Galway Bay FM’S Sunday Sports Show brings the best in local, national and international sport between 14.00 and 18.00 with live commentaries, reports and features throughout the afternoon brought to you by a sports team passionate about local sport and those who take part in it.
Whether it be the exploits of Galway’s inter county teams or those vital club games, Galway Bay FM thrives to bring the listener the highs and lows of the sporting weekend.
Check out our team, put some facts with the voices!
Ollie Turner
Nickname...OT
Age....37
Height....6'0"
Weight....for what?
What do you do.....Head of Sport, Brekkie Show presenter, eat.
Favourite Sport... Darts and Golf to play, Snooker to watch.
Favourite Part of being in the Sports Dept....Getting to go to Games you would be going to anyway.
Least Favourite Part...Dealing with 'Taepot' Stewards at matches who think they are minding the White House
Favourite Sporting Ground...Croke Park
One Sporting Wish...Galway to win the All Ireland Senior Hurling Title. We've won just about everything else since the station started in 1989 except Liam McCarthy.
John Mulligan
Nickname...Mull, Muller, Mully, Tuigamala (Long Story)
Age....Still think I'm 21
Height....Short
Weight....Used to be a prop..
What do you do.....Presenter of Weekday Sport and the Sunday Sports show
Favourite Sport...Love them all but do have a Ghra for Rugby
Favourite Part of being in the Sports Dept....Never a dull moment
Favourite Sporting Ground...Sportsground, Galway, Pearse Stadium, Tuam Stadium, Terryland
(That's four for you!)
One Sporting Wish...Connacht to win the Heineken Cup
Garry Kelly
Nickname...GK
Age....Old enough to have aching knees
Height....Tall enough to be a model with the Catwalk Agency
Weight....I'm still coming to terms with it as the years roll on
What do you do.....Sports Presenter on The Big Breakfast Smoothie & The Saturday Mix
Favourite Sport...Love Hurling, Soccer & Rugby but admire any
team/athlete who shows true passion
Favourite Part of being in the Sports Dept....The absolute chaos that goes on in the background mostly unknown to the listeners
Least Favourite Part...Trying to sound relatively upbeat on-air after
Galway, Connacht or Ireland lose a match
Favourite Sporting Ground...Eamonn Deacy Park & The Sportsground
One Sporting Wish...To see Galway Soccer & Gaelic Football back to its glory. Something we truly haven't seen in over a decade
Gerry Murphy
Nickname: Murfs
Age: Old enough to know better!
Height: 5’ 8”
Weight: Fluctuating!
What do you do: Motoring Correspondent, Friday Sports Preview and Sunday Sports Round-Up.
Favourite Sport: All Sports, but especially Motorsport, Golf, Gaelic
Games & Soccer
Favourite Part of being in the Sports Dept: Working with the various reporters each weekend.
Least Favourite Part: Fr. Sean hogging the recording studio – only is joking Sean!
Favourite Sporting Ground: Goodison Park
One Sporting Wish: Everton to win the Premier League....COYB’s!
Sean Walsh
What do you do: GAA Reporter / Commentator
Favourite Sport: Like all Sports but the small ball is your only man!
Favourite Part of being in the Sports Dept: Always something happening
Least Favourite Part: Deadlines!
Favourite Sporting Ground: Kenny Park, Athenry
One Sporting Wish: Liam McCarthy to become a regular visitor!
Rob Murphy
Nickname...Penfold
Age....Hair age 72
Height....Vertically challenged
Weight...A round number
What do you do.....All the rugby coverage and help Gerry Murphy fill the last few minutes of the Sunday sports show on quiet nights.
Favourite Sport...Ice Hockey, Biathlon, Skeleton, Bobsleigh, Speed Skating (and that's just the Winter Olympics for starters)
Favourite Part of being in the Sports Dept....Free entry to the annual sports awards
Least Favourite Part...Having to sit at a table at the sports awards with all our Donegal colleagues who are still raving about beating Mayo. Can I not be left alone to get over this?
Favourite Sporting Ground...Monastery Field, Clifden, home of Connemara RFC.
One Sporting Wish...I'm from Mayo, so you can have a guess.
Jason Byrne
Nickname...Mosey
Age....26
Height....Short
Weight....Could be better
What do you do.....Sports reporter for Galway Bay FM, the Irish Daily Star and whoever will have me
Favourite Sport...GAA and soccer
Favourite Part of being in the Sports Dept....No two days are the same
Least Favourite Part...Cold pitches with no pressbox!
Favourite Sporting Ground...Celtic Park
One Sporting Wish... Jimmy to keep winning matches
Kevin Dwyer
Nickname...I dislike nicknames.
Age....Over.....active
Height....Big enough
Weight....More than big enough
What do you do.....Sports reporter/ commentator
Favourite Sport...Football ( Gaelic, that is. But love all other sports with a special leaning for horse racing) the sport I play is golf.
Favourite Part of being involved in Sports Dept - meeting so many nice people
Least Favourite Part...A wet cold day on a sideline where there are no facilities.
Favourite Sporting Ground...Tuam Stadium (where else) but I also like Pearse Stadium, And Ballinrobe Race Course.
One Sporting Wish...Another Galway All-Ireland (in football or hurling)
George McDonagh
Age….47
What do you do … Racing & Greyhound Racing correspondent also all matters betting related
Sport Playing career… spent twenty years toiling in the front row (when men were men) and when the scrum half put the ball in straight to the scrum. Also was once on the same playing field as the great Joe Cooney
Favourite Sport…Horse Racing
Favourite Ground… The Theatre Of Dreams OLD TRAFFORD
Sporting Wish…That some year we can report that everyone who attended a sporting event in our great country returned home safely
Favourite sporting quote…."When the seagulls follow the trawler it is because the sardines are
being thrown into the sea "
Darren Kelly
Nickname......Daz,.Dazzler, Speedy
Age.... 26 + VAT
Height....Lanky
Weight....See above
What do you .... Camogie Correspondent, Hurling Reporter, Chess Expert :-D
Favourite Sport...Would be hurling and camogie but also love my snooker and darts. Dont forget the chess.
Favourite Part of being in the Sports Dept.... Commentating, Upsetting DJs by refusing to hand back when game is level in.injury time :-)
Least Favourite Part... Cold December Saturdays when there is no Press Box
Favourite Sporting Venue ... Duggan Park, Ballinasloe (its home) but I always enjoy the atmosphere in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Sporting Wish..... Galway to finally win.an All-Ireland in camogie or hurling, Jimmy White to finally win the World Snooker Championship
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