Galway hurling manager Shane O’Neill has received a boost with Joe Canning set to be available for next Sunday’s clash with Tipperary in Salthill.

Galway hurlers are likely to be boosted by the return of Daithí and David Burke in time for their NHL clash with All-Ireland champions Tipperary next week, but Shane O’Neill is planning without the services of Joseph Cooney and John Hanbury for the foreseeable future.

Damien Comer will start his first game for Galway since the 2018 All-Ireland semi-final loss to Dublin when he lines out against Kerry in Tralee on Saturday evening.

"I honestly don’t know if I could adopt those tactics but it is something we will seriously consider after watching that game."

Galway defender John Daly said their clash against Kerry under lights in Tralee next Saturday night will give them a good indication of how they are progressing under new manager Pádraic Joyce.

Our writers pick out eight talking points from the opening weekend of Allianz League action.

John Fogarty previews Division 1 of the Allianz Football League.

In the end, Kilcoo had just too many holes to plug against Corofin.

Forget the destination, it was the journey that thrilled Kevin O’Brien.

It was far from pretty this time but the effectiveness of this Corofin team is now beyond question.

Kilcoo trained on New Year’s Eve night and would have trained on Christmas Day too if their management team hadn’t called a halt.

Corofin forward Jason Leonard is heeding the advice of his sister Tracey and is intent on stockpiling as many winners medals as possible while he has the opportunity.

Ballyhale Shamrocks captain Michael Fennelly has added his voice to the criticism of the condensed club calendar, bemoaning that Christmas was “cancelled” as the prepared for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final win over Slaughtneil.

The Intermediate and Junior Football semi-finals take place this Saturday, with Kerry and Monaghan represented in both grades.

What a pity the game in Ennis on Saturday wasn’t delayed by 15 minutes.

An off day, that was Nemo manager Paul O’Donovan’s summation of his team’s Ennis endeavours.

On they march, the untouchables from north Galway now just an hour from history.

Kilcoo’s enchanting story has one more intriguing chapter to be written, and it will be penned in Croke Park when they meet defending champions Corofin in the All-Ireland Club SFC final.

With this latest fence safely negotiated, Corofin are within one hour of becoming the first club football team to win three consecutive All-Ireland titles.

John Fogarty previews the weekend's GAA fixtures.

Tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC club semi-final pits two of the country's best footballing sides into an Ennis bearpit. These three match-ups may decide which emerges, writes John Divilly.

Paul O’Donovan, manager of the Nemo Rangers team will this Saturday attempt to bring an end to Corofin’s charge to become the first club football side to take ownership of the Andy Merrigan Cup three years in succession.

TG4 has announced details of 52 GAA games they will cover in early 2020, including 30 Allianz League matches.

Christmas has come early for the grassroots GAA in Munster with over €1.3m allocated in this year's development grant scheme.

The Galway defender has found himself in a bind in recent seasons due to the success of both his club Corofin and college side NUIG.

A welcome case of having saved their best till last, according to Luke Connolly

With one old score comprehensively settled, redemption will again be foremost on Nemo minds when they step into the ring with Corofin early in the New Year.

Corofin are just 120 minutes away from becoming the first football or hurling club to win three All-Ireland senior titles in a row, but they still know how to celebrate their successes after Sunday’s Connacht final victory over Pádraig Pearse’s.

This year’s championship journey has been far from routine for Corofin, but yet again Kevin O’Brien’s side figured out the route to victory as they stretched their advantage at the top of the awards table with a tenth Connacht senior club title.

Kerry GAA officials decided not to allow TV coverage of their County SFC final over concerns about the impact on the attendance.

Alan Plunkett’s goal less than a minute into the second half proved the decisive score as Ballintubber set up a mouthwatering clash with All-Ireland champions Corofin in Sunday’s Connacht club football championship semi-final.

There has been plenty of uncertainty and upheaval in Galway GAA in recent months, but when it comes to Corofin some things never change. They needed a replay for the second year in a row, but for the first time in their history Corofin won their seventh county senior title in a row.

Your guide to all the weekend's main GAA fixtures

Yesterday saw Paul Kerrigan win his eighth Cork SFC medal, 14 years after he picked up his first back in 2005.

So Corofin got out of jail in their Galway SFC final against Tuam Stars last Sunday, writes Peter McNamara.

Corofin star Gary Sice has conceded that the back-to-back AIB All-Ireland club champions “got out of jail” in the drawn Galway final.

Tuam Stars manager Tommy Carton is confident his side have shown that All-Ireland champions Corofin are beatable after they needed Gary Sice’s late heroics to force a replay of the Galway SFC final in a cracking game at Tuam Stadium.

Galway GAA chiefs are coming under pressure to grant a forensic investigation into the county board’s finances.

Tuam Stars manager Tommy Carton insists they have nothing to lose when they face All-Ireland champions Corofin after their outstanding Galway SFC semi-final win over Maigh Cuilinn at Pearse Stadium.

Corofin manager Kevin O’Brien is confident former county players Micheál Lundy and Kieran Fitzgerald will be back fit in time for their defence of the Galway SFC in two weeks.

Not that Paul O’Donovan is suffering déjà vu, but he feels the same quiet confidence about his Nemo Rangers side going into today’s quarter-final with champions St Finbarr’s as he did 12 months ago.

All-Ireland champions Corofin extended their unbeaten run in the Galway SFC to 42 games.

NA PIARSAIGH overcame the second-half sending off of Ronan Lynch to see off Kilmallock

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