Person: Sean Armstrong

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GAA emoji quiz: Can you name these ten Galway footballers?

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Brennan pleased as Donegal finding consistency in league

Although Donegal were crowned All-Ireland champions and the dominant force in Ulster over the last decade, their form in the top flight of the Allianz League hasn’t been as stellar.

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How to be smart about studying during Easter break

The two-week Easter break is time to gain ground ahead of June’s State exams, but not to the point of burnout, says Aileen Lee.

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Shane Walsh: Galway 'to keep moving and hopefully it’s the right direction'

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Galway SHC: Sparkling win for Cappataggle

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Galway SFC: Annaghdown secure Corofin rematch as Championship down to last four

Galway must contain for 10, then roll the dice

Not everyone is happy that Galway are playing Dublin this evening. “How come they didn’t beat Monaghan?” came the cries from the Kingdom all week. “Galway are wasting their time playing Dublin in a semi-final after their no-show against Monaghan,” is the consensus from Kerry.

Sat, 11 Aug, 2018

Galway pass Connacht final gut check with flying colours

Galway secured their 46th Connacht title and claimed the first spot in the Super 8s as Shane Walsh turned on the style at Dr Hyde Park yesterday.

Mon, 18 Jun, 2018

Limerick draft in Casey for Cork clash

Mike Casey is named at full-back on the Limerick team for tomorrow’s Munster SHC clash with Cork, the sole change to the side which overcame Tipperary.

Fri, 01 Jun, 2018

Eoghan Kerin celebrates at the final whistle 13/5/2018

Eoghan Kerin: Galway see beyond Super 8s

Galway respect Sligo and value the Connacht Championship but they’re even looking beyond the Super 8s, says defender Eoghan Kerin.

Thu, 31 May, 2018

Will it be a battle royal or shadow boxing as Connacht rivals meet in opener?

Not since 1998 and 1999 has there been this much fanfare about Connacht championship games, writes John Divilly

Sat, 12 May, 2018

Armstrong defends Galway’s new style

Galway football star, Sean Armstrong, has no issues with their new style of play, once it produces the right results.

Tue, 13 Mar, 2018

Armstrong finds answer for Galway

There were fresh-faces aplenty on show at Letterkenny in the respective Donegal and Galway ranks but, in the end, it was left to experience to settle the issue.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2018

Connacht chiefs defend no-refund policy after FBD League postponement

Connacht GAA Council chiefs have defended their decision not to issue cash refunds to supporters after yesterday’s FBD League game in Castlebar, between Mayo and Galway, was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2018

Formality for Kerry but plenty left to ponder

Margins wise, Kerry under Éamonn Fitzmaurice have experienced worse All-Ireland quarter-final victories than this one. There was the six-point difference against Cavan in 2013 and the seven that separated them from Galway the last time they faced each other at this stage three years ago.

Mon, 31 Jul, 2017

Kerry spluttering but Buckley and Murphy get them home safely

Kerry and All-Ireland quarter-finals. At this stage, framed by their own hyphened, hinged parlance. Ring-rusty. Lethargic-like. Semi-sloppy. But powder still dry. And winning to boot.

Mon, 31 Jul, 2017

Kerry can cope if star duo are shackled

Éamonn Fitzmaurice is confident Kerry’s supporting cast will step up to the plate if Paul Geaney and James O’Donoghue are curtailed during Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final.

Fri, 28 Jul, 2017

CPA proposes summer free of club championship

The Club Players Association (CPA) are today expected to unveil a calendar fixtures plan with no club championship games scheduled in the months of June, July, and August.

Tue, 25 Jul, 2017

Galway need dogs of war attitude

This current Galway outfit must be totally tuned in from the first whistle or they can take an awful pasting against Kerry, writes Ray Silke.

Mon, 24 Jul, 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

Noel McGrath starts on the bench for Tipperary

Noel McGrath has been relegated to the Tipperary bench for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SHC second round qualifier against Dublin.

Fri, 07 Jul, 2017

Seán Armstrong: Coming back a risk I was willing to take

Seán Armstrong never thought he’d see a day like Sunday again having stepped away from Galway in late 2014.

Tue, 13 Jun, 2017

Rough edges but Galway refused to be bullied

Not good for the heart for either set of supporters. Relief was the overriding emotion for the Galway contingent yesterday afternoon.

Mon, 12 Jun, 2017

Gritty Galway send Mayo to backdoor again

This Galway group might have felt it was already fact with their win in Castlebar last year but it’s official now – the hierarchy of Connacht is no longer what it once was.

