On the evening of the Clare-Wexford game two weeks ago, I left Cork and headed straight to Whitegate, the last outpost in east Clare, right on the Galway border.

WHEN France won football’s World Cup in 1998 with a sprinkling of Arsenal players, an English tabloid famously produced the headline: Arsenal 3 Brazil 0.

Galway will need their full artillery on show when they take on Leinster champions Kilkenny on August 21, and that could mean a recall for two-time All-star Kevin Broderick.

Former Galway hurling skipper Liam Hodgins has aggravated a thumb injury and faces another spell on the sidelines.