Mayo inflict heavy defeat on Galway
Thu, Mar 03, 2011
Galway supporters left Tuam Stadium on Sunday afternoon with leaden hearts. The players and the management team must also have been mortified by the second-half collapse which was of epic proportions.
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Thu, Mar 03, 2011
• In the 2010 league finalsBarna take on Killererin in Tuam Stadium next Sunday at 3.45pm in the 2010 senior B league final.
Read more ...Moycullen sign off Superleague season on Saturday
Thu, Mar 03, 2011
Moycullen’s Superleague season concludes at home on Saturday when they host UCC Demons at NUIG Kingfisher Club (8pm).
Read more ...Galway and Mayo ladies look for first league win
Thu, Mar 03, 2011
The Galway senior ladies football team meet Mayo on Sunday with both teams searching for their first win in this season’s league.
Read more ...NUIG ladies oust favourites to progress to final
Thu, Mar 03, 2011
NUI Galway’s senior ladies football team has booked its place in the O’Connor Cup finals in UL.
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Thu, Mar 03, 2011
•GMIT Surf Club Team claimed silver at All Ireland Surf Intervarsities in Antrim recently. Eoin Murphy - a second year event management student in GMIT - flew through his heats in small but challenging waves with clean lines and tight turns. He eventually surfed his way into second position, claiming the silver medal. Also representing GMIT was Padraic Alan O’Conaire who claimed second place in the body boarding category. He scored high marks due to his technical 360 turns and clean lines.
Read more ...Galwegians turn the tables on Buccs for vital win
Thu, Mar 03, 2011
Galwegians grabbed another vital victory - their second in succession - when outscoring Connacht rivals Buccaneers by 21 - 15 at Crowley Park on Saturday.
Read more ...Corinthians pull off another close encounter
Thu, Mar 03, 2011
Corinthians, having returned to winning ways last weekend, now face a huge challenge when they host league leaders UCD at Cloonacauneen on Saturday (2.30pm).
The Galway city side produced a gritty performance last weekend against visitors Terenure to edge a competitive encounter by 18 - 17 - a victory that helped them move up the league table into sixth place.
Read more ...High stakes for Galway and Mayo
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
This Sunday at Tuam Stadium many Galway supporters will have their first opportunity to see Tomas O' Flatharta's team in the flesh when they face neighbours Mayo in the NFL division one fixture.
Read more ...United given green light to launch
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Galway United, having succeeded in its appeal to retain premiership soccer status, will now hold its pre-season launch on Saturday at Elverys Sports, Headford Road, Galway (12.30pm).
Read more ...Connacht head to Wales in determined mood
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Connacht, boosted by two successive Magners League wins, head to Wales in search of a rare victory over the Ospreys at Liberty Stadium on Sunday (2.30pm).
Read more ...Clarinbridge book their place in Croke Park after semi-final thriller
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
The hurling gods smiled on Clarinbridge on Saturday in Thurles when Eanna Murphy scored a late late goal in a tremendous game to qualify for the All-Ireland final in three weeks’ time.
Read more ...Galway hurlers in rampant scoring form
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Galway hurlers are topping the Allianz Hurling League table with two wins from their opening outings.
Read more ...Hanley looks to the future
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
It has not been an easy start for Finian Hanley and Galway in the National League this year. Two defeats in their opening two games and two defections from the camp has had the eyes of the GAA public on Galway for all the wrong reasons, but Hanley has put all that behind him and is looking forward to Sunday’s game with Mayo and making progress.
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Thu, Feb 24, 2011
•Clarinbridge GAA Club is holding a membership registration evening tomorrow (Friday) from 6.30pm to 9pm in the clubhouse. For further information contact membership officer Daithi 086-4063476.
• In advance of Clarinbridge’s All Ireland Club Hurling Championship final on St Patrick’s Day, “The Bridge Boys are Back" CD by The Oyster Boys is available in all local shops.
Read more ...GTI crown first league season with title
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
The GTI soccer team has claimed its first national title in its first season in the Combined Colleges League.
Read more ...Galway ladies forced to settle for another draw
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Galway ladies senior footballers take a rest from National League action this weekend before facing a crunch test against Mayo on March 6.
Read more ...Greenfields win third
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Greenfields Hockey Club easily accounted for Yeats County by 5-0 to win the Connacht Senior League and the Comer Cup for the third year in a row. The Galway champions will now represent the province in the Irish Hockey League wildcard play-offs in Dublin in May when they will compete against opposition from Leinster, Munster, and Ulster.
Read more ...Maree survive scare
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Pacesetters Maree were forced to dig deep to overcome St Brendan’s Tralee by the narrowest of margins in Saturday’s division one basketball league.
Read more ...Medtronic fail in final bid
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Galway’s Medtronic failed in their bid for provincial honours when they went down 0-12 to 1-02 to a strong Sligo Garda side in the Connacht Interfirms Junior Football final in Castlebar.
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