Free-takers Joe Canning and Ger Farragher have been ruled out of the Galway team for Saturday's Leinster SHC opener against Westmeath in Mullingar.

KILKENNY 1-20 GALWAY 0-12

While their seniors will be up against it to claim the Liam McCarthy Cup later this afternoon, Galway's minor hurlers looked primed for success in their All-Ireland final joust with Limerick (Croke Park, throw-in 1.30pm).

UP TO 10% of the population cannot afford to visit their GP because of Government failure to extend medical card cover, doctors have claimed.