Galway boss Micheál Donoghue had some special praise for his players after today's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final victory over Clare.

The Tribesmen powered to a 2-17 to 0-17 win in Thurles to bounce back from their Leinster final defeat to Kilkenny and set-up a semi-final against Tipperary at Croke Park next month.

"We can't control (criticism)," Donoghue told RTÉ Sport. "When we get defeats we're our own worst critics.

"We're continuously trying to set high standards and all we're trying to is have a Galway team that's competitive and that the people can be proud of. Today the boys worked really hard and I was delighted with it.

"We've a good panel. As I've said since I came, the boys, their attitude and application has been top class and I'm proud of them today."

He added: "The early goal in the second half really gave us the platform to push on. Their work rate was just savage; I'm delighted for them.

"The prize of today was to get into the semi-final. Tipp had a huge, emphatic victory in the Munster final. At least now we can look forward to it and we're delighted to do so."

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