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Replying To Galway2001:  "Is Gabriel Bannigan taking the Galway job?"
No Galway job available to take.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 969 - 28/08/2026 13:31:17    2691693

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This years Minor captain Eoin Gannon from Breathnachs named to start for Connaught u18s in rugby today v Ulster....let's hope we don't lose him to rugby like the lad from Spideal. He was the standout player at u17 this season and has the potential to progress quickly to Adult football.

WonTon5 (Galway) - Posts: 173 - 29/08/2026 13:08:21    2691805

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Replying To WonTon5:  "This years Minor captain Eoin Gannon from Breathnachs named to start for Connaught u18s in rugby today v Ulster....let's hope we don't lose him to rugby like the lad from Spideal. He was the standout player at u17 this season and has the potential to progress quickly to Adult football."
The stand out duel minor of the last 3 years Walsh already a senior player for Connacht rugby , a bigger loss physically and ability wise of all.

backtooldwall (Galway) - Posts: 252 - 29/08/2026 14:33:13    2691815

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Replying To backtooldwall:  "The stand out duel minor of the last 3 years Walsh already a senior player for Connacht rugby , a bigger loss physically and ability wise of all."
Yes, forgot about him. Speaking of which just listening to the Glenamaddy game v An Spideal and Farthing sounds like he had a super game, probably not what we are lacking in Galway at the minute, we have good full back and corner back options but again he might be worth looking at.

WonTon5 (Galway) - Posts: 173 - 29/08/2026 15:24:52    2691818

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Replying To WonTon5:  "This years Minor captain Eoin Gannon from Breathnachs named to start for Connaught u18s in rugby today v Ulster....let's hope we don't lose him to rugby like the lad from Spideal. He was the standout player at u17 this season and has the potential to progress quickly to Adult football."
And if we do the best of luck to him
He has played rugby from a young age as well and can make a career from it unlike GAA.Amd like Tomas Farthing if it doesn't work out he can always come back.

Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 632 - 29/08/2026 18:00:58    2691854

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Dylan Canney impressed in goal this evening for Corofin..

Belclare98 (Galway) - Posts: 52 - 29/08/2026 21:04:05    2691879

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Replying To Belclare98:  "Dylan Canney impressed in goal this evening for Corofin.."
Belclare, are pulling our legs! He is a corner forward. You've some keepers there, Power, Healy, Odhran Burke and now Canney ahead of them.

GDL (Galway) - Posts: 974 - 29/08/2026 23:11:48    2691889

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Poor enough fare in the Tuam double header yesterday. Moycullen against Monivea was men against boys. Fiachra McDonagh, Niall Walsh, Ger Davoren and Sean O'Connor very good for Moycullen. Their only weak spot is the full back line. They got caught for pace back there a couple of times and conceded 0-19 against a side that wouldn't possess a quarter of the attacking potential of a Corofin or Salthill. Sean Kelly played at centre back (scored a great goal) but I reckon he will have to go back to full back when it comes to a semi final or final.

Second game was a fairly poor standard. A lot of the Mountbellew lads who have been out for a while looked very rusty. Their goalkeeper was probably at fault for at least 1-4 and then he kicked two two-point frees a mile wide. Claregalway were decent in patches but won't trouble any of the big guns. Crowd was very small - I'd say there couldn't have been more than 50 in the terrace and there weren't too many more in the stand.

galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 1111 - 30/08/2026 11:02:32    2691914

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St James in a biteen of trouble all of a sudden. Wasnt at it but from the scoreline seemed like a good game.
That oughterard loss is haunting them.

Hopefully as a city club they avoid the drop.

Seniorleague (Galway) - Posts: 318 - 30/08/2026 21:03:26    2692019

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Replying To Seniorleague:  "St James in a biteen of trouble all of a sudden. Wasnt at it but from the scoreline seemed like a good game.
That oughterard loss is haunting them.

Hopefully as a city club they avoid the drop."
They were well beaten by Oughterard in the end, in a game they were favourites for. Very fine margins overall though. Should have closed out the Annaghdown match and a one point loss today. Annaghdown topped the group unbeaten, which very few would have predicted at the start. It was a very competitive group.
The other 3 groups had the favourite finish top comfortably. Tuam now have a preliminary quarter to play, while the other 3 favourites will sit out that weekend. Might be what they need to find some form. Their performances haven't matched the pre-championship expectations for them.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 3030 - 30/08/2026 22:04:12    2692027

