Greene grabs gold to seal place at world champs
Thu, Jul 07, 2016
Galway sprinter Cillin Greene has been selected to complete at the World Junior Athletic Championships after grabbing the limelight at the nationals last weekend.
Read more ...Bidwell takes the win in final 5k series event
Thu, Jun 09, 2016
Matt Bidwell of GCH made a winning first appearance at the final event in the 2016 Galway 5km series in Athenry on Tuesday.
Bidwell outclassed the field of more than 600, taking a clear win on 15.32. Owen Byrne was second in 16.32 and Philip Niland was third.
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Galway cyclists complete against the big boys
Thu, May 26, 2016
Galway is fielding two riders in this year's An Post Rás, Ireland's biggest international cycle race which is under way this week.
Read more ...Casey takes third win
Thu, May 26, 2016
Gary Higgins of GCH took a comfortable victory in the fourth race of the 5km. Higgins clocked 16.32 in this race in Tuam, winning by a clear margin from Ruaidhri Geraghty, also GCH, who ran 16:54, and Damien Larkin of Craughwell AC who ran 16:59 for third.
Read more ...Monivea man wins gold
Thu, May 26, 2016
Monivea kick boxer Brendan Kenny has claimed gold at the prestigious Hungarian World Cup.
Read more ...Thornton still targeting Rio improvement
Thu, May 12, 2016
Galway athlete Gary Thornton suffered disappointment in the weekend's Prague marathon, failing to improve his Rio qualification time.
Read more ...Galway athletes on track
Thu, Apr 21, 2016
Galway had two winners at the universities track and field championships in Santry at the weekend.
Keith Fallon and Evan Mcguire, both of GCH and running for DCU, produced great performances to take victory in the 5000m and 400m hurdles respectively.
Read more ...Athenry AC hosts evening with Irish athletic legends
Thu, Apr 14, 2016
With the Olympics Games in Rio only months away, Galway sports fans will have the chance to spend an entertaining evening in the company of two of the legendary figures of Irish athletics.
Read more ...Connemarathon
Thu, Apr 07, 2016
The Connemara International Marathon, one of the world’s most scenic events and its 15th year, takes place on Sunday with some 3,000 entrants. The event comprises half, full and ultra (39.3 mile) marathons. Participants will enjoy some of Ireland’s most beautiful scenery including the Twelve Pins mountain range, Killary Lough, Leenane, the Maam Turk Mountains, Lough Inagh Valley, and Ma’am.
Read more ...Fallon fastest in Loughrea 5k
Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Many of Galway's top athletes were on show in the Loughrea AC hosted Easter Monday 5km.
Read more ...Breathnach throws another personal best
Wed, Mar 16, 2016
Sean Breathnach competed for Ireland at the European Throws Cup in Arad, Romania on Sunday.
Read more ...Jes win Connacht Schools Rugby Cup —
Wed, Mar 16, 2016
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Read more ...Breathnach breaks another record
Thu, Mar 03, 2016
Sean Breathnach of Galway City Harriers took pride of place at the National Senior Indoor Championships at the Athlone IT arena last weekend.
Winning the national shot putt title yet again, Breathnach also broke the national indoor record. He threw a massive 18.16 metres to break the 35-years-old national Indoor record of 18.03, and also threw 18.13 and 17.67 in a superb series of throws. Sean’s brother Micheal took bronze in the shot, making it a great day for the Breathnach family.
Read more ...Double delight for Galway's cross country athletes
Thu, Feb 18, 2016
Galway athletes claimed an historic double when both the senior men and women's teams won titles at the National Inter-County Cross Country Championships in Tuam on Sunday.
Read more ...National cross country title for Salthill's Hyland
Thu, Jan 28, 2016
Galway native Marie Hyland won this year's National Intermediate Cross Country Championship in Dundalk on Sunday.
Read more ...No rest for the runners over Christmas
Wed, Dec 23, 2015
Christmas athletics fixtures in Galway commence on Christmas Day with the annual Goal charity mile which takes place at 130 venues throughout the country.
Read more ...Warm up for festive runs begins with East Galway AC challenge
Thu, Dec 17, 2015
The fifth annual East Galway AC Four Mile Challenge will take place on Sunday over a challenging course.
Read more ...Broderick delivers with podium finish at nationals
Thu, Dec 10, 2015
Loughrea's Jason Broderick, tipped for a top placing at the All Ireland Cross Country in Dungarvan, delivered on his promise on Sunday.
The Craughwell AC athlete produced his best performances in the highly competitive novice men's 6km event to win a deserved national bronze medal.
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