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October 6, 2017

Run Galway Bay Set to Make History as 4,000 runners descend on Galway

This Saturday 7th October will see almost 4,000 runners, joggers and walkers descend on the City of The Tribes for the annual Run Galway Bay which starts and finishes at Nimmo’s Pier, the Claddagh Galway. The event which has gone from strength to strength has been sold out for weeks with participants coming from all...

Podcasts, Sport

October 6, 2017

Victorum Racing Return Home Following World F1 In Schools Success

The Victorum Racing Team, made up of students of St Brigid’s College Loughrea, returned home from the F1 in Schools World Finals in Malaysia with three nominations, the title of best Verbal Presentation and an incredible 4th place overall finish. The Team of Ruth Conway, Sinead Kennedy, Sean Brien, Sean Fahey and Alannah Curley also...

Podcasts, Sport

October 5, 2017

Aidan O’Brien Closing In On World Record

Aidan O’Brien goes into this weekend’s racing action on 22 Group/Grade 1 winners for the calendar year – three short of the world record set by American trainer Bobby Frankel in 2003. Last weekend, O’Brien won four Group 1 races, two in Britain and two in France. O’Brien will not be short of opportunities to...

October 5, 2017

FAI Primary & Post Primary Schools Futsal programme kicks off nationwide this month

As part of the FAI Schools development programme, futsal is used as a way of introducing youngsters to the game of football and thus increasing grassroots participation within the sport. The programme has quickly become one of the most popular sections of the schools soccer calendar, with talented students from all over the country aspiring...

October 5, 2017

Basketball Ireland Super League Preview: Glanmire and Killester to go head-to-head while Templeogue aim to get back to winning ways

he full complement of Women’s Super League fixtures will get underway this coming weekend, with eight of the nine teams in action this Saturday and Sunday. Reigning regular season champions Ambassador UCC Glanmire will host Pyrobel Killester at the Mardyke Arena in Cork on Sunday in what is set to be a tough opening round...

October 5, 2017

Marmion set for 100th Championship appearance

Kieran Marmion is set to make his 100th Championship appearance for Connacht in tomorrow night’s first Interprovincial clash of the season away to Ulster in the PRO14 (7.35pm, live on TG4 and BBC NI). Head Coach Kieran Keane includes captain John Muldoon and Ireland scrum-half Marmion in the starting XV along with Matt Healy as...

October 5, 2017

New Format Announced for the AIG Fenway Hurling Classic

Semi-Finals and Final to be broadcast live on TG4 The AIG Fenway Hurling Classic, which takes place at the iconic Fenway Park in Boston on November 19th, will have a new format to find an overall winner. It had already been announced that this year’s event will comprise of four teams with Dublin facing Galway...

October 5, 2017

FAI JUNIOR CUP 3RD ROUND DRAW

The draw for the third round of the FAI Junior Cup was released yesterday evening. The Galway section will see West United at home to Salthill Devon, Corrib Celtic have been drawn at home to Corrib Rangers, Maree/Oranmore head to Dynamo Blues, Tuam Celtic are at home to West Coast United, Claregalway Celtic make the...

October 4, 2017

ELECTRIC IRELAND & MICHEAL O’MUIRCHEARTAIGH CELEBRATE THE CREATION OF THE FIRST MINOR STAR AWARDS

Ahead of Saturday’s inaugural Electric Ireland GAA Minor Star Awards in Croke Park, Electric Ireland visited CAST Bronze Foundry, where Irish bronze sculpture specialist Jarlath Daly along with legendary gaelic games commentator Micheal O’Muircheartaigh designed and created the first Minor Star awards. The video looks inside the extraordinary location that is the The Foundry in Dublin to get a behind the...

Podcasts, Sport

October 4, 2017

Galway GAA Fixtures

Wed 04 Oct U15 C Hurling Championship – Group 1, Venue: Cregg, (Round 4), Annaghdown V Pádraig Pearses 19:15, Ref: David Staunton Fri 06 Oct U12 Football Group 2, Venue: Barnaderg, (League Final), Dunmore MacHales V Corofin 18:00, Ref: Martin Gavin U12 Football Group 7, Venue: TBC, (Shield Final), An Spidéal V St. James 18:00,...

