Pearse Stadium is the principal GAA stadium in Galway, Ireland. The Galway GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams use the stadium for their home games. The stadium, amongst others in the province of Connacht, is also used for games in the Connacht Senior Football Championship
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Galway GAA are one of the 32 county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and for the Galway county teams.
Damien Hayes is an Irish sportsman. He played as a corner-forward on the Galway senior hurling team from 2001 to 2015.
David Collins is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a right corner-back for the Galway senior team. He joined the team in 2004 and has been a regular member until 2016.
Joseph Cooney is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Galway senior team.
John Commins is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team.
Shane Casey is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Dunhill and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.
P. J. Molloy is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Galway senior team.
Anthony Cunningham is a former hurler who has since managed various Gaelic football and hurling teams. He is the current manager of the Roscommon county football team. He is the only manager to lead a football team and a hurling team to provincial titles in two different provinces.
Cathal Moore is an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Turloughmore and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from the 1990s until the 2000s where he played centre-forward and centre-back. Moore currently works as a hurling analyst with TG4 and is principal in Presentation College, Athenry.
Thomas "Tom" Donohue is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Offaly senior team.
James Regan is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club St Thomas's and has been a member of the Galway senior inter-county team since 2011.
The 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, the deciding game of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, was played on 9 September 2012 at Croke Park, Dublin. The final was contested by first-time Leinster Champions Galway and Kilkenny, the defeated Leinster finalists and defending All-Ireland champions.
Aonghus Callanan is an Irish sportsman. He played for the Galway senior hurlers from 2005 to 2013. He plays club hurling with Liam Mellows and his gaelic football with Salthill-Knocknacarra.
Fergal Moore is an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Galway senior team.
Iarla Tannian is an Irish hurler who currently plays at centre back for the Galway senior team.
Jonathan Glynn is a former Irish hurler who played as a forward for the Galway senior team.
Pádraig Kelly is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the Galway senior inter-county team. He scored two points in the 1993 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final defeat against Kilkenny and won an All Star award in 1993, being picked in the left half back position.
Éanna Burke is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for the Galway senior team.
The Galway county hurling team represents Galway in hurling and is governed by Galway GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League. It formerly competed in the abolished Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, winning the last title in 1999.
