Thomas' and Sarsfield into last four in camogie championship race
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
St Thomas and Sarsfields have booked themselves a spot in the semi finals of the Windows and Rooflights LTD Senior A Championship while Ardrahan will take on Athenry and Oranmore Maree will take on Mullagh in the quarter finals. Carnmore and Davitts will have to go to battle in the relegation final.
Read more ...Connacht look to quell battle-hardened Sharks attack
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Connacht host their first URC fixture of the season at a much-changed Dexcom Stadium when they host South African outfit Hollywoodbets Sharks on Saturday (7.35pm).
Read more ...Exciting weekend ahead as last eight fight it out for Frank Fox
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
After Tuam Stars, Killannin, Dunmore Machales and Oughterard won their preliminary quarter-finals at the weekend, we are straight into the quarter-finals this weekend. Starting with Salthill/Knocknacarra v Dunmore MacHales and Maigh Cuilinn v Oughterard on Saturday. Sunday will see Corofin play Killannin and Annaghdown v Tuam Stars.
Read more ...Connacht deliver four tries, but Munster edge the win in opening URC joust
Sat, Sep 21, 2024
Munster 35
Connacht 33
Cian Prendergast to captain Connacht this season
Fri, Sep 20, 2024
A new Connacht Rugby season kicks off on Saturday with Peter Wilkins’ outfit up against last season’s URC semi-finalists Munster in Thomond Park (5.30pm).
Read more ...Business end of the Championship looms this weekend
Thu, Sep 19, 2024
After the conclusion of the group stage, the business end of the race for the Frank Fox Cup really begins this week. Salthill/Knocknacarra, Maigh Cuilinn, Corofin and Annaghdown all consolidated top spot in their groups with wins at the weekend and will skip the preliminary quarter final round. After some games with great entertainment, we know the eight teams to face each other in the preliminary quarter finals this week and the four teams set to fight it out in the relegation semi-finals.
Read more ...Knockout time in the hurling championships
Thu, Sep 19, 2024
The knockout stages of the Galway senior and intermediate hurling championship gets underway this weekend, with fifteen games of consequence to be played across six venues which will leave sixteen teams with no further fixtures to look forward to this year and one demoted to a lower grade.
Beagh have proudly held on to their senior status since winning their second intermediate title back in 2002, with Joe Gantley still proudly carrying the torch from that era. Whether they will be able to evade the trap door on this occasion will be tested by a solid Ahascragh-Fohenagh side on Saturday afternoon in Duggan Park.
Read more ...United centre-stage in league race as Shels come west
Thu, Sep 19, 2024
The drama that engulfed Dundalk drew the most attention on damaging week for a league on an otherwise upward trajectory. The news that a solution has been salvaged has been welcomed in all quarters.
Read more ...Galway’s return to camogie decider rewarded with All-Star and Player of the Year nominations
Thu, Sep 19, 2024
Galway's storming run to the cusp of another senior title this summer was rewarded with a plethora of PwC Camogie All Star Awards nominations and shortlisting of star midfielder Aoife Donohue for the PwC GPA Player of the Year award.
Read more ...Hotting up in the camogie championships
Thu, Sep 19, 2024
It was another busy weekend in the Senior A, B and Intermediate camogie championships. In the Senior A competition, Carnmore and St Thomas recorded their first victories of the championship while Athenry and Sarsfields continued their unbeaten run. In the Senior B contest, Kinvara and Shamrocks had to split the spoils while Mountbellew recorded their first win in the seniors ranks. There were also wins for Clarinbridge and Castlegar. Finally in the Intermediate championship, there were victories for Ahascragh Caltra, Killimor and St Colmans while Cappataggle and Abbeyknockmoy had to share the points.
Read more ...A season of change - and hopefully fruitfulness - for Connacht Rugby
Thu, Sep 12, 2024
Connacht Rugby begins a season like no other in the current building site that is Dexcom Stadium in Galway.
Read more ...Hectic run continues for Trill's United side
Thu, Sep 12, 2024
Last Saturday, in front of the TV cameras, United somehow fell short against a spirited Wexford team as they were held to 1-1 draw. While a creditable point was earned, it means there is even less room for manoeuvre for United as they try to hang in at the top.
Read more ...Something for the weekend — almost all the teams can make next phase in thrilling championship
Thu, Sep 12, 2024
Group 1:
Salthill/Knocknacarra v Caherlistrane, Saturday, 3.45pm, Kenny Park
Project Rebuild as focus turns to make-up of Donoghue's first panel
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
The announcement on Monday night of Galway hurling's worst-kept secret will reinvigorate Galway hurling fans after the disappointment of last season's Championship run.
Read more ...Mouthwatering conclusion to group stages as seven-in-a row chasing Thomas' battle for their lives
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
The prospect of St. Thomas’ exiting the race for the Galway senior hurling championship looms large as the group stages come to what should be a nail-biting conclusion this weekend, with Gort hoping to end the seven-in-a-row chasing club’s history-making ambitions in Kenny Park on Sunday afternoon.
With Micheál Donoghue’s return to the Galway senior manager’s position ratified at a county board meeting last Monday evening, the Clarinbridge native and his trusted backroom team of Francis Forde, Noel Larkin and Eamonn O’Shea will have plenty of action to decipher as the main protagonists jostle for position ahead of the knockout stages.
Read more ...Uneven calendar will not derail United's European push
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
It was a win to savour for Galway United last Friday night and they will have had 16 days to do so by the time they next taste action in the league.
Read more ...All to play for in final round of football fixtures
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
The second round of the Galway senior football championship concluded on Sunday evening with the meeting of Annaghdown and Milltown in Tuam Stadium which provided possibly the best entertainment of the weekend.
Read more ...Rewarding week for Galway athletes at World U20 Championships
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
Seán Doggett of Athenry AC and Stephen Mannion of South Galway AC had a very rewarding week in Peru at the World Athletics U20 Championships in the capital Lima.
Read more ...Exciting weekend in the camogie championships
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
It was an exciting weekend in the Senior A, B and Intermediate camogie championships with some close battles throughout the games. Sarsfields, Mullagh and Athenry made it two wins from two while Ardrahan registered their first win of the championship. There were back to back wins for Salthill Knocknacarra and Shamrocks in the Senior B championship while Castlegar came late to overcome Eyrecourt for their first points and Craughwell and Clarinbridge shared the spoils. Meanwhile in the intermediate championship, there were wins for Killimor, Ahascragh Caltra and Pearses while Abbeyknockmoy and Liam Mellows had to split the points.
Read more ...Wexford to prove tough test as United women seek strong run-in
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
The spotlight of the television cameras will once again be trained on Galway United this Saturday in Wexford, as TG4 will air a critical league game between United and Wexford.
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