The changing of the managerial guard is the dominant theme going into tomorrow tonight’s FAI Cup second sound action.

Galway hurling manager Micheál Donoghue has been given a two-year contract extension and is set to lead the Tribesmen in 2020 as they bid to bounce back from their earliest championship exit in over half a century.

This Galway football team has yet to fulfil its potential, according to half-back Gary O’Donnell.

Davy Fitzgerald has been dividing opinion since the days of my childhood.

The questions which Ger Cushe pose have been asked before. The ever so slight frustration in his tone has been heard before also.

The Joe Show, that most popular one-man production which has been enthralling crowds since the middle of the last decade, ain’t running these next two months.

As the championship has now officially thrown in, we’re sure to get another barrage of negative commentary about the inequality of the inter-county football showpiece competition in the coming weeks, as top tier teams devour some of the also-rans.

Galway football captain Damien Comer, who has not featured for the county this year because of an ankle injury, is hopeful of making his comeback in the Connacht final, should the Tribesmen reach a fourth successive provincial decider.

Not exactly get out of jail but Waterford gave Galway the slip thanks to a slack second-half from the Tribesmen in Nowlan Park.

Galway’s tortuous search for a balance between defensive security and offensive potency took a painful hit as they missed out on a place in the Division One league final.

A 74th minute strike from Shane Bennett decided a game of two halves in stormy weather at Walsh Park this afternoon.

Monaghan advanced to their first All-Ireland semi-final in 30 years with a superb double scores win over Galway at Pearse Stadium in Salthill.

With Shane Walsh in top form, Galway survived a rocky opening half to storm past Roscommon and claim a second Conancht title of Kevin Walsh’s tenure.

Gaelic football, and sport in general, can be all consuming for those of us at the coalface. Whether you are a player, coach, supporter or anything in between, we allow everything from training to games, and from stats to systems dominate our priorities all too often.

David Burke will bid to play himself into the annals of Galway GAA after it was confirmed he will continue as captain of the hurlers as they try to retain the All-Ireland title.

Galway scored their 13th ever league win over Tyrone when they led throughout a tough contest at Tuam Stadium.

It was the Tuesday evening after Galway’s All-Ireland final win that the magnitude of their achievement finally registered with Conor Cooney.

Waterford went a point up ten minutes into the second half. It had been tit for tat in the second period, but from that point on Galway had the scoring power to creep ahead and the experience to see out the game.

Uncle Mo and Ian — a little bit of literary licence is required with Ian, who I’ll get to later — are two impostors that will have a bearing on the semi-final tomorrow, writes Donal O’Grady.

Cork City’s incredible winning run since the start of the season came to an end in their 13th fixture away to Galway United at Eamonn Deacy Park tonight.

There was a time, of course, when Galway-Tipperary had a toxic edge to it. So toxic, in fact, that a man could be endangered even when mowing his lawn.

Galway United 2, Bohemians 0: Galway United ended a run of five games without a win last night as goals from Armin Aganovic and Kevin Devaney sealed a deserved win for the Tribesmen, which lifts them back into the top half of the Premier Division.

Michael Moynihan has been in touch with PwC and collected the envelope. Opening it and seeing the bribe was not as big as expected, he decided to just release his much-anticipated End of Season awards, now known by absolutely nobody as the Moynies.

Galway 3-16 Roscommon 0-14: Sit up and take notice, was the Galway message. And in clinical style was it delivered.

Galway 2-19 Offaly 2-9: It was a day when Galway did all that was required of them and not a lot more to advance to a Leinster final meeting with Kilkenny in a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland decider.

Dublin, Galway, Offaly and Wexford are through to next Sunday's Bord na Móna Walsh Cup semi-finals.

Galway’s future in the Leinster hurling championship has been placed in doubt with two clubs from the county submitting proposals to withdraw from the province in 2017 if they are not granted equal status.

Former Tipperary manager Eamon O’Shea has dismissed speculation linking him with a role in the new Galway senior hurling set-up.

Limerick 1-20 Galway 0-17: Limerick hero Tom Morrissey kept coming back to one word when describing the secret to his team’s victory over a fancied Galway at Semple Stadium on Saturday night.

Galway’s cry for justice proved the loudest in an awe-inspiring All-Ireland semi-final that should live long in the memories of the 58,495 in attendance.

The Galway hurlers have matured this summer, selector Damian Curley believes.

Tipperary hurling manager Eamon O’Shea says forward Noel McGrath is “in the mix” for Sunday week’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Galway.

Whatever about their role as hurling’s enigmatic force, Galway’s results at the quarter-final juncture cannot be called into question.

Damien Comer’s second-half goal proved decisive as Galway marched on in the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers, a three points win at the Athletic Grounds earning them a place in tomorrow's third round draw.

Not for the first time this season, confusion surrounded Bray Wanderers last night with manager Trevor Croly understood to have quit ahead of this evening’s Airtricity League fixture in Limerick (6.30pm).

A blistering second-half start – in which the visitors hit an unanswered 1-3 – powered Mayo to a fifth consecutive championship win over Galway this afternoon.

The second James Owens blew the final whistle on Laois’ stunning nine-point defeat of Offaly in Sunday’s Leinster quarter-final, man of the match Willie Hyland made a beeline towards his manager.

Laois 0-29 Offaly 0-20: A little over a week ago, Laois hurling was at a crossroads, with the significant progress made in the past three years on the brink of being washed away in one fell swoop.