The Galway senior ladies can move a step closer to another National League final appearance when they host Tipperary on Sunday.

Following an impressive win against Dublin last time out, manager Tim Rabbitt has opted for just one change, with Lauren Diskin replacing Dearbhla Gower in goal.

To hear from the Galway manager, click HERE

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Galway were the League and Championship bridesmaids last year but they’ve rallied in 2020, and have three wins from four outings in Division 1.

The Tribeswomen took the scalp of Dublin last time out and that result has them on course for another Final appearance, with Mayo three points behind in third.

Galway can strengthen their grip on a top-two placing with victory over Tipperary at Tuam Stadium, but the visitors will travel in good spirits.

Draws with Dublin and Waterford, and victory over Westmeath, have Tipp in mid-table and on course for top-flight consolidation again.

A win on the road here, and the Premier County could think about squeezing into a Final place, although there would be plenty of work still to do. 

There’s a switch between the sticks for Galway, while Tipperary are unchanged.

Galway (v Tipperary): L Diskin; C Crowe, S Lynch, S Molloy; C Cooney, F Cooney, L Coen; S Divilly, A Davoren; A Trill, O Divilly, L Noone; L Hannon, T Leonard, R Leonard.

Tipperary (v Galway): L Fitzpatrick; E Moore, L Spillane, E Cronin; M Curley, B Condon, S Lambert; L Dillon, C Kennedy; O Winston, E Morrissey, R Daly; K Davey, A Moloney, N Hayes.

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Throw-in at Tuam Stadium on Sunday is 2pm and we’ll have full stream commentary on www.galwaybayfm.ie with Tommy Devane and Emer Flaherty.

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Other LIDL National Football League Division 1 Fixtures:

Donegal vs Cork (1pm Fr. Tierney Park)

Mayo vs Westmeath (2pm Swinford Amenity Park)

Waterford vs Dublin (2pm Fraher Field)

Brendan also known as Benny Canavan

Creggane, Ballinasloe. Reposing at Grenhams Funeral Home, Ballinasloe tomorrow Monday from 5. Removal at 7 to St. Cuans Church, Ahascragh. Mass for Benny Canavan on Tuesday at 12. Funeral afterwards to Ahascragh New Cemetery.

Johnny Walsh

Renmore Park. Reposing at Aras Naofa within the grounds of St. Oliver Plunkett Church, Renmore tomorrow Monday from 5.30 until 7.30. Private removal afterwards to his home. Mass for Johnny Walsh on Tuesday at 11 in Renmore Church. Funeral afterwards to Renville Cemetery, Oranmore. Family flowers only, by request. Donations, if desired to Galway Hospice.

Michael Heneghan

Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Co. Kildare and formerly of Monivea Road. Reposing at Reillys Funeral Home, Prosperous, Co. Kildare this afternoon from 3. Removal at 5.30 to the Church of Our Lady and St. Joseph, Caragh, Co. Kildare to arrive at 6. Mass for Michael Heneghan tomorrow Monday at 2. Funeral afterwards to Caragh Cemetery. Family flowers only, by request. Donations, if desired to Friends of St. Brigids Hospice, The Curragh.

Bridie Hardiman

Marble Crest, Kilkenny and formerly of Attymon, Athenry. Reposing at Quinn’s Funeral Home, Athenry this evening from 5. Removal at 7 to St. Iomor’s Church, Kilimordaly. Mass for Bridie Hardiman tomorrow Monday at 11. Funeral afterwards to the adjoining cemetery. No flowers, by request. Donations, if desired to Athenry Cancer Care.

Rosha Higgins nee McBride

Marley Tuam. Reposing at Glynn’s Funeral Home, High Street, Tuam this evening from 5 until 7:30. Removal afterwards to the Cathedral of Assumption, Tuam. Mass for Rosha Higgins tomorrow Monday at 11. Funeral afterwards to Tuam Cemetery. Family flowers only, by request. Donations, if desired to Tuam Cancer Care.

