The year before Oliver Stone blinded us – and one linebacker in particular – with Any Given Sunday, Pat Comer hit us with A Year ’Til Sunday, one of the first and still finest GAA documentaries ever made.

It’s more than 100 years since Mayo have beaten Galway in five successive Connacht championship games, but another victory for the Green and Red on Sunday will match that 1909 achievement.

Galway 4-17 Tipperary 4-12

Parallels, uncanny and unavoidable.

Ireland International Rules vice-captain Aidan Walsh is refusing to contemplate his own potential club versus country dilemma.

Ireland International Rules manager Paul Earley has today confirmed that Donegal's powerhouse full-forward Michael Murphy will captain Ireland for the fast-approaching two-Test series against Australia.

Jim Gavin has drafted Paddy Andrews back into the Dublin starting 15 for tomorrow’s All-Ireland semi-final.

Dermot Earley believes inter-county players will be paid to play in the future but also maintains the commitment required to play at the top level means careers will be shorter.

Tuam Stars are the most celebrated club in Galway football.

THE Tuam Stars club and their status as a legendary GAA unit with magnificent footballers over the ages has an aura about it few clubs can match.

IT was with more than a sceptical eye that Joe Bergin saw Galway’s relegation from Allianz Division One almost swept under the carpet after the U21s’ All-Ireland win last month.

FORMER Galway great and selector Ja Fallon has admitted the county’s senior footballers are in crisis — but insists all is not lost for the Tribesmen if they lose their Allianz Division One status.

Declan Meehan has announced his retirement from senior inter-county football, bringing an end to his 14-year career with the Galway senior footballers.

ONE OF Galway’s favourite senior footballers for the past 15 years, Declan Meehan, has announced his retirement from inter-county action.

Injuries to Diarmuid Blake, Ja Fallon and Derek Savage have forced Galway to delay their team announcement for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Meath (O'Moore Park, throw-in 4pm).

Galway 0-12 Sligo 1-10

Defender Diarmuid Blake has returned to the Galway team for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final clash with Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon, throw-in 2pm).

Galway gained revenge on Mayo for their NFL semi-final defeat - winning decisively by 2-10 to 0-9 - to kickstart their Connacht SFC title bid in sunny Salthill.

Louth 0-11 Galway 1-12

Cormac Bane and Nicky Joyce shot 1-5 between them as Galway won their second successive match in NFL Division 1B, holding off a late rally from Kildare at Pearse Stadium.

Defender Brian McCormack popped over the match-winning point in a disappointing Division 1B clash in Portlaoise.

Salthill-Knocknacarra star Sean Armstrong knocked in Galway's only goal as they comprehensively beat GMIT 1-19 to 0-7 to qualify for the Connacht FBD League final today.

Galway 0-7 Leitrim 0-4

Galway got their Connacht FBD League defence off to a winning start by beating Sligo 0-13 to 0-10 in heavy rain in Tubbercurry today.

An Achilles injury is expected to keep Westmeath midfielder David O'Shaughnessy out of Saturday's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Galway at Pearse Stadium (throw-in 7pm).

Ray Silke

There are four matches down for decision in Division 1B of the National Football League today.

Former Footballer of the Year Ja Fallon was announced yesterday as a selector for Galway next year.

Galway star Ja Fallon has dropped a bombshell on his county management team by announcing his retirement from inter-county football.

Donegal 0-14, Galway1-11

Galway boss John O'Mahony has shuffled his pack ahead of Monday's All-Ireland quarter-final tie with Donegal at Croke Park - and returned Michael Donnellan to his more accustomed wing forward role.

ALLSTAR Michael Donnellan and teenage sensation Michael Meehan have been recalled to the Galway team for next Monday’s Bank of Ireland, All-Ireland SFC quarter-final showdown with Donegal at Croke Park.

Galway lead Mayo by double scores at half-time in the Connacht Final at Pearse Stadium.

The inspirational Michael Donnellan has been named in a surprising defensive role for Galway's Munster SFC clash with Leitrim on Sunday.

Dublin 0-12 Galway1-9

MICHAEL DONNELLAN is back in light training, but is still weeks away from a return to playing competitive football for Galway.

“SURE, its’ only the league.”

AUSTRALIA may have finalised its 26-man squad for the upcoming International Rules Series, but Ireland’s squad remains very much a work-in-progress.

DON'T ask him to predict the result.

Ja Fallon has lost his battle to be fit for the Connacht football final at the weekend.

Niall Buckley is set to take part in Friday’s international rules test against Australia after fears for his fitness abated today.

Galway will line out in this Sunday's Bank of Ireland Football Semi-Final against Derry as they did for the All-Ireland Quarter-Final win over Roscommon.