Michael Meehan will make his first start of this year's Championship when he lines out for Galway against Antrim in the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers tomorrow.

The most prolific winners of the Galway SFC, Tuam Stars, blasted their way past Killanin and into the third round of the 2012 campaign in Pearse Stadium yesterday.

Galway manager Alan Mulholland has announced a 31-man squad for the 2012 Football Championship, but insisted he is 'not closing the door' on any players who have not made the initial cut.

Corkman Peter Creedon is expected to be ratified as the new Tipperary senior football manager next week, replacing John Evans.

New Galway manager Alan Mulholland has selected his team for Sunday's Allianz Football League Division 2 encounter with Derry at Celtic Park (throw-in 2.30pm).

NICKY JOYCE scored three points on his return to the Galway side for the first time since 2010 as the Tribesmen defeated London in the FBD League at Ballinasloe yesterday.

Four goals in an eight-minute spell from Mayo's Danny Kirby was the highlight of the day in the Connacht FBD League as Mayo, Leitrim, Galway and Sligo claimed victories this afternoon.

A LETHAL cocktail of the very best and worst of Meath football left local supporters punch drunk as they swelled the Páirc Tailteann exits on Saturday evening.

TOMÁS Ó FLATHÁRTA refused to be drawn on his future after Galway experienced the painfully familiar feeling of an early championship exit.

BEFORE we get into the game itself, which had a tremendously exciting finale, some quick observations. Firstly, Saturday evening football has a huge amount of positives, both for supporters and players.

Meath 0-11 Galway 0-10

Galway boss Tomas O'Flatharta has made a host of changes for their All-Ireland Football Qualifier with Meath tomorrow.

FORMER All-Ireland winning Galway selector Stephen Joyce has described the county’s Connacht SFC semi-final loss to Mayo as “up there with the worst performances I have ever seen”.

RARELY in the long and storied history of this age-old rivalry has the result been so important at such a relatively early stage in the season.

THIS GAME, either with boot or pen, has led me to many wonderful, exhilarating and uplifting games of Gaelic football.

Mayo 1-12 Galway 1-06

Galway manager Tomás Ó Flatharta has finalised his team for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Mayo in Castlebar (throw-in 2pm).

AS ALL-IRELAND U21-winning celebrations go, Colin Forde’s can be ranked as mild.

GALWAY 0-15 DUBLIN 2-09

Armagh 0-18 Galway 1-20, Athletic Grounds, Allianz Football League

AN inevitable outcome in the end for a game which promised a twist in the tale for long periods before Galway went the same way as boxer Willie Casey on Saturday night without any ‘big bang’ involved.

Galway 0-13 Cork 0-16

AS KERRY’s management watched their charges warm down after this bloodless victory, the chat quickly moved beyond the opposition and onto matters more pressing.

Kerry 0-16 Galway 0-08

Galway 0-12 Mayo 2-14

Down 2-11 Galway 1-09

Monaghan 0-19 Galway 0-14

FEW in the 5,000 at the Galway SFC semi-finals last September who gave Joe Kernan a rapturous welcome when, in an impromptu moment by football board chairman John Joe Holleran, he was introduced to the crowd, could have envisaged the Tribesmen’s 2010 championship would implode in such a dramatic fashion.

Galway 0-13 Wexford 1-11

Galway 2-13 New York 0-12

GALWAY were pushed all the way by 13-man New York in a physical encounter at Gaelic Park but the biggest shock in decades was prevented by a vintage display from Páraic Joyce.

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In his first managerial position since stepping down as Armagh manager in August 2007, Joe Kernan's Galway side cantered past New York last night to collect the Connacht FBD League title.

New York 0-4 Galway 1-18

DESPITE collecting four Connacht titles since their last big success in 2001, Galway have not won a single game in Croke Park or passed the All-Ireland quarter final stage.

Galway manager Liam Sammon has tweaked things for Sunday's Connacht SFC final against Mayo at Pearse Stadium (throw-in 4pm).

Galway 1-13 Sligo 0-12

Galway 1-18 London 1-07

DARRAGH Ó SÉ could return for Kerry against Galway in Sunday’s Allianz NFL clash at Austin Stack Park, Tralee.

Derry 0-13 Galway 2-7

Tyrone 0-8 Galway 0-10

Galway 3-12 Dublin 0-13

Galway 2-10 Westmeath 0-11

FBD Connacht League, Ballinasloe 10/1/2009 Galway vs Leitrim Galway's Cormac Bane tackled by James Glancy and declan Maxwell of Leitrim Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan