Galway ace Shane Walsh could be set to make his return from injury for the Tribesmen when they take on Dublin in the opening round of the All-Ireland SFC series group stage this weekend.
A powerful first half performance from Galway saw them put Mayo to the sword in the TG4 Connacht SFC at Tuam Stadium in a contest which was essentially decided by half-time.
Galway are Connacht senior football champions for the fourth year in-a-row after holding off Mayo's second-half comeback for a 1-17 to 1-15 victory in Castlebar today.
A ruthlessly efficient first ten minutes delivered 1-8 without reply and laid the foundations for an emphatic Galway victory over Leitrim in Round 2 of the TG4 Connacht Senior Football Championship at Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada.
Galway bounced back from last weekend's disappointing loss to Kilkenny by handing Offaly a 2-25 to 1-14 defeat in Tullamore this evening to get up and running in the Leinster senior hurling championship.
It was a daytime stroll for Cork in the Very Camogie League Division 1A final, as they held the upper hand in most sectors of the field against a strangely flat Galway to win by more double scores and claim the county's first title in a dozen years.
When Galway ran out onto the pitch for the Very Camogie League Division 1A final last year, the woman that captained them to victory in the 2023 decider was confined to sideline duties, wearing a bib and carrying water bottles.
Lynsey Noone and player of the match Roisin Leonard bagged second half goals at Croke Park on Saturday afternoon as Galway came from behind against Cork to secure the Lidl National Football League Division 2 title.
This weekend sees three provincial senior football championship quarter-finals and all four Ladies National Football League finals available for fans to watch live.
Sligo moved into the knock-out stages of the Connacht U20 football championship after handing Leitrim a 5-17 to 2-22 defeat in Drumshanbo yesterday evening.