Person: F Ó Curraoin

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Padraig Joyce up and running as penalties decide another Galway-Mayo meeting

For the second year in a row, penalties were required to separate these age-old rivals in the FBD Connacht League and history also repeated itself in terms of the outcome as Galway edged past their neighbours on a bitterly cold day in Castlebar.

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Super second half sees Roscommon claim Connacht title

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Debutant Martin Farragher helps Galway book place in Connacht final

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London make Galway work hard for Championship victory in Ruislip

Galway v Kildare - Allianz Football League Division 2 Round 7

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Galway make the great leap with victory over Kildare

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Win leaves Galway needing a point for top flight return

Goal-hungry Tribesmen edge closer to top-flight return

Yet, a modern analyst would probably focus more on slack defending than anything else, with both sides needing to shore up their rearguards if progress is to be made in the remainder of the league and into the championship.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2017

Donal Lenihan’s crucial strike gives Meath victory

Meath 1-13 - Galway 0-15: Donal Lenihan’s goal on 66 minutes proved the decisive score as Meath inflicted a first defeat on the visitors in this hard-fought Division 2 tie at a damp Pairc Tailteann yesterday.

Mon, 06 Mar, 2017

Kevin Walsh’s Galway cruise past Clare

Galway 3-13 Clare 1-11: It’s six years since Galway lost their top flight status and while they are now in the driving seat to make a return, manager Kevin Walsh is not getting too excited just yet.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2017

Comer goal crucial as Galway see off Ernesiders

Allianz FL Division 2

Mon, 13 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

Galway set for winner-takes-all clash

Galway 0-15 Fermanagh 0-15: Galway’s bid to return to the top flight after five years will come down to a winner-takes-all clash away to Cavan next Sunday after they drew their third match in a row.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

Kevin Walsh says Galway are unfairly ‘ridiculed’

Armagh 1-15 Galway 1-15: Claiming his Galway side have been unfairly “ridiculed” for having no backbone, Kevin Walsh saluted his players’ new-found powers of resilience after coming back from the dead for the second week running.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Tyrone forced to sweat as Damien Comer goal lifts Galway

Galway 1-9 Tyrone 1-11: Damien Comer’s goal three minutes from time almost inspired Galway to an unlikely comeback win at Pearse Stadium, but ultimately poor finishing cost the Tribesmen dearly.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Kevin Walsh happy as Galway's young guns make step-up

Galway 3-12 Laois 1-10: Kevin Walsh cut a contented figure after the final whistle at O’Moore Park yesterday and he was entitled to do so, as his Galway team proved far too strong for a particularly poor home side in this Division 2 opener.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Stephen Rochford introduced as manager of the Mayo senior football team

New boss Stephen Rochford names powerful Mayo side for visit to Cork

Despite being ravaged with injuries, new Mayo manager Stephen Rochford has been able to name nine survivors from last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Dublin for tomorrow’s Allianz FL opener with Cork in Páirc Uí Rinn (2pm).

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Galway v Roscommon - FBD Connacht League Final

Galway fans get a ray of hope with FBD League success

Galway 2-8 Roscommon 0-13: January silverware is no guarantee of a golden summer but Galway fans will be suitably heartened by this FBD League success, the first trophy they have brought home since they last won it in 2009.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Galway v Sligo - FBD Connacht League Section B

Galway battle to the end to hold off Sligo

FBD Connacht League - Galway 2-9 Sligo 0-12: Winter sunshine and a decent surface given the floods which have devastated so much of the country provided an ideal backdrop as these two sides garnered plenty from this first outing of the year in Tuam Stadium.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

O’Brien gets nod over Buckley in Kerry half-forward line

Stephen O’Brien replaces Johnny Buckley in the only change to the Kerry side for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Kildare in Croke Park (2pm).

Sun, 02 Aug, 2015

Comer goal sends Tribesmen through to next round

Damien Comer’s second-half goal proved decisive as Galway marched on in the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers, a three points win at the Athletic Grounds earning them a place in tomorrow's third round draw.

Sun, 12 Jul, 2015

Hannon and Hickey back in for Limerick qualifier

Declan Hannon and Seamus Hickey have been returned to the Limerick hurling team for tomorrow evening’s qualifier clash against Dublin.

Fri, 10 Jul, 2015

Mayo take fifth straight win from tribesmen

A blistering second-half start – in which the visitors hit an unanswered 1-3 – powered Mayo to a fifth consecutive championship win over Galway this afternoon.

Sun, 14 Jun, 2015

Galway do little to worry Mayo

Galway 1-13 Leitrim 0-8: Job done for Kevin Walsh and Galway, but Mayo will hardly be terrified by what they saw at Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada.

Mon, 18 May, 2015

Tyrone hit by Niall Morgan injury blow

Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan has failed to overcome a groin injury and will sit out their Ulster football championship preliminary round clash away to Donegal on Sunday.

Fri, 15 May, 2015

Damien Comer steps into breach

NEW YORK 0-8 GALWAY 2-18: Damien Comer inspired Galway as they advanced to face Leitrim in the quarter-final of the Connacht SFC after a leisurely victory over New York at Gaelic Park in the Bronx last night.

Mon, 04 May, 2015

Kildare go down with a whimper to leave Jason Ryan frustrated

Galway 3-12 Kildare 1-12: A performance symbolic of a regressive spring campaign, Kildare dropping to the league’s third tier with hardly a punch thrown in this deciding bout.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Galway secure second division place by sending Kildare down

Second-half goals from Fintan Ó Curraoin and Shane Walsh preserved Galway’s Division 2 status, and, in the process, condemned Kildare to the third tier.

Sun, 05 Apr, 2015

Comer goal keeps Tribesmen in promotion race

Both Galway and Roscommon are still in the hunt for promotion to Division 1 after Damien Comer's goal helped the Tribesmen to their third win of the campaign at Hyde Park.

Sun, 29 Mar, 2015

Laois moving along nicely after win against Galway

Galway 0-10 Laois 2-10

Mon, 23 Mar, 2015

Martin Dunne delivers as Cavan prevail at Pearse Stadium

Galway 0-10, Cavan 0-12:

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

Galway just not ruthless enough

Down 1-17, Galway 1-16: Kevin Walsh was left regretting Galway’s wastefulness as Down came with a late charge to snatch a valuable win which moved them to the top of Div 2 in the Allianz Football League.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Narrow one point victory for Galway over Westmeath

Allianz FL Division 1 Round 2: Westmeath 2-12 Galway 2-13: It’s an awful pity that Paddy Sweeney didn’t live to see this day. A stalwart of the Killannin club which also produced Kevin Walsh, Sweeney also served as an officer of Galway football board but was killed in a work accident over a year ago.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2015

Early signals looking goodfor Galway

Galway 2-13 Meath 1-12: Allianz Footbal League Division 2: Galway’s exile from the top flight in the league is now in its fourth year but with four of their games at home this season and derby away ties to Roscommon and Westmeath also on the agenda, there is growing optimism that they are in a good position for promotion.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

John Evans delighted as resurgent Roscommon revel in victory

Roscommon 4-8 Galway 1-12: FBD Connacht final: There is growing optimism in Roscommon that a succession of good underage sides is about to mark them as a serious force at senior level, but the need to temper that expectation was also obvious at Kiltoom yesterday.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015