Upgrade to be rolled out across 9 sites and IGB head office The Irish Greyhound Board has announced a new CCTV upgrade worth €286,000 throughout its nine sites nationwide for up to five years – including in Galway. The announcement is in line with the IGB’s Strategic Plan 2018-22, which is committed to upgrading various...

Irish Injured Jockeys’ Corinthian Challenge is a three-race series for the popular racing charity. The second leg of this annual major fundraising initiative took place at Navan Racecourse on Sunday. Frank Byrnes from Galway took part in the race also and although he didn’t come out on top on this occasion, he really enjoyed the...

Irish Womens Coach Adam Griggs has named his squad for the November internationals against The USA and England. There are six Connacht players in the squad including two members of the U18 Girls squad who won the Interprovincial title two weeks ago. These players have been brought in as development players but may get a...

Next weekend’s hurling championship fixtures: Saturday, Sept 29th Senior B Championship Group 2: Padraig Pearses v Tynagh Abbey Duniry 3pm Loughrea Athenry v Moycullen 3pm Pearse Stadium Ardrahan v Abbeyknockmoy 3pm Kenny Park   Senior B Championship Group 1: Turloughmore v Ahascragh Fohenagh 4.30pm Loughrea   Senior A Championship Group 1: Kilnadeema Leitrim v Liam...

The Connacht Football Association Side who will contest the FAI Intermediate Inter League Cup next weekend in Donegal has been named with Seven Galway League players named. Athenry are represented by three players in TJ Forde, Colm O’Donovan and Ryan Shaughnessy. Mervue United are represented by Enda Curran and Peter Walsh, West United by Joe...

Claregalway Hotel/Bon Secours Hospital Senior Football Championship – Group 1 Claregalway 3-12 An Cheathrú Rua 1-16 Corofin 0-15 St. James 1-8 Claregalway Hotel/Bon Secours Hospital Senior Football Championship – Group 2 Annaghdown 1-16 Barna 1-10 Salthill-Knocknacarra 1-9 Tuam Stars 1-8 Claregalway Hotel/Bon Secours Hospital Senior Football Championship – Group 3 Mountbellew/Moylough 5-23 Naomh Anna, Leitir...

All Ireland 60×30 Doubles Semi-Finals Sunday 23rd September Junior “B” Singles: David Walsh (Cork) beat Conor Noone (Moycullen) 14-21 21-8 21-18 Emerald Masters “B” Singles: Martin Ryan (Tipperary) lost to Willie Corcoran (Salthill) 16-21 21-14 8-21 U21s Diarmuid Mulkerrrins (Moycullen) beat Jerome Cahill (Tipperary) 21-14 6-21 21-6 Junior Singles: Seamus Conneely (Moycullen) lost to Kevin...

Josh Moffett rounded off a fine year in the Valvoline Motorsport Ireland National Forest Rally Championship by taking victory in the McKelvey Asbestos Bushwhacker Rally on Saturday while James Wilson & Gavin Doherty became the new Junior Champions, in their Peugeot 208. There were surprise winners on both days of the Limerick Sprint Weekend at...

After the 3 IHC and 1 SHC games this weekend, the relevant tables are below. The Final round of Group games next weekend will sort out all of the teams that will qualify for the knockout stages.   Salthill Hotel Senior B Hurling Championship – Group 1 Sun, 23 Sep, Venue: Kenny Park, (Round 4),...

Castlegar Open Cross-Country Races Castlegar AC held their annual Open cross country meet last Saturday in perfect conditions for running, on a testing course in Merlin Woods City Park, Doughiska. A full Juvenile programme of events took place with large number in attendance, while the 2km race won by Oisin Davis of Craughwell AC ahead...

A massive weekend of games in the Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One got underway over the weekend, with a number of teams playing double headers. Ballincollig continued to boss the roost down in Cork, with a dominant 20-point win over IT Carlow Basketball on Saturday followed by a 99-82 point win over LIT on Sunday....

Intermediate Football Semi-final draw Headford V An Spideal Oileann Arann V Michael Breathnach Relegation Draw: GROUP 1 Glenamaddy Athenry Kilkerrin/Clonberne GROUP 2 St Brendan’s Carna/Caiseal Williamstown   Dates for the Remainder of the Football Championships & Leagues:   Intermediate: Semi-Finals: 6/7th of October Final: 21st of October Connacht S/F: 10th of November   Relegation: Round...

Kinvara Utd 2–1 St Bernards B Cam Celtic 1-5 Corrib Rangers Fahy Rovers 0-1 Cois Fharraige West Utd B 3-0 Ballaghaderreen FC Ballina Town B 3-0 St Patricks Cartron Utd 3-0 Ballyvary Blue Bombers Dunmore Town 3-1 Bearna Na Forbacha Tuam Celtic 4-1 Roscommon Utd Tireragh FC 3-0 Claregalway Corofin Utd 1-0 Galway Bohs B Partry...

The draws for the Claregalway Hotel/Bon Secours County Senior Football Championship Quarter Finals and Relegation Play Offs took place this afternoon in Pearse Stadium. The Quarter Final Draw is…. Annaghdown V St James’ Mountbellew/Moylough V Moycullen Corofin V Caherlistrane Milltown V Salthill/Knocknacarra Relegation play-offs: St Michael’s V Kilconly Loser go into Group A with Leitir...

Back row Robin Copeland is set to make his Connacht debut as Andy Friend’s side take on Scarlets in the Guinness PRO14 in the Sportsground on Saturday (Kick off 5:15pm). Copeland’s inclusion is one of six changes to the Connacht side that took on Edinburgh last weekend. Irish International Bundee Aki is also included in...

Friday Racing Only Due To The Rugby Game on Saturday FRIDAY RACE 1 WELCOME TO GALWAY GREYHOUND STADIUM A4 525 19:52 = TRAP 6 Pats Tillie RACE 2 THE RECENT TOTE RETURNS S9 350 20:07 = TRAP 5 Kiltartan Flyer RACE 3 ADAMS BIG NIGHT A8 525 20:22 = TRAP 2 Levelsyoudevils RACE 4 THE...

It’s the final days racing for 2018 in Ballinrobe this afternoon, where the first goes to post at 3.30pm. Looking forward to the action is George McDonagh…   https://download-galwaybay.sharp-stream.com/Ballinrobe%20Friday%20September%2021st%20Preview.mp3   George’s Ballinrobe selections: Grand Canyon 4.35 Head Turner (NAP) 5.10 Oskar High 5.40 Holly Flight 6.40 Mt Leinster 7.10

Galway GAA are on the look-out for a new full time Secretary after John Hynes announced last night he was stepping down from his role for personal reasons after 7 years, having become the first full-time secretary in the county at the end of 2011. Hynes contacted Galway GAA club secretaries last night to announce...

Portumna’s Sam Murphy has been named in the six strong Irish squad to represent the Golfing Union of Ireland in a Boys Under 16 international match against England at Limerick GC from 13-14 October. Sam will be joined by Joseph Byrne (Baltinglass), Robert Galligan (Elm Park), Joshua McCabe (Roganstown), Tom McKibbin (Holywood) and Keaton Morrison (Greenacres)...