October 4, 2017

Galway receive six nominations for Camogie All Stars

The Camogie Association and Liberty Insurance are delighted to announce that the first ever Liberty Insurance Camogie All-Stars Tour will take this year with Madrid being announced as the destination for the inaugural trip. The Tour which will take place from November 29th until December 2nd will see two teams comprising of the winning Senior...

October 3, 2017

Weekend Galway Hurling Fixtures

The first of the Senior Hurling Championship preliminary quarter finals will be played this weekend, alongside the quarter finals of the Intermediate Championship and the County Minor A final in what is a busy weekend of club action. Saturday, Oct 7th: Intermediate Hurling Championship 1/4 finals – Oranmore Maree v An Spideal 2pm Pearse Stadium;...

October 3, 2017

D.R.A. decision on Turloughmore v Portumna expected this week

The GAA’s Disputes Resolution Authority (D.R.A) is expected to meet this week and make a decision on the 4 month long saga that is threatening to hold up the concluding stages of the Galway senior hurling championship. Turloughmore defeated Portumna on June 3rd in Ballinasloe in a group game of the Senior Hurling Championship by...

October 3, 2017

The day Paul Dunne’s dad was part of Connacht history

All of Ireland celebrated last Sunday evening when young Greystones golfer Paul Dunne (below) won his first European Tour title at the British Masters, but for a certain vintage of Connacht Rugby players and supporters the moment was double sweet as they recalled his dad Collie’s finest hour. Collie Dunne played outhalf and full back...

October 3, 2017

Tuam Stadium to host County SFC final

Tuam Stadium has been confirmed as the venue for the county senior football final between Corofin and Mountbellew Moylough on Sunday week. The big game throws in at 4pm with Muiris McGearailt as referee. The Minor A final beforehand at 2pm between Salthill Knocknacarra and Claregalway will be refereed by Anthony Coyne. This weekend sees...

October 3, 2017

3 Galway players on U21 Hurling Team of the Year

Three Galway hurlers have been named in the U21 Team of the Year announced last night. Sean Loftus, Conor Whelan and Thomas Monaghan are selected on a team dominated by champions Limerick, who have 8, with beaten finalists Kilkenny getting 3 and Cork’s Declan Dalton completing the fifteen. Limerick forward Aaron Gillane was crowned the...

October 2, 2017

Sinead Burke Is Galway’s Sole Nominee For Ladies All-Stars

FOLLOWING a record-breaking season of Ladies Football championship action, the 45 nominees for the 2017 TG4 All-Star team have been revealed. Sinead Burke has been named as the sole Galway Nominee. Senior champions Dublin lead the way with 12 nominations, while Lidl National League Division 1 winners Cork are honoured with nine players on the...

October 2, 2017

Champions Cup the one to win as PRO14 clubs look forward to Europe

With a grand total of 28 European titles between this season’s competing clubs and with a galaxy of world-class players from more than 20 nations set to light up pitches from Limerick to La Rochelle, the Champions Cup is the one to win for the continent’s top teams. The enduring prestigious nature of Europe’s blue...

October 2, 2017

Moycullen Basketballers win in Killester

Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League: Pyrobel Killester 61-66 Moycullen SSE Airtricity Moycullen came away from the IWA with a victory over Pyrobel Killester on Saturday night in a game that saw Killester’s American Royce Williams leave the game with what looked like a serious injury. Moycullen, off the back of a home defeat to DCU...

October 2, 2017

Sarsfields and Mullagh to meet again in Galway camogie final

Sarsfields and Mullagh will meet in this years county senior camogie final after both sides won their semi finals in Gort yesterday. A strong start for Mullagh was the key to their 1-15 to 0-11 win over Ardrahan, as they led 0-7 to 0-1 after 12 minutes thanks to the accurate shooting of Rachel Monaghan...

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