Mixed messages. Galway hurling has had its fill of them this last while. After last July’s Leinster Final defeat to Kilkenny, Anthony Cunningham let it be known he had told Brian Cody at the final whistle Galway would see them again in the All-Ireland final. It turned out he was right although later in the month, captain Andy Smith said his manager had made “strange comments”.

Galway 50 Dublin 47: A second quarter flashpoint enlivened the AIG Fenway Hurling Classic between Dublin and Galway in Boston, the sin bin filling up after a major skirmish in front of the Dublin goal.

Jessica Toonkel reveals how TV networks in America are now measuring viewers’ biometrics and brain waves in the war to preserve their advertising market share and win viewers back from the online world.

The Irish Men’s gymnasts have successfully progressed through to the next stage of 2016 Olympic Games qualification from the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.

Former Galway manager John McIntyre yesterday revealed captain David Collins, vice-captain Andy Smith and 2014 captain Joe Canning and David Burke as the four players who informed Anthony Cunningham that the squad did not want him to continue as manager.

Galway County Board officials are hoping the possibility of alterations to Anthony Cunningham’s backroom team will appease the players and persuade them to get behind the manager.

Kilkenny 1-22 Galway 1-18: A story of two halves and a familiar ending.

Galway needed to be in touch as the game entered the crucial last ten minutes but they faded badly when they needed to kick on, having impressed when leading by three points at half-time.

If Galway’s management is concerned about their inside defence, Brian Cody may have similar concerns about his own, writes Donal O’Grady.

A summer entertainment has been observing Dónal Óg Cusack and Liam Sheedy conduct an Open University course ‘How To Beat Kilkenny’ on The Sunday Game.

It was Johnny Glynn’s dispossession of Pádraic Maher two minutes from the end of normal time that told David Collins he’d see Croke Park in September.

Kilkenny’s last two All-Ireland successes haven’t been replicated in the All Stars honour lists, where the runners-up in both years, Galway in 2012 and Tipperary last year, trumped them. As of now, Kilkenny look set to take the lion’s share of personal honours but Galway have plenty of strong contenders too.

Harsh lessons learned from Kilkenny down the years were central to this Galway victory, according to winning-captain Andy Smith.

Proprioception: 

Andy Smith is a Galway veteran with 11 seasons of senior service under his belt.

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

The GAA.ie website’s entertaining Round The Square feature has asked a host of hurling and football stars what they’d change about themselves.

Traditionally, a bit of a crew from Clarecastle always go to Galway for the Monday of race week — when hurling and life allows, of course — which often seems to coincide with another Galway hurling post-mortem.

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

Jane* has heard her children being called “monkeys”; the father of a toddler who has profound disabilities as a result of injuries sustained during her birth, has said that her life has been destroyed; Turkey has blocked access to Twitter to prevent the broadcast of images of a bomb blast which killed 32 people earlier this week. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

Yes, even Andy Smith was taken aback when he heard that Anthony Cunningham had publicly revealed he told Brian Cody after the Leinster final he would greet him next on the Croke Park sideline in September.

Galway 2-15 Kilkenny 1-25

In the end, it seemed fair that this pair should get a second chance to redeem themselves after a disappointing showing.

Those of you who’ve been keeping a close eye on Waterford of late will know what to expect tomorrow. Those of who you haven’t merely need to study the photograph above.

Waterford booked their place in the league semi-finals as they weathered a Galway revival in the second half to emerge as eight-point victors.

Tipperary 2-18 Galway 0-20: The vagaries of February hurling were as bracing in Semple Stadium yesterday as the breeze which swirled towards the Town End.

Allianz Hurling League Division 1A: Galway 2-15 Clare 1-17: Sideline tensions as Galway’s Jason Flynn lines up a free in injury time which he converted.

Dublin SFC final

Let’s begin with what each team is not.

Management Moves

Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy is almost certain to miss Sunday’s Leinster decider against Dublin, according to manager Brian Cody.

For the second week in succession, Kilkenny played Galway at O’Connor Park in Tullamore in a Leinster championship semi-final and for the second week in succession, the Cats were well in control as the game entered the closing stages.

Under fierce pressure, expect Brian Cody’s Cats to come out fighting this evening

Galway hurler Niall Healy has been ruled out for the remainder of the year with cruciate ligament damage.

Galway hurler Joe Canning believes their failure to translate club success onto the inter-county stage has been "blown out of proportion".

Kilkenny 1-16 Galway 0-15

Kilkenny and Galway both come into this afternoon’s national league semi-final hoping to continue their rebuilding process having endured traumatic championship exits last year.

Galway captain Joe Canning is in a race against time to be fit for Sunday’s league quarter-final clash with Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.

Clare have named 12 of their All-Ireland winning team for tomorrow’s Division 1A league opener against Kilkenny in Ennis.

Eoghan Cormican takes a look at each county ahead of the club championship.

Portumna 3-12 Loughrea 0-14