The most prolific winners of the Galway SFC, Tuam Stars, blasted their way past Killanin and into the third round of the 2012 campaign in Pearse Stadium yesterday.

TOM O’MAHONY has a confession to make. As the preparations were being put in place for Meelin’s 2010 junior hurling campaign, O’Mahony found himself mulling over thoughts of retirement.

MIDFIELDER Liam Collins is the major injury worry for Cork side Meelin ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland Club JHC semi-final against Galway side Barna/Furbo in Ennis.

GALWAY football fans will have to wait at least another week to find out the identity of their new manager.

KIERAN McGEENEY is remaining as Kildare manager until 2013.

Gerry Fahy is now the front runner to land the position of Galway senior football manager, after initial favourite Liam Kearns failed to gain a nomination from a Galway club.

CHAMPIONS Corofin laid down a firm marker at the weekend that they are driven in their quest to become the first Galway club in 50 years to complete three county senior football titles in a row.

AT A time when rugby is growing in Connacht at a rate of knots, new clubs springing up in the most unlikely of places, new schools taking part – and winning – in the old cup competitions, does it make a whit of sense anymore to treat Connacht like a second-class citizen, to deny them equal funding with the other three provinces?

GALWAY’S hopes of finally getting the go-ahead for floodlights at Pearse Stadium have received another set-back with Galway City Council demanding more information before making a decision on planning permission.

Rose Martin visits a perfect home for a growing family in Ballincollig.

VAL DALY would probably have had something very different to say instead of wishing everybody ‘Happy Christmas’ after leading Mountbellew to victory over Milltown in the Galway football championship of final of 1986.

All-Ireland runners-up Galway have a few niggling injury worries ahead of Sunday's Bank of Ireland Football semi-final against Derry at Croke Park.