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Tuam Stars successfully retained their 3Dental Division 1 Football League crown following a 2-12 to 1-14 victory after extra-time against Corofin in Tuam Stadium on Friday (3rd July 2026).

Conor Doherty's early goal gave the men in red the initative and they lead by one poin at half-time but it finished all square at 1-10 to 0-13 when the 60 minutes concluded.  Brian Mannion's goal just before the change of ends in extra-time secured a lead they never relinquished despite Killian Joyce pulling back a Corofin goal with the final attack.

Galway Bay FM's match commentary team were Ollie Turner and Kevin O'Dwyer.

SOCCER: Galway United manager John Caulfield with Galway Bay FM's Jonathan Higgins after their 3-0 defeat to St. Patrick's Athletic

A disastrous first half for Galway United put them out of contention in this SSE Airtricity League Men's Premier Division contest in Richmond Park on Friday (3rd July 2026) as they fell to a second successive defeat in Dublin.

After conceding three goals in total against Shamrock Rovers a week previously, the Tribesmen already dropped the same amount after just 23 minutes, in a game which saw them fail to manage a strike on target.

Galway Bay FM's match commentary team were Jonathan Higgins and Kevin Horgan.

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Galway United's next game is at home against Sligo Rovers on Saturday week (11th July).  Kick-off at Pearse Stadium is 5pm.

Racing in Ireland on Saturday is in Naas and Bellewstown (4th July 2026).

Cross-channel, there are meetings in Newmarket, Sandown, Leicester, Beverley, Nottingham and Carlisle.

With his 'Saturday Six,' here's George McDonagh.

Galway City Rapparees will have four players representing the club at the GAA World Games Rounders Exhibition Matches in Waterford on Thursday, 16 July, as some of the best players in the country come together to showcase the sport on the international stage.

The exhibition programme will feature Women’s, Men’s and Mixed matches, with each squad split into two evenly balanced teams on the day to ensure three highly competitive fixtures.

The event forms part of the wider GAA World Games celebrations and gives Rounders one of its biggest promotional opportunities to date, with players from 13 clubs across Ireland taking part.

John Mulligan spoke to National Secretary of GAA Rounders Shirley Lennon about the event and the Rapparees success to date. 

Nine weeks after beating their provincial rivals to complete a three-in-a-row of Connacht senior titles, Galway's ladies footballers host Mayo again in the TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football quarter-final on Sunday (5th July 2026).

While the Tribeswomen have had a better record in recent years, Mayo did knock them out of the All-Ireland series at this stage in 2021 and 2023, and were only one goal short of Galway when they met in May.

Leading up to the game, Galway manager Daniel Moynihan has been chatting to Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly.

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Throw-in at Tuam Stadium on Sunday is 5.45pm and we'll have LIVE coverage here on Galway Bay FM.

All Ireland Semi Final weekend is upon us and this week on the weekly Podcast Hurling Chat, Andy Coen and David Burke join Niall & Sean.

They discuss:

· Can Galway topple Cork in the All Ireland Semi Final on Saturday?

· Galway’s progress to date in 2026

· In the other Semi, will Limerick overcome Clare?

· The lads also look at the areas targeted by the Hurling Expert Advisory Group and wonder if there is much change needed in the actual rules of the game?

Claregalway made it back-to-back John West Féile National championships at Owenbeg, Derry on Saturday (27th June 2026) as they came past five teams to complete the double.  And for the second successive year, Derry club Ballinderry Shamrocks were their final opponents, winning 1-8 to 0-3.

They also overcome Ballinderry in the first round, as well as Westport, Mullingar Shamrocks and Clontarf in the semi-final.  It was the fifth time Claregalway were crowned the country's top team after previous wins in 2010, 2011, 2019 and 2025.

Looking back at the day, Claregalway manager Eoin McEvoy chatted to Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly.