Galway manager Kevin Walsh said that the suggestion that this season’s Connacht championship is the most competitive in years is wide of the mark, because Mayo are still much better than their rivals.

Galway manager Kevin Walsh is relieved to have the first championship win under his belt as he bids to take the Tribesmen on their longest route ever to a Connacht title.

It is little wonder the innovation has been described as a “no brainer” by one prominent racing journalist and yet until last summer, there was no independent horse racing radio station bringing live commentary from every race in Ireland and the UK, as well as interviews and analysis.