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Basketball Ireland will honour it's annual award winners next weekend at an event to be held at the Osprey Hotel in Naas, Co. Kildare on Saturday, May 23rd.

To celebrate this, Galway Bay FM broadcast a special feature as part of Saturday Sport.

John Mulligan spoke to all six Galway award winners.  Jack Considine and Fortune Igbokwe from Titans, Claregalway's Hannah Coen, Adrian O'Neill of Colaiste Iognaid, Karen Smyth, University of Galway Mystics and Maree's Michelle Fahy.

Connacht are through to the BKT United Rugby Championship quarter-finals following a 26-5 bonus point victory over Edinburgh at the Hive Stadium on Friday (15th May 2026).

Two Shamus Hurley-Langton tries along with Josh Ioane and Matthew Devine crossing the whitewash gave Connacht a first win at the Scottish venue since 2020.

With Ulster going down 26-22 to Glasgow Warriors, it means Connacht will be back in action in two weeks time.  But they'll have to wait at least another 24 hours before they know if this result is good enough to play in next season's Champions Cup.

Galway Bay FM's match commentary team were Rob Murphy and William Davies.

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Racing in Ireland on Saturday is in Navan and Wexford (16th May 2026).

Cross-channel, there are meetings in Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk, Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster and Uttoxeter.

With his 'Saturday Six,' here's Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh.

The Gymnastics Ireland National Championships take place at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena this weekend (Saturday-Sunday, 16th-17th May 2026) with plenty of Galway involvement.

One person many eyes will be on is 10-time Irish champion Emma Slevin from Renmore Gymnastics Club who'll be competing in four different appartuses on Sunday (floor, valut, balance beam and uneven bars).

It's the Claregalway gymnast's first trip back to Ireland since playing her part in making history with University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.  The 13th seeds surprised all by reaching a first ever NCAA National Championships in Texas last month, only just missing out on a bronze medal.

Ahead of her latest attempt at national silverware, Emma Slevin joined Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly for a chat.

St. Cuan’s Castleblakeney are through to the FAI Schools 1st Year Boys ‘B’ National Cup Final following a 3-1 victory over Donegal’s Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair on Thursday (14th May 2026).

Keelan Murray was the star with a hat-trick at Ray MacSharry Park, Sligo as they booked a final meeting with ERSS Carrick-on-Suir next Thursday (21st May).

St. Cuan’s manager Cathal Farrell gave his reaction afterwards.

SOCCER: Salthill Devon manager Emlyn Long with Galway Bay FM's Mike Rafferty ahead of their Connacht Cup Final against Colga

SOCCER: Colga manager Peter Greaney with Galway Bay FM's Mike Rafferty ahead of the Connacht Cup Final against Salthill Devon