The Galway footballers have kept up their unbeaten start to the league, a first win on Kerry soil since 2000 handing Kevin Walsh's charges their fourth successive Division 1A victory.

Galway scored their 13th ever league win over Tyrone when they led throughout a tough contest at Tuam Stadium.

Cavan have earned promotion and a league final place with a 1-16 to 1-12 win over Galway at Kingspan/Breffni Park.

John Fogarty considers the promotion prospects of the sides hoping to join the top tier.

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.

Covert recordings of Gary O’Flynn asking for help to hire a hitman to murder a fraud squad detective, a taxman and an accountant became the key evidence in the case where he was jailed yesterday for three years.

Former solicitor, financial adviser, and Fianna Fáil councillor Gary O’Flynn was yesterday jailed for three years for soliciting someone to murder a detective, a taxman, and an accountant because of a fraud inquiry against him.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ormer Fianna Fáil councillor and solicitor Gary O’Flynn is to be sentenced in April after confessing to charges of soliciting someone to murder three people — a garda fraud squad, a Revenue Commissioner, and an accountant.

Full-forward Patrick Sweeney scored 1-5 as Galway moved to the top of the Allianz Football League Division 2 table with a 2-13 to 2-12 win over Westmeath at Cusack Park.

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.

Free legal aid was granted yesterday to former Fianna Fáil councillor Gary O’Flynn to defend the case against him on charges of soliciting someone to murder three people.

The case against a former Fianna Fáil councillor Gary O’Flynn on charges of soliciting somebody to murder a detective and two others was adjourned yesterday for preparation and service of a book of evidence.

The Sun newspaper, it was claimed yesterday, will effectively pay for legal representation for former Fianna Fáil councillor Gary O’Flynn on charges of soliciting a person to murder a detective garda and two other people.

Former Fianna Fáil councillor Gary O’Flynn was remanded in custody yesterday, charged with soliciting someone to murder three people, including a garda.

A former politician has been refused bail after he appeared in court accused of attempting to hire someone to murder a detective, an accountant and a tax official.

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.

A BUSINESSMAN has lost his application for judgment orders for more than €22 million against three other businessmen over their failure to repay a €10m loan advanced to them to help buy lands at Millennium Park in Co Kildare for a record €315m.

Galway 2-16 Cavan 1-9

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.

A 32-year-old Irishman has consented to his extradition back to the UK, where he is wanted on charges of stabbing of his brother and for escaping from custody.

Gardai have named one of the four people who died on Irish roads yesterday.