Cork and Munster champions Mourneabbey have marched into a fourth All-Ireland Senior Ladies Club Football Final in five seasons. Meanwhile, substitute Roisin McGovern proved the match-winner for Foxrock-Cabinteely in the day's second semi-final.

Eamonn Fitzmaurice was midway through his post-match media conference after Sunday’s defeat of Galway when Paul Murphy was ushered into the room under the Cusack Stand and into a seat beside his manager.

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Galway defender Gareth Bradshaw was sent off for the second week in a row when he received a second yellow card as his club Moycullen were defeated by Kilconly in the first round of the Galway SFC yesterday.

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.

Galway football manager Alan Mulholland received another boost as both Padraic Joyce and Michael Meehan showed great form and kicked their clubs into the third round of the county SFC.

Galway’s All-Ireland U21-winning midfielder Fiontain Ó Curraoin has been named in the side for the opening defence of their crown in tomorrow night’s Cadbury’s Connacht U21FC quarter-final against Mayo in McHale Park but remains a major doubt due to an ankle injury.

TRIPS to Croke Park for Tommie Joyce have generally been in a playing capacity but the Killererin man will occupy a different role tomorrow afternoon.

FORMER Galway inter-county sharpshooter, Derek Savage, rolled back the years and fired Cortoon Shamrocks into the second round of the Galway SFC.

GALWAY’S preparations for the Connacht football championship received a major boost yesterday when star forward Padraic Joyce returned to club action after an ankle injury.

THERE must have been mixed emotions for the Down football fraternity in Croke Park on Saturday.

2002 Junior champions Galway have taken the All-Ireland Ladies senior title in front of 20,706 at Croke Park today, as second half goals from captain Annette Clarke and substitute Edel Concannon helped them to a 3-8 to 0-11 success over Dublin.

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.