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Newly appointed Galway football manager Padraic Joyce has set his stall out early claiming it is his aim to deliver a tenth All-Ireland senior football success to his native county. The GAA legend was recently appointed as successor to former teammate Kevin Walsh. The man who guided the Tribesmen to an All-Ireland semi-final as well as an Allianz League final …

Supermac’s have released another statement regarding Galway GAA’s use of sponsorship funds, clarifying the motivation behind their previous statement. Last week, the fast-food chain called for the Galway County Board to show how it has spent sponsorship money. Supermac’s have been the sponsor of Galway GAA since 1991 in one of the longest-running sponsorship deals in the GAA. They have …

Conor Hayes believes there are more All-Ireland titles in Galway despite Micheál Donoghue’s untimely exit.  The two-time All-Ireland winning captain was speaking at Croke Park on Tuesday where he was inducted into the GAA Hall of Fame. Speaking at the event, Hayes remarked that it was good to get rid of the tag-line that he was the last man to …

It just keeps growing and growing.  What a time to be involved in women’s sports in Ireland. The 20×20 movement has given female athletes all over Ireland a bigger platform than ever before and it is paying off. Fans all over the country are getting to hear more and more about the incredible female talent this country possesses. One sport …

Kevin Walsh has stepped down from his role as manager of the Galway senior football side.  The news was confirmed today by Galway GAA that Walsh has stepped down from the role after five seasons in charge of the Tribesmen. Galway qualified for the Allianz League final and won the Connacht Championship in 2018 before going on to contest an …

Cork 3-20 Galway 3-14 Michael Corry reporting live from Croke Park. It took a while to get going, seven minutes to be exact, but once it did fans in Croke Park were treated to an absolute thriller in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Final.  Cork started the brighter of the two sides dominating the opening exchanges with Conor Corbett …

In association with What a weekend we have in store as Cork and Galway do battle in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Final in Croke Park on Sunday.  It is not the final many would have been expecting as both sides were slight underdogs heading into their semi-final showdowns with Mayo and Kerry respectively. Cork put in a strong …

In association with The Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Championship draws to a close on Sunday when Galway and Kilkenny meet in Croke Park. The two teams know each other extremely well having met at the same stage of the competition last year while also locking horns earlier this season in the quarter-final round-robin series. Galway and Kilkenny have been dominant …

In association with Defeat is difficult to deal with under any circumstances but when you are a young hurler on the biggest stage of Croke Park, it can be particularly tough to process. That was the challenge facing the Galway minors in 2016 after they suffered a devastating five-goal loss at the hands of rivals, Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final. …

Michael Corry reporting live from Croke Park. Galway 0-14 Kerry 0-13 The Kingdom were gunning for a chance to go on and complete the six-in-a-row in this Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football semi-final but it was the young Tribesmen who came out on top with a one-point win in Croke Park.  Kerry showed glimpses as to why they are five-in-a-row …

In association with Expect high drama this weekend as the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship reaches the penultimate stage. The season started with 32 but we’re down to just four as heavy-hitters Mayo, Cork, Galway and Kerry go toe-to-toe this weekend in Croke Park for a place in this seasons decider on September 1st. The action gets underway on …

Kildare 0-15 Galway 2-17 It was Galway who were singing come the end of this Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football quarter-final clash in Pearse Park following an eight-point win over Kildare. The Tribesmen got off to the most electric of starts with a goal through midfielder, James McLaughlin, straight from the throw-in. Kildare settled into the game though and responded …

In association with “Them are the kind of decisions and you’d always be saying to them when you’d be cutting off the panel that it wasn’t an easy decision and you’d hope maybe two or three years down the line they’d come along and prove you wrong and we’d be delighted if that happened.” Former Galway minor manager, Mattie Murphy, …

In association with The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Championship throws up just one fixture this weekend but it promises to be a humdinger of a match as All-Ireland Champions, Galway, take on Clare in Portlaoise.  Galway got their campaign up and running last week when they travelled to Croke Park to face Kilkenny in what was a repeat of the …

In association with The Electric Ireland GAA All-Ireland Minor Hurling quarter-final clash between Clare and Galway will be live-streamed through the official website of Electric Ireland and TG4’s official YouTube channel this coming Saturday.  The Portlaoise clash is do-or-die for both teams. Galway are aiming for a third Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling title in a row and got their campaign …

In association with Both codes share the limelight this weekend in the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Championship with the last of the provincial titles up for grabs in Ulster while Croke Park plays host to a repeat of last year’s hurling final.  The action gets underway at 12 pm on Sunday when holders, Galway, begin the defence of their Electric …

In association with The Electric Ireland GAA All-Ireland Minor quarter-final clash between Kilkenny and Galway will be live streamed through the official website of Electric Ireland and TG4’s official YouTube channel this coming weekend.  The Croke Park clash is a repeat of last year’s final where the Tribesmen ran came away with a seven-point win to collect their second Electric …

Mayo 2-13 Galway 1-13  Mayo are through to the quarter-finals of the All Ireland Senior Football Championship after edging out Galway on a final scoreline of 2-13 to 1-13. Mayo have failed to beat Galway in their last seven meetings but they produced an excellent performance to halt that run as James Horan masterminded an excellent win at the Gaelic …