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Nowhere to Hyde for Galway

Sport Posted on 16/05/2012 by Declan Rooney
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P1LEADGalwayvRoss_1.jpg Tribesmen facing difficult championship opener against Roscommon Alan Mulholland will be targeting his first championship win as Galway senior manager when he takes his side to Hyde Park to face Roscommon on Sunday (4pm). The numbers stack up in Galway's favour: just one championship defeat to Roscommon in the last 21 years and that one arrived in the 2001 Connacht quarter-final and was reversed later than year in the All-Ireland series on the way to Galway's last All-Ireland title.
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  • Meehan delighted to be back

    Sport Posted on 16/05/2012 by Declan Rooney
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    He might not make the starting 15 against Roscommon on Sunday, but just pulling on the maroon shirt in competitive action will be reward enough for Michael Meehan. It has been a difficult two years for the Caltra clubman, with breakdowns following comebacks barely before he had broken in his boots.
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  • Galway Ladies denied by Staunton magic

    Sport Posted on 16/05/2012 by Declan Rooney
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    Mayo 4-17 Galway 2-7 Cora Staunton destroyed Galway and denied them an immediate return to the top flight after the Division 2 Bord Gáis Energy league final at Parnell Park on Saturday. The Carnacon starlet kicked 2-11 as Mayo, who were reduced to 14 players when skipper Claire Egan picked up a second sin binning in the 39th minute, cantered to the title.
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  • Clarinbridge crash out of hurling championship

    Sport Posted on 16/05/2012 by John Fallon
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    Clarinbridge, All-Ireland club champions twelve months ago, have been surprisingly knocked of the Galway SHC as they fell victim to a new structure in the championship. This year Galway introduced a new system with a knockout series of matches before going into a group formation and the 2011 All-Ireland champions were sent packing when they went down by 1-14 to 1-9 to Mullagh.
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  • Connacht retain junior inter-pro title

    Sport Posted on 16/05/2012 by Declan Rooney
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    Munster 9 Connacht 13 Connacht completed the Grand slam and retained their junior inter-provincial title with with victory over Munster at Castleisland. In the winner-takes-all duel Connacht went into the tie trailing their hosts by one point, but Our Lady's Boys Club's Greg Faherty grabbed the deceive try to clinch the title for Connacht.
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  • SD Galway ship five to rampant Limerick

    Sport Posted on 16/05/2012 by John Fallon
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    SD Galway 2 Limerick FC 5 Limerick FC showed why they are many people's favourites to top the first division when they ruthlessly picked apart SD Galway at Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday night. Despite the home side taking the lead through Luke McConnell in the 15th minute, Limerick's class came to the fore as Stephen Bradley and James McGrath strikes before the half-hour mark put them in the ascendancy.
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  • GUST Euro 2012 merchandise

    Sport Posted on 16/05/2012 by Staff reporter
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    Galway United Supporters Trust Euro 2012 merchandise, in association with the Peter McVerry Trust and the Deacy family, is on sale this week from O'Briens Newsagents, William Street, Galway; The Square Inn, Athenry; and O'Briens Hardware, Main Street, Loughrea.
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  • Me and the Sea

    Sport Posted on 16/05/2012 by Cianna Greene
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    A founding member of Cumann Seoltóireacht an Spidéil, the sailing club in Spiddal, Ruadhri De Faoite has always had a keen interest in the sea. “I love everything to do with the sea, anything water orientated I love,” he says.
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  • Square Ball

    Sport Posted on 16/05/2012 by Frank Kearney
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    Clarinbridge out of race   When the men from Oyster Country in Clarinbridge secured the wonderful achievement and glory for their parish and county on St Patrick’s Day of 2011, no one would have predicted that the finalists again in the Galway championship last season would find themselves in a relegation battle for survival in senior status before the middle of 2012.
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  • The quiet whisper

    Sport Posted on 16/05/2012 by Kevin Egan
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    Good value with Cornoy   In theory the Connacht championship started two weeks ago on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, but for most supporters the real business gets underway this week, when Galway travel to Dr Hyde Park for a quarter-final meeting with Roscommon.
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  • Grassroots football

    Sport Posted on 16/05/2012 by Nigel Keady
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    Emerging Talent - League Centre The Galway FA are seeking coaches for the 2012-2013 Emerging Talent League Centre player development programme. It will run for 20 weeks between September and April with session taking place for girls on Saturdays and boys on Sundays.
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  • Canning leads Galway to challenge win

    Sport Posted on 09/05/2012 by Declan Rooney
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    P1LEADGalwayvLimerick_1.jpg Galway 2-20 Limerick 1-18   Galway hurlers displayed their youthfulness but they still had too much know-how for Limerick in this championship warm-up at Athenry on Saturday. Anthony Cunningham utilised a staggering 21 of last year's All-Ireland winning U-21 panel throughout the 70 minutes, but it was one of the elder statesmen, Joe Canning, that proved the inspiration.
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  • Helebert confident that Skehill will be fit

    Sport Posted on 09/05/2012 by Declan Rooney
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    Galway hurling goalkeeper Jame Skehill looks set to make it back in time for the Tribesmen's Leinster championship opener on 3 June. Anthony Cunningham's side will meet either Westmeath or Antrim in the quarter-final and their big stopper looks likely to be back after a shoulder injury.
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  • St Colman's lose out to Na Brideoga in final

    Sport Posted on 09/05/2012 by John Fallon
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    Na Brídeoga Camogie club which is based in the hurling heartland of Toureen in County Mayo recorded a hard earned victory over South Galway side St Colman’s in the shield final of the Galway Junior B League played in Turloughmore GAA grounds.
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  • Smith suspension to encourage Ardrahan

    Sport Posted on 09/05/2012 by Declan Rooney
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    Portumna will have to cope without Galway senior midfielder Andy Smith for their Galway SHC round two tie against Ardrahan in Athenry on Saturday (5pm). Smith was sent-off in Portumna's defeat to Sarsfields two weekend's ago and subsequently picked up an eight-week suspension, which will rule him out of much of Portumna's championship campaign.
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