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Connacht Rugby are happy to confirm the coaching team for the upcoming 2019 Junior Interprovincial Series. Mike Harding has been appointed Connacht Juniors Head Coach, taking over from Gavin Foley. The current Head Coach of Buccs J1 side and former coach of Portumna has an infectious passion for coaching and a work rate which would be […]

Belfast Star will be hoping to get back to winning ways this weekend when they travel to Cork on Saturday evening to go head-to-head with UCC Demons. Star dropped their second game of the season last weekend in a home defeat to Maree, and with Templeogue and Pyrobel Killester hot behind them on the league […]

With the majority of Junior League games finished for the Christmas period, the focus in Connacht this weekend is on the Cups where the Cawley Park final and Curley Cup semi-finals are down for decision. The Cawley Cup decider takes place on Saturday at Crowley Park in Galway (k/o 2pm) where Creggs take on Castlebar […]

Connacht Head Coach Andy Friend has named Academy players Conor Fitzgerald and Kieran Joyce in his starting team and Matthew Burke on the bench for the trip to Perpignan in the European Challenge Cup on Friday (k/o 7pm Irish time). Joyce is retained in the midfield following his debut in the win over Perpignan last […]

The National Basketball Arena in Tallaght was taken over by more than 370 primary school pupils today for the first ever Irish Jr NBA festival of basketball proudly supported by DeCare Dental. 26 teams from ten different counties across the country flocked to the arena for a day of games, skills and fun, and also […]

Thursday  RACE 1 THE CHRISTMAS CRACKERS A7 525 ROUND 1 HEAT 1 20:07 = TRAP 1 BAYLIN LEADER RACE 2 THE WWW.FONEZ.IE S8 350 ROUND 2 HEAT 1 20:22 = TRAP 5 BLAZE BLUE RACE 3 THE WWW.FONEZ.IE S8 350 ROUND 2 HEAT 2 20:37 = TRAP 4 PAL HUNTER RACE 4 THE CHRISTMAS CRACKERS A7 525 ROUND 1 HEAT […]

Fri 14 Dec Division 2 League, Venue: Knockdoe, (Final), Caherlistrane V An Spidéal 20:30, Ref: Martin Flaherty Sat 15 Dec U21 A Hurling Championship, Venue: Carnmore, (2017 Final), Turloughmore V Liam Mellows 13:30, Ref: Alan Kelly U21 A Hurling Championship, Venue: Dangan, (Semi-Final), Clarinbridge V Castlegar 13:30, Ref: John McDonagh U21B1 Hurling Championship, Venue: Clarinbridge, […]

Colin Kelly becomes the latest player to extend his contract with Galway United for the 2019 SSE Airtricity League season. The 17-year-old striker, who was one of the standout performers in youth football in 2018, enjoyed an outstanding first season in the SSE Airtricity League, bagging 30 goals for United’s under-17 team in just 25 […]

Three Galway Schools are All-Ireland PS Volleyball Champions following today’s finals at UCD. St Brigid’s College did the Boys A and B Double for the first time since 2006 with the Boys A team beating Drumshambo 25-20, 25-21, 25-16 and the Senior Boys B team overcoming St Louis Kiltimagh 25-14, 25-19. This is the first […]

The draw has taken place of the 2018/19 Connacht Junior Cup with 19 clubs learning their fate for this year’s competition. Reigning champions Ballina have been handed a home preliminary round tie, with Galwegians awaiting the winner in the 1st round. The other preliminary round games sees Ballyhaunis play host to Corrib while NUIG will […]