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All is now almost ready for the 2026 Salthill 5's that will take place over the June Bank Holiday weekend. 

Since 1977, the 5's has seen teams from all over the world come to Galway for a weekend of football and fun and this year is no exception.

There will be three competitions starting on Saturday the 30th. U13 Boys and Girls and a Senior Men's Tournament that is already sold out. 

Organised by Salthill Devon, the 5's is a highlight in the Galway sporting calendar. 

Pete Kelly is one of the organisers of the 5's and he sat down with John Mulligan to talk about this year's edition. 

This week Niall & Sean host a Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Preview on Hurling Chat.

Guests Andy Coen, Cyril Farrell, Johnny Coen & Jeff Lynskey look at:

Can Galway build on the early season promise in the heat of Championship?

Kilkenny will arrive on Saturday with a ferocious intent to overturn the league result.....

The other Leinster opposition, namely Offaly, Kildare, Dublin & Wexford....

The ultra competitive Munster championship & what 3 teams could come out....

Jeff, who is part of the Laois management team, gives an insight into their year so far with the Joe McDonagh campaign also starting this weekend.

This week on 'Over The Line' with Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly and Sean Carley:

Denis Kirwan chats about Rory McIlroy's US Masters success in Augusta;

Imelda Hobbins looks back on Galway National Camogie League Final victory over Waterford;

Tracey Leonard reflects on Galway's Ladies National Football League Final defeat to Cork;

Adrian O'Neill talsk about Titans performances in the National Basketball League Finals;

And Ballinrobe racecourse manager John Flannelly sets the scene for their new season including the Mayo National;

All this and more.

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'Over The Line' broadcasts every Monday from 8pm on Galway Bay FM.

With the 2026 racing season at Ballinrobe racecourse just days away (Friday, 17th April), interest is already building ahead of 10 fixtures over the year that will feature a mix of competitive national hunt and flat racing.

Among the highlights will be McHale Raceday (Monday, 25th May), which hosts the biggest races run at Ballinrobe each year — the McHale Mayo National and the McHale Mayo Hurdle — attracting leading trainers and competitive fields.

The McHale Mayo National has been won by horses from the Gordon Elliott yard for the past 3 years with last year’s winner Western Fold going on to achieve success in the Tote Galway Plate and the Champion Chase in Gowran Park.

Racecourse manager John Flannelly joined Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh on 'Over The Line' to chat about the season and the Mayo National.

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Check out lunchtime sport on Galway Bay FM this Tuesday and Wednesday (14th/15th April) for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the McHale Raceday.

Galway captain Darren Morrissey spoke about the positivity around the Galway Camp, the infusion of youth and the massive challenge ahead of them on Saturday when he spoke to Galway Bay FM's Sean Walsh at the Launch of the Leinster Championship at Kinnity Castle Hotel recently.

At the recent Launch of the Leinster SHC in Kinnitty Castle, Kilkenny star Eoin Cody spoke to Sean and clearly outlined how Kilkenny have focused on this game for the past six weeks since the heavy loss to Galway in the League.

Galway's Niamh Mallon speaks to Tommy Devane after beating Waterford in the National Camogie League Division 1A Final.