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The Western Hygiene Supplies Brod Trill Galway FA Men's Premier Division reaches the halfway mark this weekend (5th/6th December 2025).

Mervue United play their refixed game in the Connacht FA Junior Cup, while there's also action in the FAI under-17 Junior Cup.

With a full preview,  here's Galway Bay FM's Mike Rafferty.

Maree are away to Ulster University on Saturday (6th December 2025) in the quarter-finals of the Domino's Men’s Division 1 National Cup. Tip-off is 7.15pm.

University of Galway Mystics go to Lisburn’s Cleveland Rockets in the Women’s Division 1 quarter-final from 5pm.

With a full preview, here's Galway Bay FM's Adrian O'Neill.

RUGBY: Connacht lineout & maul coach John Muldoon with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their European Challenge Cup trip to Ospreys

RUGBY: Connacht back Sam Gilbert with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their European Challenge Cup trip to Ospreys

Hurling Chat this week focuses on the Liam Mellows Club and looks back at their recent Senior B Championship win. 

David Collins, Sean Morrissey and Aonghus Callanan join Niall and Sean to chat about:

  - the Senior B success
  - the story of the season
  - the difficulty of getting back to Senior and the positive impact of it
  - challenges facing Mellows, including the drop in numbers coming from their traditional base
  - Club and city-wide Coaching initiatives, including a new County Board-led County Games Development Coordinator (Hurling) position to be based in Galway City    
  - new City Schools amalgamation at Junior level & the possible benefits

Join us each Wednesday on Hurling Chat, Galway Bay FM's weekly Hurling Podcast.

Ollie Turner paid tribute to the late Gay O'Brien on Galway Talks on Tuesday Morning. Ollie spoke to Killannin player James Walsh and Galway GAA Coach and Killannin native Denis Carr about Gay's impact on the club and his influence both as a manager and as a person.

The launch of the 2026 Tribesmen Head of the River took place on Wednesday, November 12th, in Electric nightclub, Galway. Galway Bay FM's John Mulligan was the MC for the glitzy event, which was attended by a large crowd representing all the rowing clubs in Galway, local business and political representatives, and members of the Tribesmen Rowing Club organising committee.

The River Corrib played host to over 150 crews from Ireland, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and the USA competing in a 4.2km time trial along Galway's iconic waterway in the 2025 Tribesmen Head of the River (THOR) last March, with the event now firmly established as one of Europe’s premier early-season rowing events. Next year will mark 50 years since the formation of the Tribesmen Rowing Club in 1976, so John Mulligan began his series of interviews by chatting to Tribesmen Club Chairman Colin Hanley...

Galway Club Golf Professional David Mortimer was this week's special guest on 'Over The Line' (Monday, 1st December 2025).

David spoke about his amateur and professional golfing career.

He was chatting to Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh.

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'Over The Line' with George McDonagh broadcasts every Monday evening from 8pm on Galway Bay FM.

Calasanctius College Oranmore were crowned Connacht LGFA Senior Post-Primary Schools B Champions on Monday afternoon after a hard-fought 3-8 to 3-7 victory over Scoil Mhuire Strokestown in the final at the Centre of Excellence, Bekan on Monday afternoon (1st December).

Oranmore held off a late comeback to be crowned champions by a single point in a thrilling final. The Calasanctius College manager, Eoghan Mullin, spoke to Galway Bay FM's John Mulligan after the game...

On this week's show (30th November 2025):

Heartbreak for Maigh Cuilinn in Connacht Senior Men's Football Final;

Kilkerrin-Clonberne and Caltra Cuans book All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Final places in Croke Park;

Athenry senior camogie team will join them following their win over Dicksboro;

Connacht deliver a five-star performance in the United Rugby Championship against the Sharks;

All this and more.

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