Galway GAA power rankings: Rating best senior, intermediate and junior championship teams

Loughrea's Neil Keary is chased by St Thomas' Bernard Burke during  2025 county senior semi-final at Kenny Park, Athenryplaceholder image
Loughrea's Neil Keary is chased by St Thomas' Bernard Burke during 2025 county senior semi-final at Kenny Park, Athenry | Joe O’Shaughnessy

There are some spicy GAA fixtures over the weekend across all groups

The hurling GAA club championship is upon us and while the Tribesmen fell short to Limerick just over two weeks ago, all club men are back in action.

There are some spicy fixtures over the weekend across all groups.

In senior you have: Moycullen v Gort; Tommy Larkins v Loughrea; Cappataggle v Liam Mellows; Craughwell v Clarinbridge; Sarsfield v Castlegar; Oranmore Maree v St Thomas; Ardrahan v Killimordaly and Turloughmore v Athenry.

While intermediate also hosts some big clashes: Kilconieron v Beagh; Skehana Mountbellew Moylough v Mullagh; Kinvara v Ahascragh Fohenagh; Portumna v Meelick Eyrecourt; Rahoon Newcastle v Ballindereen; Padraig Pearses v Ballygar; Carnmore v Tynagh Abbey Duniry and Killiore v Kilnadeema Leitrim.

Our own GAA expert Paul Shaughnessy - who fronts the excellent ‘The Maroon and White Podcast’ - has put together a GAA power rankings, rating the best of the teams across senior, intermediate and junior hurling in Galway.

GAA Senior:

1. Loughrea

2. St Thomas

3. Turloughmore

4. Clarinbridge

5. Sarsfield

6. Tommy Larkins

7. Oranmore Maree

8. Craughwell

9. Athenry

10. Castlegar

11. Ardrahan

12. Cappataggle

13. Gort

14. Liam Mellows

15. Killimordaly

16. Moycullen

GAA Intermediate:

1. Kilconieron

2. Ahascragh Fohenagh

3. Portumna

4. Kilnadeema Leitrim

5. Ballindereen

6. Mullagh

7. Tynagh Abbey Duniry

8. Meelick Eyrecourt

9. Ballygar

10. Padraig Pearses

11. Kinvara

12. Skehana Mountbellew Moylough

13. Carnmore

14. Killimor

15. Beagh

16. Rahoon Newcastle

GAA Junior:

1. Sylane

2. Abbeyknockmoy

3. Kilbecanty

4. Annaghdown

6. Micheal Breathnach

7. Kiltormer

8. Salthill Knocknacarra

9. Bearna-Na Forbacha

10. An Spideal

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