The Full Time Whistle with Darren Kelly (26th April 2026)

Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly looks back on the sporting weekend, including:

• Galway qualify for a Connacht Senior Football Final against Roscommon
• Galway make it two wins from two in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
• Defeat for Galway in the All-Ireland Minor Camogie Final
• Connacht come up short in their second BKT United Rugby Championship test in South Africa
• A late equaliser denies Galway United victory in the SSE Airtricity League Men's Premier Division
• All this & more

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RESULTS

FOOTBALL

Connacht Senior Football Semi-Finals

• Galway 1-20 Leitrim 2-12
• Roscommon 2-25 Mayo 1-18

Connacht Final on Sunday 10^th May

Munster Senior Football Semi-Finals

• Cork 4-18 Tipperary 1-12
• Kerry 2-19 Clare 1-14

Ulster Senior Football Championship

• Armagh 2-32 Fermanagh 1-24
• Down 3-21 Donegal 1-21

Division 1 Football League

• Claregalway 1-17 Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-7
• Corofin 6-22 Milltown 1-13
• Tuam Stars 1-16 Oughterard 0-17

Maigh Cuilinn 4-7pts, Corofin 6, Claregalway 3-6, Tuam Stars 3-4, Milltown 3-3, Salthill-Knocknacarra 2, Naomh Anna Leitir Moir 3-0, Oughterard 0.

Division 2 Football League

• Dunmore MacHales 2-20 St. James 2-17
• Monivea-Abbey 1-21 Micheal Breathnach 0-8
• Mountbellew-Moylough 2-18 Annaghdown 0-16
• Michael’s 1-13 Bearna na Forbacha 0-13

Mountbellew-Moylough 4-6pts, Dunmore MacHales 6, St. James’ 5, Annaghdown 5, St. Michael’s 4, Bearna na Forbacha 4, Monivea-Abbey 2, Micheal Breathnach 0.

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LGFA

All-Ireland U14 Festival of Football

• Cork 2-5 Galway 0-7
• Galway 2-4 Meath 1-6
• Tyrone 3-3 Galway 1-6

Galway will play Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final on 9^th May

Leinster Ladies Football Championship

• Kildare 0-12 Meath 0-8

Munster Ladies Football Championship

• Tipperary 0-11 Cork 0-9
• Waterford 0-17 Kerry 2-9

Ulster Ladies Football Championship

• Armagh 0-10 Donegal 1-4

Ladies County Football League – Division 1

• Claregalway 2-6 Annaghdown 1-7
• Corofin 1-11 Maigh Cuilinn 1-10
• Dunmore MacHales 5-9 Gráinne Mhaols 3-12
• Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-10 Caltra Cuans 1-6

Claregalway 4-10pts, Corofin 3-7, Salthill-Knocknacarra 3-6, Dunmore MacHales 6, Annaghdown 2-3, Maigh Cuilinn 3-3, Caltra Cuans 3, Gráinne Mhaols 3-0

Ladies County Football League – Division 2

• Kilkerrin-Clonberne 2-10 Naomh Anna Leitir Moir 0-9
• Oughterard 1-15 Bearna na Forbacha 0-7
• Tuam-Cortoon 2-18 Menlough Skehana 0-10

Oughterard 4-12pts, Tuam-Cortoon 7, Menlough-Skehana 3-6, Kilkerrin-Clonberne 2-4, Naomh Anna Leitir Moir 3-4, Annaghdown 3, Bearna na Forbacha 3-1, St. Brendan’s 3-0

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HURLING

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

• Galway 2-26 Offaly 1-18
• Dublin 3-24 Kildare 1-19
• Kilkenny 5-21 Wexford 1-16

Galway 2-4pts, Dublin 3, Kilkenny 2, Wexford 2, Offaly 1, Kildare 0.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

• Cork 2-22 Limerick 1-23
• Waterford 3-24 Tipperary 1-30 (Draw)

Joe McDonagh Cup

• Carlow 4-20 Westmeath 1-23
• Down 2-23 London 2-17
• Laois 2-23 Antrim 0-22

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

• Galway 0-22 Kilkenny 3-11
• Westmeath 1-19 Dublin 0-15
• Wexford 6-23 Laois 1-10

Group 1 – Kilkenny 2 (+14), Dublin 2 (-4), Laois 0 (-32)

Group 2 – Galway 4 (+6), Wexford 2 (+25), Westmeath 2 (-9)