Kathleen Fay nee Ward

Knockaunranny, Moycullen and formerly of Renmore and Coolrea, Togher, Tuam. Reposing at the O’Flaherty Funeral Parlour, Munster Avenue this afternoon from 2.30. Removal at 4 to St. Patricks Church, Forster Street. Mass for Kathleen Fay tomorrow Monday at 10.30. Funeral afterwards to Rahoon Cemetery.                                                                          

Davy Ward

87 St. Columbas Place and late of Kilcruttin, Tullamore, Co. Offaly and formerly of Tuam. Reposing at Burns Funeral Home, High Street, Tuam this afternoon from 4. Removal at 6 to the Cathedral of the Assumption, Tuam. Mass for Davy Ward tomorrow Monday at 2. Funeral afterwards to Tuam Cemetery.

Bridie Stronge nee Dwyer

Loyola, Caltralea, Ahascragh, Ballinasloe. Mass for Bridie Stronge today at 1.30 in St. Teresas Church, Killure. Funeral afterwards to the adjoining cemetery.

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Met Éireann has issued a heavy rainfall warning for Galway which is set to last until Tuesday.

The weather advisory says 40 to 50 millimetres of rain is expected to fall over the next two days.

The warning also applies to the rest of Connacht as well as Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary.

The periods of heavy rainfall may lead to some local flooding as river levels remain elevated since last week.

For more on this story, tune in to Galway Bay fm on the hour..

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A special public event will be held in the city tomorrow to acknowledge International Women’s Day.

International Women’s Day is a global event celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women – while also calling for more action on gender equality.

This year the campaign theme is #EachForEqual – an equal world is an enabled world.

Tomorrow’s event is organised by Business and Professional Women’s Club Galway and will take place at the Ardilaun Hotel at 7:30pm.

Lecturer at NUI Galway and practitioner in Human Rights Law, Dr. Maeve O’Rourke will be among the speakers.

For more on this story, tune in to Galway Bay fm on the hour..

To celebrate 10 years in business Remus Uomo Eyre Square Shopping Centre has give us some vouchers to giveaway. So gents if you fancy a new shirt, or even a new suit, tune in to Ollie Turner on Rise & Smile each morning this week from 6.30am.

Remus Uomo in Eyre Square Shopping Centre, celebrates 10 years of business this month. Set up in 2010 by Anthony Ryan, Remus Uomo have enjoyed 10 years successful trading and continue to be the number one menswear store in the West of Ireland.

Speaking about the store Mr. Anthony Ryan, Managing Director of Anthony Ryan Ltd commented ‘I’m very proud of the level of service and product which the store has offered customers over the past ten years and would like to thank the staff at Remus Uomo for their commitment and dedication in providing this service’. 

Targeted at males from their early 20’s to 40’s, Remus Uomo is the biggest selling independent menswear brand in Ireland and is distributed in the UK and Ireland by Douglas & Graham.  Remus Uomo are best known for providing formal tailoring and off-duty casualwear to men who take a serious attitude towards fashion. It is renowned for its outstanding quality fabrics and offers affordable wardrobe must haves for today’s man.

As part of their Birthday Celebrations Remus Uomo are offering a 20% OFF All stock from Thursday to Monday.Anthony Ryan and the management and staff Remus Uomo would like to thank all customers for their loyalty and support over the past ten years.

AXA Community Bike rides, a partnership between AXA and Cycling Ireland offer free social leisure rides for adults of all ages, that caters for all abilities.

AXA is looking for Volunteer Bike Ride Leaders in Galway.

Could you be a Volunteer Leader?

Want to get involved but don’t see any rides in your area? AXA looking for people all over Ireland to become Leaders. As an AXA Community Bike Ride Leader, you’ll inspire others to be passionate about cycling.

If you’re interested, head on over to axacommunitybikerides.com to get involved.

You’ll get the chance to develop your leadership skills and make new friends while improving your own health and fitness. You don’t need to be a cycling expert, just a confident cyclist with lots of enthusiasm to support others. Training is free on Sat 28th in City Hall, Galway. This assessed one-day course qualifies you to facilitate Bike Rides for groups.