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IFC Preliminary Quarter Finals:
An Spideal v Oileáin Arann "An Spideal"
St Brendans v Claregalway "St Brendans"
Corofin v Glenamaddy "Corofin"
Micheal Breathnach v Kilconly "Micheal Breathnach"

IFC Relegation semi-finals:
Clifden v Kilkerrin Clonberne "Kilkerrin Clonberne"
Cortoon Shamrocks v An Cheathru Rua "An Cheathru Rua"

SFC Preliminary Quarter Finals:
Claregalway v Barna Na Forbacha "Claregalway"
Tuam Stars v Mountbellew Moylough "Tuam Stars"
Dunmore MacHales v Oughterard "Dunmore MacHales"
Milltown v Monivea Abbey "Milltown"

SFC Relegation semi-finals:
Naomh Anna Leitir Mór v Killannin "Killannin"
Caltra v St James " St. James"

Yvrjd (Galway) - Posts: 28 - 30/08/2026 22:33:40    2692034

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GALWAY minor footballer Eoin Gannon has been included in the Connacht U18 Rugby squad to face Ulster this afternoon. Meanwhile, Galway U20 footballer Cian Hynes is named on the Connacht U19 Rugby squad.

Gannon would be a loss if he goes the rugby route. Thought he was the best player on the Galway minor team this year.

Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2569 - 30/08/2026 23:54:10    2692045

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Thought St James were extremely unlucky not to win it today. Wasn't at the Oughterard v Annadown match. I think the midfield is where Moycullen are weakest, kick outs or accurate either.

Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 229 - 31/08/2026 01:26:26    2692048

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Replying To WanPintWin:  "They were well beaten by Oughterard in the end, in a game they were favourites for. Very fine margins overall though. Should have closed out the Annaghdown match and a one point loss today. Annaghdown topped the group unbeaten, which very few would have predicted at the start. It was a very competitive group.
The other 3 groups had the favourite finish top comfortably. Tuam now have a preliminary quarter to play, while the other 3 favourites will sit out that weekend. Might be what they need to find some form. Their performances haven't matched the pre-championship expectations for them."
To be fair Moycullen and Salthill had easy groups bar maybe Dunmore for Moycullen, as for Corofin they had a tough group with Claregalway and mountbellew and kallannin who were only a kick of a ball from a semi final last year but with all the lads away for the first game they never got going at all, hard to look past Moycullen unfortunately they are looking really strong

Fox.1n.7he.b0x (Galway) - Posts: 207 - 31/08/2026 09:07:47    2692059

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Replying To Fox.1n.7he.b0x:  "To be fair Moycullen and Salthill had easy groups bar maybe Dunmore for Moycullen, as for Corofin they had a tough group with Claregalway and mountbellew and kallannin who were only a kick of a ball from a semi final last year but with all the lads away for the first game they never got going at all, hard to look past Moycullen unfortunately they are looking really strong"
I'd personally put SK and Corofin ahead of Moycullen. Itll be one of the three anyways.
Anyone any other picks? I genuinely cant fathom anyone outside those 3 winning it.

Seniorleague (Galway) - Posts: 318 - 31/08/2026 12:15:25    2692104

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Replying To Seniorleague:  "St James in a biteen of trouble all of a sudden. Wasnt at it but from the scoreline seemed like a good game.
That oughterard loss is haunting them.

Hopefully as a city club they avoid the drop."
Would be nice to see rural clubs avoiding the drop also, of course.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4905 - 31/08/2026 12:38:33    2692114

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Would anyone have Annaghdown team from weekend? Thanks in advance.

AverageFootball (Leitrim) - Posts: 36 - 31/08/2026 13:58:08    2692132

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Replying To Seniorleague:  "I'd personally put SK and Corofin ahead of Moycullen. Itll be one of the three anyways.
Anyone any other picks? I genuinely cant fathom anyone outside those 3 winning it."
All depends on if the transfer window is closed or not they may try transfer someone else in,

Fox.1n.7he.b0x (Galway) - Posts: 207 - 31/08/2026 15:44:05    2692159

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Replying To Seniorleague:  "I'd personally put SK and Corofin ahead of Moycullen. Itll be one of the three anyways.
Anyone any other picks? I genuinely cant fathom anyone outside those 3 winning it."
I wouldn't Moycullen my tip to win Galway and Connacht.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 969 - 31/08/2026 16:02:55    2692162

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Replying To Fox.1n.7he.b0x:  "All depends on if the transfer window is closed or not they may try transfer someone else in,"
Rumours have it they were talking to Kobe whilst he was home from Aus for his leaving results :)

Eire89 (Galway) - Posts: 511 - 31/08/2026 16:37:27    2692173

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