Galway have been refused permission to hold home games in the Leinster hurling championship, the Irish Examiner reports.

Galway manager Tony Ward has described Saturday’s opponents as  one of the best U21 hurling teams of all time.

Galway 0-21 Dublin 0-19 (after extra time): On many levels Galway required this win. There was last week’s senior disappointment, last week’s minor disappointment and the disappointment suffered at this very juncture for the last four Augusts.

Old ally Johnny Kelly has advised Anthony Cunningham to “admit defeat” and depart his position as Galway senior hurling manager.

It’s not the malaise that shadows the Galway senior hurling team that exercises Tony Keady most. 

If he was to end up as the answer to a GAA quiz question, Damien Comer couldn’t be too surprised.

Galway 2-10 Kildare 2-5

2012 has already been a marquee year for Kilkenny’s Cillian Buckley, the year he made the breakthrough to senior.

There’s something to be said for naming the same starting 15 week after week after week – in fact there’s a lot to be said for it.

This was a big win for Galway in Mullingar yesterday, an expected win with 10 points to spare, and yet when it was all over it was probably Westmeath manager Brian Hanley who would have felt most pleased.

Westmeath staged a passionate and purposeful comeback to win Saturday’s lively Leinster SHC clash at Mullingar.

HIS present and his future are maroon but Barry Daly’s roots are lilywhite.

A FLATTERING scoreline for Galway in this Leinster SHC quarter-final in Mullingar on Saturday.

GALWAY hurling star Joe Canning has opted to ignore medical advice despite being hampered by a groin injury that requires a year-long absence to heal.

Connacht have strengthened their backroom team with a new skills and fitness coach and two new physios joining Michael Bradley's side.

THERE was a period in the early noughties when the most famous left-corner-back in hurling was Galway’s Ollie Canning. He won three All-Star awards, but it should have been at least four, possibly five, as the Portumna speedster won nationwide renown for his deeds in snuffing out the threat of one great corner-forward after another.

Galway 4-21 Cork 2-18, Semple Stadium

Galway will boast an unchanged line-up for Sunday's Erin All-Ireland under-21 hurling final against champions Kilkenny.

Galway 1-19 Cork 1-13

MORE than a decade after watching twin brother Michael establish himself on the Galway hurling team, Liam Donoghue is all the more conscious of making the most of his time at the top level.

PADJOE WHELAHAN was last night ratified as the new manager of the Limerick senior hurling team for a two-year period.