Mon, 12 Jun, 2017

Galway building a head of steam

Galway 0-18 Kildare 0-16: The increasing depth of this Galway panel means Kevin Walsh has an interesting nine weeks ahead of him in attempting to piece together his strongest team.

Mon, 10 Apr, 2017

There’s a new wave of optimism in Galway

Galway attacker Shane Walsh reckons the huge amount of players that knocked back the opportunity to play for the county in recent seasons are regretting their decisions this week.

Fri, 07 Apr, 2017

Three players with points to prove

Sean Armstrong (Galway)

Sun, 05 Feb, 2017

Jack McCaffrey waits on Dublin call

It’s exactly a month until Dublin’s O’Byrne Cup opener at home to DCU though, as of now, Jack McCaffrey is not a member of the All-Ireland champions’ panel.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2016

Corofin make history with Galway four in a row

Corofin 0-16 Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-11: Four Galway senior football titles in a row for the first time in their history is the reward for Corofin, who were dominant from the first to last minute thanks to their slick attack, led by Jason Leonard and his nine points.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2016

Seasiders set up Moycullen showdown

The favourite to take over from Alan Mulholland as Galway manager, Kevin Walsh, saw his Micheal Breathnach side crash out of the Galway SFC yesterday as Salthill/Knocknacarra prevailed on a of 3-10 to 0-13 scoreline in atrocious conditions at Moycullen.

Mon, 25 Aug, 2014

Horan keeping an eye on Duffy

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Mon, 11 Aug, 2014

Another step up the ladder for young pretenders

All-Ireland SFC quarter-final

Mon, 04 Aug, 2014

Tough lesson for Tipp and Galway could be facing one

This was a mad game of Gaelic football.

Mon, 28 Jul, 2014

Champions dominate in Connacht final

Mayo 3-14 Galway 0-16

Sun, 13 Jul, 2014

Improved Galway unlikely to have enough to stop Mayo’s bid for four

That it’s been five years since the two giants of Connacht contested a provincial final tells you all you need to know about the health of Galway football in recent years.

Sun, 13 Jul, 2014

Duffy tastes victory on debut

Former Connacht rugby star Gavin Duffy made his championship debut for Salthill/Knocknacarra as two Sean Armstrong goals helped last year’s finalists into the third round of the Galway SFC.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2014

Mulholland content with performance

Galway manager Alan Mulholland will face some selection headaches ahead of his side’s Connacht semi-final clash with Sligo.

Mon, 26 May, 2014

High-flying Cadogans staying grounded

You can’t help thinking Eoin Cadogan is playing a blinder as the big brother when he perceives his younger sibling Alan and the rest of the Cork U21 footballers are being hyped up ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland U21FC semi-final.

Thu, 17 Apr, 2014

Division 2 sees wins for Donegal, Down, Laois and Armagh

Donegal moved back to the top of Division 2 this afternoon as they defeated Monaghan 2-11 to 0-10 in a repeat of last year's Ulster final in Letterkenny.

Sun, 02 Mar, 2014

Connacht footballers win first Interpro title since 1969

Connacht 2-19 Ulster 1-7

Sun, 23 Feb, 2014

Donegal building up momentum

Galway 0-12 Donegal 1-16

Mon, 10 Feb, 2014

Mulholland predicting trouble with black cards

Galway 0-13 GMIT 0-6

Mon, 20 Jan, 2014

Corofin stroll to title

Corofin 2-13 Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-07

Mon, 14 Oct, 2013

Armstrong helps rally champions Salthill

Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-13 St James’ 0-11

Mon, 16 Sep, 2013

Salthill-Knocknacarra gaining momentum

Salthill-Knocknacarra remain on course for successive Galway SFC titles for the first time after holding off the challenge of a Caltra side forced to start without Michael Meehan.

Mon, 02 Sep, 2013

Rebels labour to make Galway pay

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Mon, 29 Jul, 2013

Cork secure victory with late flourish

Cork 1-17 Galway 1-16

Sat, 27 Jul, 2013

Rebels could catch fire

THE old chess proverb comes to mind when writing about Cork and Galway today — a player surprised is half beaten.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2013

Galway upset the odds against Armagh

Galway 1-11 Armagh 0-9

Sat, 20 Jul, 2013

Mulholland shuffles pack for Armagh clash

Galway manager Alan Mulholland has made switches in defence and attack for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Armagh at Pearse Stadium (throw-in 5pm).

Fri, 19 Jul, 2013

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