Person: Cillian McDaid

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McEntee blasts ‘wrong calls’ as Galway win sees Meath relegated

Meath boss Andy McEntee blasted what he termed poor refereeing and criticised what he alleged were a series of wrong calls in big games following the team’s relegation from Division 1.

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Peter Keane: 'Smash and grab? Yes, you could say that'

His opposing manager, Pádraic Joyce, was left to rue Galway's missed chances.

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Killian Spillane edges it at the death for Kerry

Kerry won’t have grafted harder for a pair of league points in quite some time. And that will make this come-from-behind victory all the sweeter for Peter Keane and the players.

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Shane Walsh fires Galway to Connacht League glory

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Galway unlikely to abandon defensive strategy

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Galway again expose gaps in Sligo’s blanket defence

Comer set to miss Galway’s Connacht title defence

Galway manager Kevin Walsh believes that the depth developed in the squad during an injury-stricken league campaign will stand to them as they face into the championship without several key players.

Tue, 23 Apr, 2019

‘Will Silke and Burke be the outliers?’

Beyond Liam Silke and All-Star Ian Burke, former Galway football manager Tomás Ó Flatharta believes the leading figures from Corofin’s back-to-back All-Ireland-winning side will struggle to break onto Kevin Walsh’s Galway team.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019

Groundhog Day for Galway (and Dublin)

Saturday, in case you didn’t realise, was Groundhog Day in the US, the 133rd installment of a rodent climbing out of a burrow to predict the weather.

Mon, 04 Feb, 2019

Galway make hay as Cavan sweat in sin bin

The result rather than the performance is all that mattered for these two at Pearse Stadium yesterday and the value of this win will not be lost on Galway manager Kevin Walsh as he now prepares for away games in Dublin and Monaghan.

Mon, 28 Jan, 2019

Anthony Tohill's teenage son signed by Aussie Rules giants

Tohill Jnr is a towering figure at 6’6’’ tall despite being just 18.

Mon, 15 Oct, 2018

Ciarán Kilkenny believes David Clifford won’t be lured by AFL

Ciarán Kilkenny will spend the coming months scanning the horizon, weighing up exactly where the greatest threats to Dublin’s four-in-a-row bid will come from.

Sat, 23 Sep, 2017

Galway take crossroads on to easy street

Galway 4-17 Donegal 0-14: Galway had never scored four goals against an Ulster team in championship football before but such was the ease with which they prised open the Donegal rearguard in Sligo on Saturday that they could have got double that haul.

Mon, 24 Jul, 2017

Time for Galway to take a gamble

Five minutes before the end of the Connacht final, Rory Gallagher had left his seat along with the McHugh boys. He had seen enough.

Sat, 22 Jul, 2017

In keeping with the times, Dublin have the final word against Galway

Dublin 2-13 Galway 2-7: On the surface, it will be dismissed as just another example of Dublin’s might, a fourth All-Ireland U21 title since 2010 and the second on Dessie Farrell’s watch.

Mon, 01 May, 2017

Gritty Galway keep finding a way down home straight

At half-time across their eight league games this spring, the Galway footballers found themselves in front on just two occasions.

Tue, 11 Apr, 2017

Wasteful Cork miss an opportunity

Galway 0-14 Cork 1-11: A point lost by Cork, a point earned by Galway. And both knew it.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Kevin Walsh takes Connacht League title in his stride

Galway 2-14 Roscommon 0-15: Goals in either half from Cillian McDaid and Danny Cummins enabled Galway retain their FBD Connacht League title against Roscommon at Kiltoom.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2017

Kerry starlet eager for Aussie Rules chance

While many in Kerry are decrying the so-called poaching of the county’s top GAA players by Aussie Rules clubs, teenage AFL hopeful Stefan Okunbor insists that even the slightest chance to reach his athletic optimum and play sport professionally is too much of a lure to turn his back on.

Thu, 26 Jan, 2017

Liam Cahill: Dual stars can grasp shot at double

Tipperary minor hurling manager Liam Cahill believes that this is his dual players’ last chance of competing in two All-Ireland finals in the same year.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2015

Sligo rue missed opportunity as McDaid rescues Galway

Connacht MFC final: Galway 0-7 Sligo 1-4

Mon, 20 Jul, 2015

Galway blaze way past shell-shocked Mayo

Mayo 1-3 Galway 3-14

Mon, 06 Jul, 2015

Kickhams the pick of early pace-setters

NA PIARSAIGH, Claremorris and Ballymun Kickhams are thefront-runners in Group A of Division 1 after the opening games of Féile na nÓg in Mallow yesterday.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2011