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This week on 'Over The Line' with George McDonagh and Darren Kelly:

Niall Canavan reviews the weekend's action in the Forvis Mazars Senior Hurling Championship and we have our Galway Bay FM Team of the Week;

We chat to teenage golf sensation Ella Cantwell about her upcoming invitation to the Irish Ladies Open;

And Rob Murphy looks ahead to the rugby season which is fast approaching.

All this and more.

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'Over The Line' broadcasts every Monday evening from 9pm on Galway Bay FM.

Ella Cantwell was the inaugural winner of golf's West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship in Castledargan back in June.

The result put the 17-year-old into the lead in the Bridgestone Order of Merit, adding to a 13th placed finish in the Irish Women's Amateur Open Championship, and eighth place in the South of Ireland Amateur Open. She recently set a course record in Gort, and will compete in the this week's Irish Open.

Ella chatted to Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh on 'Over The Line.'

Sean Carley looks back on the sporting weekend, including:

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The Full-Time Whistle with Sean Carley broadcasts every Sunday evening from 8pm on Galway Bay FM.

Racing in Ireland on Monday (24th August 2026) is in Ballinrobe.

The feature is the €20,000 Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle at 5.26.

With a full preview, here's Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh.

Tommy Larkins became the first team to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Forvis Mazars Senior Hurling Championship following this eight-point victory in Kilbecanty on Sunday (1pm).

Gort led at half-time before being overturned by their opponents.  They'll now face Loughrea in the next round to determine second and third in Group 1, with Moycullen now condemned to the relegation play-offs.

Afterwards, Tommy Larkins manager Niall Kelly chatted to Galway Bay FM's Ollie Turner.

SOCCER: Galway United manager Phil Trill with Galway Bay FM's Jonathan Higgins after their women's FAI Cup semi-final defeat to Athlone Town on penalties