Conor Whelan
139 results

Kilkenny and Galway to go again after first final draw in 25 years
- Hurling
- July 1, 2018, 20:25
Kilkenny 0-18 Galway 0-18 Draws and replays: there are always some for whom they beat the alternative but working out who got what out Sunday’s Leins(...)

Nicky English: Galway have to show that there are no chinks left
- Gaelic Games
- June 30, 2018, 09:00
As a preliminary point, I would repeat that I can’t see why both of these provincial finals can’t be played on separate days. There are so few big hur(...)

Galway hold off Dublin’s second-half revival in Salthill
- Hurling
- June 9, 2018, 21:51
Galway 0-26 Dublin 2-19 Galway needed every one of Jason Flynn’s 11 points to shake off the challenge of Dublin in the Leinster hurling championship (...)

Galway provide day of reckoning for Kilkenny in Salthill
- Hurling
- May 27, 2018, 19:58
Galway 1-22 Kilkenny 2-11 It used to be that on fine days, Salthill was hellish only for its traffic. On this evidence it is set to become quite the (...)

Galway's sluggish start still more than enough to overcome spirited Offaly
- Hurling
- May 14, 2018, 07:45
Leinster SHC Galway 5-18 Offaly 2-15 This was neither the best Galway could have hoped for nor the worst they could have feared. They didn’t need to(...)

Rusty Galway take their time before blowing Offaly away
- Hurling
- May 12, 2018, 21:11
Leinster SHC: Galway 5-18 Offaly 2-15 An untidy night’s work from Galway and yet look at the scoreboard. They stuck five goals on an Offaly team for (...)

Hurling predictions: Who will lift Liam MacCarthy this summer?
- Hurling
- May 6, 2018, 09:30
Seán Moran Do you expect the new provincial format to be a success? Yes. Hurling is currently very competitive in Munster and more so than usual in (...)

Wexford take out holders Galway and set sights on Kilkenny
- Hurling
- March 24, 2018, 17:23
Wexford 1-23 Galway 0-23 This was a game Wexford would probably have lost a couple of years ago but on Saturday afternoon at Innovate Wexford Park th(...)

Galway put to the pin of their collar again
- Hurling
- February 3, 2018, 21:16
Galway 2-18 Laois 0-17 Two first-half goals from Conor Whelan proved crucial as All-Ireland champions Galway did just enough to see off the brave cha(...)

Moments of the year: Joe Cool when everything was on the line
- Hurling
- December 24, 2017, 17:00
Highlight It’s a terrific picture: Joe Canning has hit a winning point from virtually the first row of the Cusack Stand in the last seconds of injury(...)