Sunday is a big day for Claregalway and Menlough who meet in the IFC final at Pearse Stadium (throw-in 4pm).

Relegated last year, Claregalway are seeking an immediate return to the senior ranks, while 2006 intermediate champions Menlough are bidding to get back up into the top flight for the first time since 2008. Claregalway have recovered from a shaky start when they lost to Oughterard to make the final, while Menlough have remained unbeaten throughout the campaign.

"We are not playing too bad this year and that has helped us, maybe, to grind out wins in a lot more games," Menlough manager Pat Carty noted in the Connacht Tribune.

"We have found that playing in the senior league has exposed us to a higher class of football and, in fairness, the lads have responded really well to it. So it has definitely improved our game." Tweet

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