast, Corinthians dropped closer to the relegation spot, just three points ahead of bottom-placed Belfast Harlequins.

Pat Egan gave a lifetime of service to the GAA

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

There was a sense of an end of an era in Galway football circles in many regards last week when the news filtered through that former Galway football chairman Pat Egan had died following a long battle with illness.

Pat, who was one of the longest serving GAA officials in the country, had given a lifetime of unstinting service to Gaelic football at numerous levels of the organisation, including his club Corofin, Galway, Connacht Council and Croke Park