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By Darren Casserly  In football, a year is a long time and no example for this is more apt than the transformation Galway United have undergone. Going into the 2019 season, there was little expectation from Alan Murphy’s young squad and that lack of expectation came to fruition to a degree, with the Tribesmen struggling for much of the season. This 2020 team, however, is a … [Read more...] about Galway United season preview: A new beginning

By Harry King    Armand Duplantis broke his own world record in the pole vault when he cleared a phenomenal 6.18 meters at the Indoor World Grand Prix in Glasgow. His previous record of 6.17 was established one week earlier in Poland. Duplantis is an American-born Swedish pole vaulter and is only twenty years old. He is coached by his father Greg, who was a world class … [Read more...] about Young Duplantis breaks pole vault world record 

By Keith Faherty   I recently met Kinvara native Cian McCormack from Co. Galway and travelled around with him to explore what a magnificent career he currently enjoys in kickboxing.   The ambition of becoming one of the best fighters in Ireland has become an obsession to Cian McCormack, as it’s been an ambition he’s held throughout his whole life. In his youth, he would … [Read more...] about Cian McCormack: Fighting for a Dream

  By Darragh Nolan  Baseball can be something of a slog at times. 162 regular season games, which can often last upwards of five hours. But the payoff is nothing short of amazing. Every pitch thrown has the potential to connect sweetly with the bat and go far. Every hit is a chance at a stunning defensive play, pure poetry in motion.  It is an edge of your … [Read more...] about The Houston Astros deserve to be stripped of their World Series win

By Bridget McDyer    Saturday, the 15th of February, saw athletes from across Ireland migrate to Athlone IT, for the Irish University’s Athletic Association’s (IUAA) Indoor Intervarsity Track and Field competition. This competition proved to be NUIG AC’s most successful intervarsity performance to-date. The men’s squad earned team bronze medals, with the female squad … [Read more...] about Records shattered in Athlone