Volunteers (18yrs+) must register in advance www.axacommunitybikerides.com to access the free training course.

All attendees will learn how to plan and facilitate safe rides; provide positive and enjoyable experiences for all, and gain a certificate in Ride Leader. You must have a bike and helmet to partake in the course.

Book now as limited places available.

You’ll also get:

Free bike ride insurance cover for all your advertised AXA Community Bike Rides

Opportunities to plan and facilitate social rides in your area 

Free AXA Community Bike Ride Leader gilet (on activation of your site)

Ongoing support from Cycling Ireland to assist you in facilitating and promoting your location 

Opportunities to earn rewards 

Giving back to your community and giving others a place to cycle in a safe space is an important aspect to being a leader too.

This week on The Live Wire Ronan Lardner wants to get you on your  bike with AXA and Cycling Ireland.  It all about the Axa Community Bike Rides,  how to become an Community Bike Ride leader and how you can inspire other to take up the healthier option of getting on on your bike.   Ronan will also be giving listeners the chance to win a €250 cycle superstore voucher. 

Join Ronan on The Live Wire 12 to 3pm this week on Galway Bay FM the sound of Galway. 

Want to get involved but don’t see any rides in your area? AXA in association with Cycling ireland is looking for people all over Galway to become Leaders. As an AXA Community Bike Ride Leader, you’ll inspire others to be passionate about cycling. If you’re interested, head on over to axacommunitybikerides.com to get involved.

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Significant road improvement works will get underway near Kilmeen Cross on Monday, March 9th.

The works – which will last an estimated 3 months – will be carried out on the N65 around 4km outside Loughrea.

Kilmeen Cross has been the source of a long-running campaign in recent years to secure road safety improvement works, as well as the installation of lighting at what locals consider a dangerous accident black spot.

Efforts to secure lighting from Transport Infrastructure Ireland have so far failed to yield results.

However, considerable funding has been announced for road and safety improvement works at the junction in recent months – while safety barriers were installed last November.

The latest 3 month project set to get underway on Monday will be carried out along an 800m stretch of the N65 leading into Kilmeen Cross.

It’ll involve watermain installation, improvement of the road surface, new road markings, drainage and ancillary road works and traffic management measures.

The works will initially start on the hard shoulder on Monday morning with watermain installation.

During the course of the works over the next 3 months, flagmen and stop/go boards will be in place during daytime hours.

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Roscommon-Galway TD has raised serious concern over a new obstacle facing people with disabilities applying for housing adaptation grants.

Housing adaptation grants are allocated to people with disabilities by local authorities across the country to adapt their homes into a disability-friendly environment.

However, according to Independent Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice, the HSE has issued a notice that it will no longer provide Occupational Therapy reports – which are required in the grant application – for free.

Deputy Fitzmaurice says this means those in need of the grant will now have to pay for the report – which he says could cost hundreds of euro.

He says it’s an unnecessary obstacle for vulnerable people.

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A public meeting is to take place in Tuam tomorrow (Tues) to discuss plans to regenerate the area.

The meeting is led by Galway County Council and will set out a proposal for a masterplan to reinvigorate the town.

The public will have an opportunity to meet the design team and share their feedback with officials on how they feel the town can be improved.

It takes place at Tuam Library on High Street from 4pm to 8pm tomorrow.

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir are the FAI Schools Junior Cup Girls champions.

Elisha Bohan struck two second half goals as they beat Presentation Kilkenny 2-0 in Athlone.

Shauna Brennan came close to breaking the deadlock after six minutes but the sides remained scoreless at half-time.

On 55 minutes, Bohan finally got on the scoreboard and Claregalway’s success was secured when substitute Michaela McGough set up Bohan for the second on 70 minutes.

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Loughrea Educate Together campaign will hold a special meeting in the town this week.

The meeting is being held to outline the progress so far and to consider the options going forward to establish the multi-denominational primary school.

Loughrea was identified by the Department of Education as an area with sufficient parental demand for a wider choice of school patronage, in its 2013 Action Plan.