All-Ireland Masters Hurling Championship

• Tipperary 2-17 Galway 2-14

Celtic Challenge

• Galway 1-30 Waterford 0-12

Toddie Byrne Cup Semi-Finals

• Loughrea 2-12 Athenry 1-10
• Michael Cusacks 3-18 St. Thomas’ 0-6

Toddie Byrne Cup Final

• Michael Cusacks 3-10 Loughrea 1-14

Justin Cheevers Cup Semi-Finals

• Kilconieron 4-9 Ardrahan 0-8
• Killimordaly 2-11 Ballinderreen 1-11

Justin Cheevers Cup Final

• Kilconieron 3-7 Killimordaly 0-8

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CAMOGIE

All-Ireland Minor Camogie Final

• Kilkenny 3-17 Galway 1-9

All-Ireland Under-23 Camogie Championship

• Galway 1-19 Dublin 2-7

Cork 4-9pts, Tipperary 8, Kilkenny 7, Galway 6, Dublin 4, Waterford 0.

Sunday – Waterford vs Galway, Cork vs Tipperary, Dublin vs Kilkenny

Munster Senior Camogie Semi-Final

• Tipperary 0-25 Limerick 1-12

Leinster Senior Camogie Semi-Finals

• Dublin 7-16 Carlow 0-6
• Wexford 1-14 Kilkenny 0-16

Ulster Senior Camogie Semi-Finals

• Antrim 2-13 Derry 1-3
• Down 1-17 Armagh 0-10

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HANDBALL

All-Ireland Senior Ladies Doubles Handball Final

• Ciana Ni Churraoin & Niamh Heffernan beat Clare’s Caitriona Millane and Leah Minogue 2-14 21-11

All-Ireland Minor Ladies Doubles Handball Final

• Freya Donnellan & Ella Sweeney went down 21-6 21-16 to Clare’s Claire Minogue & Isabelle McInerney

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RUGBY

UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

• Lions 33-21 Connacht
• Benetton 29-26 Leinster
• Cardiff 24-21 Ospreys
• Edinburgh 33-28 Sharks
• Munster 41-14 Ulster
• Scarlets 21-23 Bulls
• Stormers 48-12 Glasgow Warriors
• Zebre 18-19 Dragons

Stormers 16-56pts, Glasgow Warriors 55, Lions 53, Leinster 53, Munster 51, Cardiff 50, Bulls 49, Ulster 47, Connacht 44.

Junior Rugby Interprovincials

• Connacht 34-31 Leinster

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SOCCER

SSE Airtricity League Men’s Premier Division

• Waterford 1-1 Galway United
• Derry City 1-0 Shamrock Rovers
• Patrick’s Athletic 3-1 Bohemians
• Shelbourne 3-4 Drogheda United
• Sligo Rovers 2-0 Dundalk

St. Patrick’s Athletic 13-26pts, Shamrock Rovers 25, Dundalk 21

Galway United (6^th) 15pts

Women’s Premier Division

• Cork City 0-3 Galway United
• Athlone Town 2-0 Wexford
• Bohemians 0-1 Treaty United
• Peamount 1-1 Sligo Rovers
• Shamrock Rovers 5-2 Shelbourne

Galway United 5-15pts, Athlone Town 13, Shelbourne 10, Shamrock Rovers 9, Treaty United 9

Galway FA Men’s Premier

• Maree-Oranmore 5-0 Craughwell United
• Renmore 1-1 Mervue United

Colga 13-33pts, Salthill Devon 30, Maree-Oranmore 14-26, Mervue United 24, Moyne Villa 15, Renmore 16-14, Athenry 15-13, Corrib Celtic 8, Craughwell United 7.

Galway FA Men’s Championship

• Colga 2-5 Knocknacarra
• Salthill Devon 2-2 Maree-Oranmore

St. Bernard’s 18-50pts, Galway Hibs 38, Knocknacarra 32, Corrib Rangers 17-29, Maree-Oranmore 28, Salthill Devon 17-21, Colga 17-20, Dynamo Blues 16-18, Loughrea 17-12, Corofin Utd 0.

FAI Women’s Interleague Cup

• Galway League 1-2 Wexford

FAI Youth Interprovincials (Drom)

• Munster 1-1 Connacht
• Connacht 4-1 Ulster
• Leinster 2-2 Connacht

Connacht 5pts, Munster 4, Leinster 4, Ulster 3.

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SNOOKER

Galway Snooker Championship Semi-Finals

• Donal Foran 3-0 Hughie O'Donnell
• Paul Keighery 3-2 Shay Kehoe

Galway Snooker Championship Final

• Donal Foran 3-0 Paul Keighery

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CRICKET

Connacht Premier League

• Ballyhaunis 105 Kilconnell 70