Kilmeena kick into top gear as they claim Connacht title

Sat, Jan 08, 2022

Kilmeena climbed to the top of the mountain in Connacht in Markiewicz Park on Saturday afternoon with a stunning display of football.

Galway edge Mayo under the canvas in Bekan

Fri, Jan 07, 2022

It was first blood of 2022 for Galway in the old rivalry out west as Pádraic Joyce’s men edged out Mayo by three points in the Connacht GAA AirDome in Bekan on Friday night.

It's not easy being the man in the middle

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

Knockmore will face Roscommon champions Padraic Pearses in the Connacht senior club final on January 9 after the Roscommon outfit overcame Galway champions Mountbellew Moylough in a very fiery contest that ended in the most controversial circumstances.

Tooreen top of the tree in Connacht again

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

A top class second half display in the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence in Bekan saw Tooreen claim their third Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship title in five seasons.

Gaels go out out after extra-time thriller in Galway

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

John Gallagher thought he had secured a famous victory for the Gaels from Mayo Abbey when he finished the ball to the back of the net three minutes into injury time of this Connacht Intermediate Football Championship Semi-Final.

Ballyheane are kings of the Super League

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

Ballyheane are the Elverys Sports Super League Champions for the first time as they picked up the three points they needed with a 2-1 win over Manulla in Carramore on Sunday morning.

Back-to-back by the 'Parish of the Backs'

Fri, Nov 26, 2021

Finals in Gaelic football aren't there for getting high artistic marks from the judges in Gaelic - they're there to be won, and that is exactly what Knockmore did last Sunday in Ballina.

Knockmore stay as kings of Mayo

Fri, Nov 26, 2021

It wasn't the greatest spectacle in the world. The purists and traditionalists will be out with the long knives criticising the quality of what unfolded in our showpiece club competition, but Knockmore couldn't care less, they have impressively won back-to-back county senior titles for the first time since 1997.

Gaels blow their way into the senior ranks

Fri, Nov 26, 2021

They were the favourites going into the final last weekend, but Mayo Gaels always knew it was only ever going to be a massive battle against Ballyhaunis to lay their hands on the Sweeney Cup.

Kilmeena claim keys to the kingdom

Fri, Nov 26, 2021

Battle hardened and full-of-heart underdogs on November weekends can take the most fancied of favourites out at the knees on the biggest of occasions - something that Kilmeena knew only too well as they made the journey north to Crossmolina last Saturday.

Tooreen head east on Connacht adventure

Fri, Nov 26, 2021

Fresh from reclaiming the TJ Tyrell Cup a fortnight ago from Ballyhaunis, Tooreen will be making the trip to Hyde Park on Saturday afternoon to start another championship odyssey when they get their Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship campaign under way. the game throws in at 1.30pm.

Boyler bows out after years at the top of the game

Fri, Nov 26, 2021

Mayo football saw another legend step away from the inter-county game with the news this week that Colm Boyle has decided to step away from the county scene after a glittering career in the green and red.

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