Galway Bay fm - Sports

On this week's show:

We look back at Connacht's comprehensive win over Brive in the EPCR European Rugby Challenge Cup;

The draw for the quarter-finals of rugby's Connacht Junior Cup takes place LIVE;

Galway go down to Mayo in football's FBD League semi-final;

The Tribesmen qualify for the Walsh Cup hurling final after beating Dublin in Parnell Park;

All this and more.

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'The Full-Time Whistle' with Gerry Murphy broadcasts every Sunday evening from 7pm here on Galway Bay FM.

RUGBY: Galway Bay FM's William Davies previews Connacht vs Brive and chats to Connacht forwards coach Cully Tucker and Brive's Sam Arnold

FOOTBALL: Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup ambassador, Galway and University of Limerick's Jack Glynn with Oisin Langan at the launch of this year's Third Level competitions

RUGBY: Connacht winger Byron Ralston with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their EPCR European Challenge Cup game at home to Brive on January 14th

RUGBY: Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their EPCR European Challenge Cup encounter at home to Brive on January 14th

RUGBY: Connacht captain Mary Healy and first round try scorer Orla Dixon with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of women's interprovincial clash with Ulster on January 14th

RUGBY: Connacht's women's head coach Lyndon Jones with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their interprovincial trip to Ulster on January 14th

The hugely anticipated Pinergy All-Ireland Schools Cup finals begin on Tuesday and will see teams and fans from across the country flock to the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, as the opening day of this year’s #PinergySchoolsCup finals gets an action-packed week of basketball underway with a bang. This year, 3 Galway teams, Coláiste Mhuirlinne (U19 C Boys Final), Coláiste Muire Máthair (U16 B Boys Final) and Calasanctius College Oranmore (U16 A Girls Final) will compete to become #PinergySchoolsCup winners. 

On Tuesday, Merlin College takes on St Joseph’s CBS Nenagh in the Boys U19 C Final at 2pm. Then on Thursday, Colaiste Mhuire Mathair will play Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí in the Boys U16 B final at 12 noon followed by Calascantius College and Mercy Mounthawk in the Girls U16 A Final at 2pm.

Ahead of the finals, John Mulligan spoke to Claire O'Sullivan who as Claire Rockall, won the U16 A Cup and U19 A Cup with Calascantius College Oranmore.

Gerry Murphy was joined by George McDonagh, Kevin Dwyer and Mike Rafferty as they looked back at a very busy weekend including the All-Ireland Club Semi-Finals, the FBD League and the Walsh Cup.