Local sport 2022

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Across
  1. 2. The pool in Leisureland is named after this man (6)
  2. 3. Connacht and Ireland's new cutting-edge player (4)
  3. 5. This Red is off to Oz in 2023 (5)
  4. 8. Oaks winner that set a new track record in Galway (4,4)
  5. 10. The home of snooker in the city
  6. 11. Moycullen man at the helm in the Showgrounds (7)
  7. 16. Irish senior men's 200m indoor champion (2,7)
  8. 17. Our latest world champion rower (5,1,5)
  9. 19. Purcell and Stockwell were Terrible (5)
  10. 20. Patrick would have been proud of these back-to-back All-Ireland champions (10)
  11. 21. Saint after which Loughrea GAA ground is named (7)
  12. 22. sizeable fruit was the birthplace of United's manager (3,4)
  13. 25. The first five-in-a-row hurling club (9)
  14. 28. Captain made a lasting impression in Lansdowne in 1991 (5)
  15. 29. North Galway town is home of the Connacht intermediate champions (7)
  16. 30. Home club of Galway's hurling captain in 2022 (12)
  17. 32. Irish waterpolo coach based in Galway (6)
  18. 33. Golfer had an eye OPENing season (5,7)
  19. 38. The intermediate camogie player of the year (8)
  20. 39. Triple Crown captain from 82 and 85 (10)
  21. 41. the leading trainer in Ballybrit in the summer (7)
  22. 42. New Galway United WFC manager (5)
  23. 43. Galway great has turned into a Rebel (5,5)
  24. 44. Loughrea woman had a seven year wait for her Berlin gold (9)
Down
  1. 1. Henry's home club (9)
  2. 4. One of four sets of Galway brothers to win All-Star awards in hurling (6)
  3. 6. the elder of the great related golfers was better known by this sobriquet (7)
  4. 7. Galway's Gaelic football club champions lift this cup
  5. 9. university's magical basketball team (7)
  6. 12. city fighter who is European champion (6)
  7. 13. This Ronan is a Swan (7)
  8. 14. Salthill's Connacht Junior Cup champions in 2022 (5)
  9. 15. sport of choice of our flag-bearer in Atlanta back in 96(6)
  10. 16. You can play the Beautiful Game in these city woods (6)
  11. 18. Where Galway stand on the list of all-time Sam Maguire winners (5)
  12. 21. Tom Brady would love this Connacht club (10)
  13. 23. A home in Birmingham for the late, great, Chick (5)
  14. 24. Galway's only senior camogie All-Star in 2022 (5)
  15. 26. local firm that sponsors Galway rally (6,3)
  16. 27. A royal-sounding settlement took the stoutest racing prize (5,4)
  17. 29. Gort's world champion boxer (5)
  18. 30. Collective nickname for all males from these parts, especially of the Rugby League variety (9)
  19. 31. United's captain in 2022 (9)
  20. 34. Galway's former Olympian is new president of rowing Ireland (7)
  21. 35. home of Galway Cricket Club (7)
  22. 36. city where Connacht Rugby had its greatest day in 2016 (9)
  23. 37. Led Galway's hurlers to three of their five senior All-Ireland titles (7)
  24. 40. The home of our Ireland's own brand of All Blacks (7)