This week’s meeting will take place on Wednesday evening (11/04), in the Loughrea Family and Community Resource Centre, at half 6.

The campaign, which is still in its infancy, is growing steadily but needs more community support to progress, according group representative Susan McGrady.

More on Galway Bay fm news…

Leahy’s Pharmacy is celebrating 25 years in business!!! Congrats to all!!. Join us on Friday from 12 when we broadcast live as part of their celebrations. There’s also a whopping 25% off selected items on Friday as a thank you to loyal customers. Join Ronan Lardner from 12 noon and Alan Murphy from 3pm for great afternoon of music and giveaways. 

The death has occurred of Paddy Talty, President of the Tuam Stadium Committee and Secretary for 60 years.

Paddy Talty born in Kilkee in county Clare in 1929 and first arrived in Tuam in 1947.

He is the father of Brian, the former Galway footballer.

Galway Bay FM’s Kevin Dwyer has paid tribute to Paddy.

May He Rest In Peace

Today, Lisa Regan looked at a variety of topical issues in Galway City and County live from GMIT for International Women’s Day

Galway’s All-Ireland under 20 Football semi-final against Kerry has been confirmed for Croke Park on St. Patrick’s Day at 2pm.

It’s their first meeting since the same stage in 2017 when five Peter Cooke points, and goals from Dessie Conneely inspired the Tribesmen to a 2-14 to 2-10 victory.

Galway also won last year’s minor semi-final between the counties thanks to six Tomo Culhane scores.

Donal Ó Fatharta’s team beat Roscommon 4-13 to 0-5 last Saturday to successfully retain their Connacht title.

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The game will form the first part of a double header with Dublin taking on Tyrone at 3.45pm.

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Works are underway to resurface the badly deteriorated footpath between Kinvara Village and Dunguaire Castle.

The works will last until Friday and a stop-go system is in place.

Motorists are being advised to expect some delays if travelling in the area.

Fine Gael Councillor Joe Byrne says the current footpath has become totally unusable for pedestrians, particularly parents with buggies or those using wheelchairs.

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Saolta Hospital Group has issued a statement advising the public that outpatient, X-Ray and other scheduled appointments are going ahead at Galway Hospitals.

It’s as strict visitor restrictions are in place at UHG, Merlin Park Hospital and Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe as a result of ‘infection control measures’ introduced last week.

Saolta says services at all 3 hospitals are not impacted and all clinics and procedures are going ahead as normal.

However, it’s continuing to remind the public not to visit any hospital other than end of life situations and other exceptional circumstances.

It adds that children in particular must stay away from hospitals.

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A City Councillor says many of the ecological complaints being made against the proposed N6 city ring road project are “a load of nonsense”.

Councillor Noel Larkin says everyone is entitled to their opinion and some of the arguments being presented are logical.

However, he claims many others are a “load of nonsense” – such as the argument that the proposed ring road should not proceed as it will destroy limestone pavements along an 18km route.

He says limestone exists in hundreds of areas across Galway, including thousands of acres in Connemara – and a few kilometers for the ring road should not take priority over the needs of Galway City and its population.

Independent Councillor Larkin also argues that claims of the damage to habitats, flora and fauna are greatly exaggerated, and underestimate the proven ability of animals to adapt to changing or new environments.

It’s as an oral hearing on the project is now entering it’s fourth week at the G Hotel.

Councillor Larkin says the ring road’s affect on animals, insects, plantlife and natural features will be minimal and it’s crucial that ‘humans’ are given priority.

He says stopping the bypass would hold back development in Galway by decades.

We are very excited to be heading out to the Spring Open Day in the Hardware Department of Flynn’s of Lackagh on Saturday. Valerie Hughes starts the morning off at 9am on The Wagon Wheel and at 12 noon Marc Roberts brings The Feel Good Factor live from Flynn’s of Lackagh.

On the day the amazingly talented Fleetwood Colour Consultant Lee O’Neill will drop in from 11am-3pm and Canadia Flooring expert Michael Dwyer will be there from 10am-3pm. There will also be an in store raffle, special offers across the store and much much more.

Join us on Saturday from 9am