Conor Neville

RTÉ Sport Reporter

1 November 2025; Loughrea players celebrate after their side's victory in the Galway County Senior Club Hurling Championship final match between St Thomas' and Loughrea at Pearse Stadium in Galway. Photo by Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile

Loughrea's young guns inspired by their forebears

The current generation of Loughrea hurlers are building on the legacy of their forbears that last reached the All-Ireland final in 2007 but doing so in a very different style.

Hurling • 16 Jan

6 April 2025; Cork captain Robert Downey lifts the cup after the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A final match between Tipperary and Cork at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Division 1A preview: All up for grabs after 2025 shocks

For structural reasons, the Allianz Hurling League has trailed behind its football counterpart in terms of profile and interest.

Hurling • 23 Jan

29 June 2025; Galway manager Padraic Joyce during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final match between Meath and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Joyce in bullish mood despite Thompson's league absence

Galway manager Padraic Joyce confirmed that Young Footballer of the Year nominee Matthew Thompson would be unavailable for the league and the early part of the championship

Football • 06 Jan

4 January 2026; Ruaidhrí Fallon of St Brigid's is tackled by Nicky Sherlock of Scotstown during the AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Club Championship semi-final match between between St Brigid's of Roscommon and Scotstown of Monaghan at Kingspan Breff

All-Ireland SF recap: St Brigid's 1-16 Scotstown 1-12

The action as it happened from the second of the weekend's All-Ireland club SFC semi-finals, as Connacht champions St Brigid's faced Ulster kingpins Scotstown at Kingspan Breffni

Football • 04 Jan

27 December 2025; James Hume of Ulster celebrates after winning a penalty the United Rugby Championship match between Connacht and Ulster at Dexcom Stadium in Galway. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Ulster withstand late Connacht rally to claim away win

A profitable twenty-minute spell either side of half-time saw Ulster dig out a narrow bonus point win over Connacht in an entertaining game in Dexcom Stadium.

Rugby • 28 Dec 25