By JIM CARNEY FAR from being tired or stale after four Sundays of Championship action in a row, Tuam Stars are as fresh and rarin’ to go as they could hope to be. There’s really only one way a fifth successive week would hit them hard — if next Sunday’s County final goes to extra-time. [...]
By JIM CARNEY Tuam Stars – 1-8 Salthill-Knocknacarra – 0-9 FOR the second successive Sunday, Championship contenders Tuam Stars hit eight points against Salthill-Knocknacarra but this time they added a goal, in the first minute of the replay at Tuam Stadium, and it left the seasiders chasing the game all the way. But there was [...]
THE go-ahead Milltown GAA Club is celebrating 50 years in senior football and has plenty of reasons to look back with satisfaction on the achievements of its players during that half-century with club, county and colleges, both Secondary and Third Level. The club has never been one to rest on its laurels though, and with [...]
By NOEL CARNEY Gort – 1-1 St. Thomas’s - 0-10 A LATE Richie Cummins goal proved crucial as a physically stronger and more experienced Gort side made sure of a place in the Cooper’s County Senior Hurling Championship final by wearing down a promising young St. Thomas’s outfit in the final few minutes after an [...]
THE DEATH of Michael (Miko) Ralph, Bishop Street, Tuam last month caused widespread regret. In his 80th year, Miko was one of the best known, most popular and highly respected businessmen in the town and he was equally well known around the county and in many parts of Ireland. He died peacefully at the Galway [...]
A REMINDER that Co. Galway I.F.A. Executive are holding a special function in aid of Cancer Care West to coincide with the local launch of Prostate Cancer Awareness for men. Former I.F.A. national president John Donnelly, an active member of Cancer Care West, will along with Professor Frank Sullivan launch the Awareness Campaign at a [...]
A SERIES of six workshops entitled “Options for Increasing Income on the Family Farm” has commenced at the Teagasc Centre, Athenry. On Wednesday night, 2nd November, the focus of the workshop will be the Establishment of a Supplementary Enterprise on the Family Farm. Special guest speaker will be John Concannon, Managing Director of JFC Manufacturing. [...]
THE TUAM A.C. 2012 8km road race will take place on Sunday, January 15th at 2.30 p.m. It will be the 8th running of this fantastic event and the race has grown every year since its first outing in 2005 when 130 runners, joggers and walkers finished the race. By last year that number had [...]
Skerries – 8 Monivea – 9 ANOTHER year, another adventure In Monivea’s proud history as against the odds on Saturday last, Monivea came away from Holmpatrick with a great victory. [private] In windy conditions the home side won the toss and elected to play against the wind in the first half. This was real Cup rugby [...]
AS CONNACHT RUGBY take their first steps in the Heineken Cup, captain Gavin Duffy has called on the people of the West to get behind the team’s call to arms and “Front Up, Rise Up.” *****You need to be logged in to see this part of the post. Login using the box in the sidebar. Not [...]
