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"He understands where he wants Galway to be and he's not shy in telling lads where he wants them to be"

Joyce's Galway: Walking the walk and talking the talk

Padraic Joyce laid out a startlingly lofty ambition on taking the Galway job - then the pandemic intervened and appeared to blow them off course. At the third time of asking, Joyce, one of the county's greatest footballing heroes, is on the verge of leading them to glory

Football • 24 Jul 22

Derry and Galway battle it out for a final spot

Derry v Galway: Golden opportunity for insurgent pair

Handed the 'right side' of the draw, Derry and Galway jointly have an enormous opportunity to reach a first All-Ireland decider in decades.

Football • 09 Jul 22

Joyce embraces Damien Comer after the game

Joyce: Choice of penalties by the GAA is 'disgraceful'

While his side did prepare for the prospect of a penalty shootout in their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Armagh, Galway manager Pádraic Joyce has hit out at the 'disgraceful' decision by the GAA in having spot kicks to decide a championship match.

Football • 26 Jun 22

Armagh's attacking game should lead to a high-scoring encounter at Croke Park

Defence is key for Galway to match Armagh - Whelan

Galway are well-equipped to compete with Armagh in Sunday's All-Ireland quarter-final, however, they will need to have a rock-solid defence in place to cope with the attacking threat of Kieran McGeeney's side.

Football • 24 Jun 22

Galway manager Padraic Joyce (C) and selector John Concannon celebrate at the final whistle

'The lads deserve that' - Joyce hails Galway's grit

Padraic Joyce said his players had reaped the reward for "two or three years of hard work" after Galway recorded a first Connacht SFC victory over Mayo since 2018 and first of his tenure as manager.

GAA • 25 Apr 22

Anthony Cunningham's side won five and drew two in Division 2

Cunningham hoping Rossies can earn long stay at the top

Roscommon manager Anthony Cunningham is hoping that the impressive nature of their promotion back to Division 1 can be the starting point for a sustained stay in the top tier.

GAA • 27 Mar 22

Mayo players line up ahead of throw-in against Galway.

Horan: Mayo trying a different set-up on a few things

James Horan was happy with what he saw from his experimental Mayo side after Friday night's 0-17 to 0-13 loss to Galway in the Connacht FBD League semi-final at the Air Dome in Bekan.

GAA • 08 Jan 22

Galway captain Shane Walsh pulled up injured in the 2-11 to 0-12 Connacht semi-final win over Roscommon at Dr Hype Park on 4 July

Huge boost for Galway as Walsh passed fit to face Mayo

Galway have received a massive boost ahead of the Connacht final with captain Shane Walsh fit to play against Mayo.

GAA • 15 Jul 21

Galway manager Padraic Joyce celebrates with Matthew Tierney

Joyce admits Galway will have to become more clinical

Galway manager Padraic Joyce was pleased with his side's 2-11 to 0-12 victory over Roscommon at Hyde Park, but admitted that they could stand to be more clinical in front of goal.

GAA • 04 Jul 21

Pádraic Joyce is not happy with the decision to give Monaghan home advantage

Joyce slams 'joke' decision over play-off venue

Galway manager Pádraic Joyce said that 'it's a joke' that they have to travel to Monaghan for their relegation play-off and he doesn't believe Séamus McEnaney's men should have home advantage after breaking Covid rules around training during lockdown.

GAA • 31 May 21

Galway have a date with the Dubs next weekend

Joyce: Galway going in right direction after hard week

Galway manager Pádraic Joyce admitted that he had trouble eating and sleeping after a 22-point opening weekend Allianz League defeat to Kerry, but suggested that Sunday's win over Roscommon is proof that the Tribesmen are heading in the right direction.

GAA • 24 May 21

Aidan O'Shea (30) has won six Connacht titles

O'Shea confident Mayo can end Connacht drought

Mayo captain Aidan O'Shea is hungry for Connacht glory as his young side contest their first provincial football final in five years against Galway this afternoon.

GAA • 15 Nov 20

Damien Comer was forced off against Mayo on 18 October

Comer out of Connacht final, confirms Joyce

Pádraic Joyce has confirmed that forward Damien Comer will miss Sunday's Connacht final clash with Mayo but suggested he would be back in time for an All-Ireland semi-final if Galway get that far.

GAA • 10 Nov 20

Pádraic Joyce looking on as his side faced Dublin

Joyce worried Covid close contact rule could be costly

Galway manager Pádraic Joyce fears that the close contact rule relating to positive Covid-19 tests could potentially wreak havoc on this year's championship.

GAA • 26 Oct 20

Galway manager Padraic Joyce, centre, with his players before the clash with Donegal

Joyce approach is flamboyant & refreshing - Andy Moran

Andy Moran says Galway's footballers are benefiting from the unabashed ambition of new manager Padraic Joyce who has taken a "refreshing" and "flamboyant" approach to his first senior inter-county job.

GAA • 21 Feb 20

Padraic Joyce has made a positive start as Galway manager

Spillane: Shackles have been taken off Galway players

Pat Spillane has praised Padraic Joyce for taking the "shackles" off Galway and allowing them to play with more attacking freedom.

GAA • 10 Feb 20

Colm O'Rourke's Allianz Football Division 1 predictions

Two-time All-Ireland winner Colm O'Rourke casts his eye over the opening weekend of the Allianz Football League Divison 1 and goes in depth on the big Dublin v Kerry clash.

GAA • 24 Jan 20

Walsh's penalty came back off the crossbar

Joyce no fan of penalties despite victory over Mayo

Galway manager Padraic Joyce says he's not a fan of penalties deciding games, despite the fact that they helped his side to defeat Mayo in the FBD League semi-final on Sunday.

GAA • 12 Jan 20

Padraic Joyce has the back of former team-mate Kieran Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald backs Joyce to bring success back to Galway

The Galway senior footballers are under the stewardship of a 'shrewd operator' following the appointment of Padraic Joyce, according to his former inter-county team-mate Kieran Fitzgerald.

GAA • 20 Nov 19

Padraic Joyce led Galway to the Under-20 Connacht title this summer

Joyce aiming to put the foot back into Galway football

New Galway senior football manager Padraic Joyce is confident the county can soon put their recent troubles behind them and is focused on making the Tribesmen a more potent attacking force.

GAA • 05 Nov 19

Pádraic Joyce set to take Galway senior job

Galway look set to confirm Pádraic Joyce as their new manager after he was put forward for ratification by the executive of the county board.

GAA • 11 Oct 19

Galway still have areas on which to improve, according to Pádraic Joyce

Joyce: Galway v Tipp is '50-50'

Former Galway great Pádraic Joyce has warned that the Tribesman will have a job on their hands to oversee a greatly improved Tipperary side in their round 4A qualifier on Saturday.

Football • 26 Jul 14