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As the All-Ireland Football championship starts up for 2024, Garrycastle GAA Club are excited to announce the launch of their ‘Winner Takes All’ fundraising competition where one lucky winner will walk away with two tickets for the All-Ireland football final, a two night stay in the Gibson Hotel on the All-Ireland Football final weekend and €1000 in spending money.

by Declan Varley

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Willow Park FC has confirmed the appointment of Colin Fortune as Director of Football and Leinster Senior League manager.

It has to be the year of the Shark, that’s John ‘Shark’ Hanlon from County Carlow. He bought a horse called Hewick. He didn’t pay dearly for it (not even a thousand euro) and then won the Galway Plate last summer. He added another win at Sandown, and between the two he pocketed half a million euro. Not bad for a year’s work. But just last October he won the American Grand National at Fair Hills in New Jersey with a $160,000 dollar first prize. Now he is 33/1 to take the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. D’ya think, maybe.

World Champion and Olympian, Sonia O’Sullivan who is one of the country’s most successful athletes and undoubtedly one of the greatest Irish sports people ever, will deliver the keynote presentation at the 2022 BiG* Leaders’ Summit in Galway at The Galmont Hotel, on September 13.

Though the Galway FA’s U16 team suffered a final defeat against Cork in Sunday’s inter-league final, significant progress has been made on and off the field of play.

From a famous footballing family in Mervue, Ann Regan (Carr) continues to make a significant contribution to sport in the west of Ireland. This week in UL she is in charge of the Galway FA’s Gaynor Cup squad, who are eager to make an impact on the national stage.

Mayo and Galway will renew their old rivalry on Sunday afternoon in Tuam Stadium in the Connacht LGFA Senior Football Championship Final.

Athlone Town have moved swiftly to replace departed first team manager, Paul Doolin, with the appointment of Martin Russell to the position on Tuesday morning.