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The Galway Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Galway.The winners of the Galway Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
Galway played Leinster SHC winner Offaly, whom it had defeated in the 1980 All-Ireland SHC semi-final, in the 1981 final. Galway did not retain the title, losing by a scoreline of 2–12 to 0–15 (a three-point defeat). Galway defeated Cork in the 1985 All-Ireland SHC to qualify for the final. Again the opponent was Offaly, again Galway lost ...
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Both hurling and football are strong in Galway city. Pearse Stadium in Salthill is the home to Galway GAA, the county's Gaelic games body. The Galway hurlers compete annually in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship for the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Despite having won the cup only 5 times in their history, Galway is considered as one of the top ...
The Galway Camogie Championship is the senior Camogie competition featuring clubs affiliated to the Galway GAA. Athenry are the competitions most successful club, having won 12 titles. Sarsfields are the reigning champions, having defeated St Thomas' in the 2024 final.
It was the third of three All-Ireland football titles won by Galway in the 1960s, which made them joint "team of the decade" with Down who also won three. [1] However, Galway's three 1960s titles came consecutively. [2] In 2018, Martin Breheny listed this as the ninth greatest All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. [3]
The Galway county hurling team (/ ˈ ɡ ɔː l w eɪ / GAWL-way) represents Galway in hurling and is governed by Galway GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association.The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League.
Galway (/ ˈ ɡ ɔː l w eɪ / GAWL-way; Irish: Gaillimh, pronounced [ˈɡal̠ʲɪvʲ]) is a city in (and the county town of) County Galway.It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay.