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A recent meeting of the Connacht Clan saw Brian O'Connor nominated and elected as their new president.

The Connacht Clan are the Connacht Rugby Supporters Club and are made up of members of all five counties in the province. 

It promises to be a very busy year for the Clan with Connacht involved in the Champions Cup as well as the United Rugby Championship. 

Following his election, Brian spoke to John Mulligan on Sunday Sport and the first thing John did was congratulate him. 

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

We look back on Galway's All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final defeat to Cork and hear from Carrie Dolan and Cathal Murray;

Cyril Farrell discusses the weekend's opening round of the club championships and we have the Galway Bay FM Senior Team of the Week;

And fresh up World championship success in the USA, Cillian Hirst and his dad Joe tells us about his historic success in Pinehurst;

All this and more.

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

After joining an very exclusive Irish club of US Kids World Golf champions, 9-year-old Cillian Hirst from Maree, the World number one for his age, arrived home to Maree Community Centre last Saturday (8th August), after winning the global title by a convincing six shots in Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA.

The Athenry club golfer joins Rory McIlroy and Tom McKibbin as the only two Irish golfers to win this prestigious title.  And Cillian did it just one week after claiming the 'Champion of Champions' crown in Fermanagh, the World's largest Junior Golf invitational.

On this weekend's 'Over The Line,' Cillian Hirst, and his dad Joe, caught up with Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly.

Racing in Ireland on Monday is in Ballinrobe (10th August 2026) with the first of seven races going to post at 5.26.

The €15,000 Burleigh Accounty Handicap Hurdle is the feature at 7.27.

Here's Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh.

Racing in Ireland today (Sunday August 6th 2026) was at the Curragh and at Downpatrick.

George McDonagh reviews the action...

Sean Carley looks back on the sporting weekend, including:

Galway Manager Cathal Murray spoke to Tommy Devane after his side were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final.

Commentary of Galway's loss to Cork in the 2026 Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final by Tommy Devane and Imelda Hobbins.