John Fallon

RTÉ Sport contributor

Brian Cody and Henry Shefflin shake hands at full-time

Shefflin's Galway beat Cody's Cats with last-gasp free

Conor Cooney was the Galway hero when he landed a free from distance on the right to snatch victory in the final play of a thriller in Salthill as Henry Shefflin got the bragging rights over his old mentor Brian Cody.

GAA • 01 May 22

Galway hold on to beat Mayo in Castlebar

James Horan suffered his first championship defeat in seven meetings as Mayo manager to arch rivals Galway as a late comeback came up short in Castlebar as the Tribesmen held on in thrilling finish to win by 1-14 to 0-16.

GAA • 24 Apr 22

Galway's Joseph Cooney is tracked by Robbie Greville of Westmeath

Freescoring Galway claim big win over Westmeath

Galway went on a scoring spree at Pearse Stadium as they beat Westmeath by 3-37 to 1-17 to register their first championship win under Henry Shefflin.

GAA • 23 Apr 22

Roscommon players celebrate their Division 2 final win over Galway

Murtagh the hero as Roscommon claim Division 2 title

Diarmuid Murtagh was the hero for Roscommon when the substitute blasted home the only goal of the game in stoppage time to seal the Allianz League Division Two for the fourth time since 2015.

Football • 03 Apr 22

Cian McKenon after Roscommon bagged their goal

Roscommon promoted as they set up rematch with Galway

Roscommon have been promoted to Division 1 of the Allianz League and these two sides will meet again next Sunday in Croke Park in the Division 2 final after Anthony Cunningham's men ran out deserving winners in an entertaining contest with Galway at Hyde Park.

GAA • 27 Mar 22

Galway edge out Clare in dead rubber

Galway did enough to wrap up their league campaign with a badly-needed victory after successive losses as they edged out Clare by 0-25 to 1-20 in the Allianz Hurling League at Pearse Stadium.

GAA • 20 Mar 22

The Tribes remain course for a return to Division 1

Galway overcome spirited Offaly to maintain winning run

Galway maintained their 100% record in the Allianz League Division 2 this season with a fourth win in a row when they ousted Offaly by 2-17 to 3-10 at Pearse Stadium.

GAA • 06 Mar 22

Cathal Dunbar celebrates his first-half goal at Salthill

Wexford win in Salthill to maintain perfect start

Wexford continued their winning start to the Allianz League as Galway fell to their first defeat after a good encounter at Pearse Stadium.

GAA • 27 Feb 22

UL captain Bryan O'Mara lifts the Fitzgibbon Cup

UL snatch victory over NUIG after Lynch sending off

Mikey Kiely was the hero once again as University of Limerick captured their seventh Fitzgibbon Cup in dramatic circumstances after Hurler of the Year Cian Lynch was controversially sent off in the closing stages.

GAA • 19 Feb 22

Robert Finnerty fires a shot in the first half as Galway built up a heavy lead

Galway demolish dismal Meath at wintry Salthill

Galway got their promotion drive from Division Two off to the best possible start when they dished out a 1-14 to 0-06 hammering to a Meath side who did not manage a score until the 45th minute of a contest played in difficult conditions in Salthill.

Football • 30 Jan 22