Not everyone is happy that Galway are playing Dublin this evening. “How come they didn’t beat Monaghan?” came the cries from the Kingdom all week. “Galway are wasting their time playing Dublin in a semi-final after their no-show against Monaghan,” is the consensus from Kerry.

Most hurling matches are a result.

The chairman of the Galway Races said that it was testimony to the stature of the annual summer festival that sponsors have been found for all 52 races, when details of this year’s festival were announced in Galway yesterday