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Connacht's Senior Women make the journey on Saturday afternoon to face Munster in the Vodafone Women's Interprovincials (Kick off - 3.15pm). 

Both teams won their opening games with Connacht beating Leinster and Munster beating Ulster. 

Connacht Head Coach Lyndon Jones has made three changes to the starting fifteen for tomorrow’s Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial.

Making their first Interprovincial starts are Faith Oviawe at second row and Olivia Haverty at scrum half.

The other change from last week sees Kayla Waldron start at inside centre seeing Shannon Touhey move to the back row.

The front row remains the same with Grainne O'Loughlin, Lily Brady and Shannon Heapes. Sonia McDermott at second row, Orla Fenton and Karly Tierney complete the forward pack.

Captain Nicole Fowley starts at out-half with an unchanged back three of Laoise McGonagle, Ava Ryder and Méabh Deely. Clara Barrett starts out outside centre.

Ahead of this game, William Davies has been speaking to both camps.

Tomorrow night, Galway United will bid to reach the Quarter Final of the Sports Direct FAI Cup when they travel to the Belfield Bowl to face UCD.

For both teams, it has been a long time since winning this iconic piece of Irish Football History. United last won it in 1991 but for UCD, the search goes on even longer. Their last success came in 1984. 

Their league form could not be any more different either. Galway United is sixteen points clear at the top of the First Division while UCD currently languishing at the bottom of the Premier Division, fourteen points off Cork City who are second from bottom. 

That will count for nothing tomorrow night however and Galway United Manager John Caulfield spoke to John Mulligan about the upcoming cup tie.

Galway golf club's Liam Nolan will be among Ireland’s leading amateur golfers when the Irish Men’s Amateur Close Championship tees off at Belfast’s Malone course on Friday (18th August).

The University of Galway student has already won the South American amateur, and Brabazon Trophy this year along with representing his country at the European Championships.

He is a contender to make the Great Britain & Ireland team for September's Walker Cup. Liam chatted to Galway Bay FM's John Morley on Galway Talks.

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'Galway Talks' broadcasts every weekday morning from 9am on Galway Bay FM.

See: Galway’s Liam Nolan Among Contenders for 2023 AIG Irish Men’s Amateur Close Championship

This week's guests on 'The Panel' were Gerry Murphy, Diarmuid Blake, Mike Rafferty and John Mulligan.

This week:

They discuss the QFinancial.ie Senior Football Team of the Week;

A round-up of Round 2 of the senior football championship;

The intermediate football championship gets underway;

Dublin win the All-Ireland senior ladies football final;

Galway's equestrian stars;

Connacht beat Leinster in the women's rugby interprovincials;

Community Games;

And much more.

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'Over The Line' broadcasts every Monday evening from 8pm on Galway Bay FM.

This week's special guest on 'Over The Line' was Galway GAA chairperson Paul Bellew.

We reviewed the year so far for Galway teams and look ahead at the club scene as the new season takes off.

Paul was chatting to Galway Bay FM's Gerry Murphy and John Mulligan

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'Over the Line' broadcasts every Monday evening from 8pm on Galway Bay FM.

John Mulligan brings you all the reports from the weekend's Galway County Senior and Intermediate Football Championship games and the two outstanding Senior and Intermediate Hurling Championship games as well as the Junior B and C Football Finals.