It’s All Ireland Day for St Mary’s

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Galway will be hoping their fine tradition in schools’ soccer continues today when St Mary’s face Salesian College, Celbridge, in the 2010 FAIS Irish Senior A Cup final in Flancare Park, Longford Town (1pm).

Tipp to test Galway’s record

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Galway put their 2010 100 per-cent winning record on the line this Sunday when they face Tipperary in Thurles.

This game will be a big step-up in standard and class from their games against a depleted Limerick and a disjointed Waterford.

Footballers face All Ireland champs

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Fresh from their two point defeat to Cork on Saturday, the Galway footballers take on more Munster opposition this Sunday in Pearse Stadium at 2.30pm when they face All-Ireland champions Kerry in round four of the NFL.

Connacht need to fire against Dragons on Paddy’s Day

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Connacht will need to be the team on fire when they host their first fixture on a St Patrick’s Day (6.30pm) against the in-form Newport Gwent Dragons.

Jes set to defend Irish schools’ hockey crown

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Galway’s Colaiste Iognaid are bidding for a second successive Irish title when this year’s senior school hockey championships get under way in the city today.

The Jes, who last season won the national crown for the first time, are now intent on successfully defending their title, but they will be up against the best in the country from Ulster, Munster, Leinster, and the South-East, in addition to Galway’s Salerno, who lost to the Jes in the recent Connacht final.

City clubs ready for Paddy’s Day rugby festival

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

The Glynn Cup rugby festival kicks off at 11am on St Patrick’s Day with some 30 teams from Corinthians and Galwegians competing for points in the Ryder Cup format.

Calasanctius celebrates

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Calasanctius College, Oranmore, celebrated its second successive Connacht Junior Schools Cup victory in yesterday’s final at the Galway Sportsground.

Greenfields advance to first All Ireland final

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Greenfields Hockey Club are gearing up for one of the biggest days in the club’s history after qualifying for their first All Ireland final.

The Galway club accounted for Wexford by 1 - 0 in a close and tense affair at the Astro Active Centre in Enniscorthy at the weekend, which needed extra time to separate the sides.

Unbeaten ladies face Laois

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Galway Ladies currently top the table after maintaining their unbeaten record in this year’s Bord Gais Energy NFL division one campaign.

Solid start for Mervue

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Galway clubs enjoyed mixed results on opening night of the Airtricity League first division.

Survival is the name of the game as United’s new season gets under way

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

A good start is frequently half the battle in the League of Ireland, and Galway United venture to Richmond Park tomorrow hoping to commence the Sean Connor era with a victory.

Bizarrely, Galway are striving for a sixth straight win over St Patrick’s Athletic, but it will be a severely testing fixture as Pete Mahon has assembled a decent pool of players in Inchicore.

Corofin fall short against St Gall's

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

“Tot Homines Quot Sententiae” - a Latin maxim states that for every person, there is an opinion. And the Corofin supporters leaving Parnell Park late on Saturday night, feeling despondent after yet another All-Ireland semi-final defeat, also had many diverse opinions.

Connacht must capitalise on depleted Warriors

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

Connacht return to the Galway Sportsground for the first time since December, targetting a much-needed victory against a Glasgow Warriors side missing its Scottish internationals.

IRFU review will be positive for Connacht Rugby

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

Connacht branch CEO Gerry Kelly wants to see Connacht supporters marching down College Road to the Sportsground not to IRFU headquarters at Lansdowne Road.

In response to the recent fears that Connacht could be in for the chop because of a current IRFU review, Gerry Kelly says the audit is being undertaken to provide a sustainable future for Connacht Rugby.

Galway hurlers blow hot and cold, then hot again

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

In September 1997 Clare beat Tipperary in the All Ireland final by a point, 0-20 to 2-13. So when Davy Fitzgerald, who was the best goal-keeper in the country in those years, after watching his side suffer a heavy-nine point defeat to Galway last Sunday evening said: "You don't win any championships in the month of February", it would have been rude not to nod sagaciously and agree.

Galway take on the Rebels

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

Following their recent victory over Monaghan, Galway footballers are now away to Cork in Pairce Ui Rinn on Saturday (7.30pm) in round three of the NFL.

Jes bid for three-in-a-row

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

Galway’s Colaiste Iogniad are seeking a record third successive Connacht senior schools cup title when they come head to head with Sligo Grammar in Wednesday’s decider at the Galway Sportsground.

Local clubs gear up for Paddy’s Day rugby festival

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

This year’s annual Glynn Cup competition between local rivals Galwegians and Corinthians will once again produce a festival of rugby on St Patrick’s Day.