Jamie Wall tried wheelchair tennis. He tried wheelchair basketball. He even tried a bit of writing. None were for him. None filled the void.

IT Carlow 4-16

NUI Galway 4-14 St Pat’s Dochas Eireann 1-12: NUI Galway manager Tony Ward praised his side’s character but knows they didn’t play to their potential as they saw off a valiant St Pat’s in the Fitzgibbon Cup at Dangan in Galway.

Gardaí are investigating after two people drowned in separate incidents in Galway this afternoon.

A 68-year-old man has died in a three-car collision in Co Kilkenny this morning.

Sigerson Cup - UCD 0-11 NUIG 1-6: UCD may have a string of Dublin All-Ireland winners in their ranks but it was the accuracy of Westmeath’s John Heslin that saw them over the line in a good contest in Dangan yesterday.

Group A: DCU v St Pat’s, DCU Sportsgrounds (J McGrath), 6.30pm

UI Galway 0-21 UCC 0-19: An impressive NUI Galway side shocked UCC in Dangan to keep their Fitzgibbon Cup hopes alive.

UL 2-24 NUI Galway 0-9: UL manager Brian Lohan was delighted with his side’s display in their big Fitzgibbon Cup win over NUI Galway at Dangan yesterday.

We have a lot of belief and we are going to give it our very best shot.

Gardaí in Galway have arrested a man in his 30s following the seizure of €100,000 worth of drugs.

Up to 110 new jobs have been announced for Dublin and Galway.

Trinity College Dublin justified their favourites tag with victory in Saturday’s Trench Cup final at Dangan.

Donegal star Michael Murphy celebrated his return to football in 2012 with an injury-time free in DCU’s emphatic Sigerson Cup semi-final victory at NUI Galway Sportsground in Dangan yesterday.

NUI Maynooth and DCU will contest tomorrow's Sigerson Cup final after semi-final wins at Dangan, Galway this afternoon.

Three of the participants in today’s Sigerson Cup semi-finals have collected titles in the past four years but while silverware has eluded them, NUI Maynooth have still shown remarkable consistency.

Donegal’s Leo McLoone spent a large part of last year out through injury, but the versatile Naomh Conaill clubman led from the front at Dangan yesterday as last year’s runners-up booked their place in the last four of the Sigerson Cup.

The round robin format of the Fitzgibbon Cup has robbed it of a lot traditional drama but these twoproduced a finale at Dangan yesterday which was a throwback to former days in the competition.

The GAA's Higher Education Council have handed Tyrone footballer Sean O'Neill a 12-week suspension for his alleged involvement in incidents at a Sigerson Cup match involving his college St. Mary's University College.

There were disgraceful scenes at the end of a Sigerson Cup match in Galway yesterday after a referee was accosted before a mob of angry players raced to his dressing room and tried to confront him.

TWO rural communities were numbed by grief yesterday following the tragic deaths of two young women in separate road traffic accidents.

THE bank holiday weekend ended in tragedy for two families who each lost their only daughter in separate road traffic accidents.

LAST March when Limerick IT and NUI Galway met in the Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final in Dangan, they conjured up a spellbinding clash that yielded 49 scores over 80 minutes of pulsating action.

Cork IT 2-12 NUI Galway0-17

DUBLIN senior Diarmuid Connolly fired 1-7 as DIT completely outclassed a poor Wexford outfit in a lopsided O’Byrne Cup opening round tie at Enniscorthy yesterday afternoon.

This weekend's entire first round of Dr. McKenna Cup fixtures will not take place due to frozen pitches, while there are some other changes to GAA fixtures today.

THIRTY years of failures and disappointment in the Fitzgibbon Cup were washed away as NUI Galway swept to success on their home turf in Pearse Stadium on Saturday.

University of Limerick 0-14 Waterford IT 1-15

NUI Galway 1-24 Limerick IT 1-23

IF THERE are prerequisites for a successful Fitzgibbon Cup finals weekend, this year’s model looks to have ticked all the boxes.

There were two draws, and wins for Roscommon and Galway, following four closely-contested games in the Connacht FBD Football league this afternoon.

IT IS a little after 10pm on Wednesday night when Sligo captain Charlie – always Charles to his mum – Harrison walks through the doors of the Westwood House Hotel on the outskirts of Galway city.

LAST March they produced, by common consent, a sublime classic, and in Limerick this afternoon Limerick IT and Waterford IT renew Fitzgibbon Cup battle once more.

CHAMPIONS WIT face a critical encounter at home to DIT this afternoon, in one of three Fitzgibbon Cup ties down for decision.

NUIG 2-14 Sligo IT 1-09, Dangan

NUIG 2-10 Mayo 1-08, Dangan

Rescuers searching for a man seen entering the River Corrib in Galway yesterday evening have recovered a body from the river this morning.

Garda divers are due to join a search operation this morning for a man seen entering the River Corrib in Galway last night.

Galway held out for a 0-13 to 1-9 win over Leitrim in an entertaining Connacht FBD League clash which ended in some controversy at Carrick-on-Shannon.

Connacht champions and All-Ireland finalists Mayo face off against Roscommon today in the FBD League – in a repeat of last year’s provincial final.