So Corofin got out of jail in their Galway SFC final against Tuam Stars last Sunday, writes Peter McNamara.

Corofin star Gary Sice has conceded that the back-to-back AIB All-Ireland club champions “got out of jail” in the drawn Galway final.

Tuam Stars manager Tommy Carton is confident his side have shown that All-Ireland champions Corofin are beatable after they needed Gary Sice’s late heroics to force a replay of the Galway SFC final in a cracking game at Tuam Stadium.

Corofin manager Kevin O’Brien is confident former county players Micheál Lundy and Kieran Fitzgerald will be back fit in time for their defence of the Galway SFC in two weeks.

Shane O’Donnell has rejoined the Clare senior hurling panel following his return from Harvard University last week.

Another All-Ireland title for Corofin and another one by double digits.

Corofin coasted to a third All-Ireland crown in five years, the current kingpins of club football totally outclassing a frustrated Dr Crokes side.

No-one beyond Killarney seems to have been happier than Martin Farragher with the confirmation that Dr Croke’s midfielder Johnny Buckley was free to play in Sunday’s All-Ireland club football final.

A stunning second-half display from Corofin earned the reigning All-Ireland club champions a third provincial championship title in a row this afternoon.

Corofin’s five-year reign as Galway SFC champions looked to have ended yesterday, but captain Micheál Lundy rescued them with an equaliser in the fourth minute of added time to force a replay and deny a determined Mountbellew/Moylough at Pearse Stadium.

Damien Comer’s Annaghdown will aim to halt Corofin’s bid for six successive Galway SFC titles when they face off in the semi-finals again.

COROFIN (Galway) 2-19 - NEMO RANGERS (Cork)  0-10: The ultimate final team? If Dublin right now are that exampla gratis in inter-county football, the Galway men are the equivalent at club level.

Colm Cooper thought Croke Park would suit Nemo just fine. But there was lead in the boots from the off.

Corofin coasted to their third All-Ireland senior club title in Croke Park thanks to a blitzing first-half that left Nemo Rangers reeling.

When Corofin won the AIB All-Ireland club football title three years ago, their smooth style and slick offensive play won them many new supporters.

Should Nemo secure an eighth All-Ireland crown this Saturday, there’ll be much stock placed on what the players endured during the month of December.

The contribution of Corofin’s younger brigade has been central to their Croke Park return, according to manager Kevin O’Brien.

Former Galway attacker Gary Sice has described their current forward unit as “frightening” and claimed they have the potential to do “awful damage” if they click.

Corofin (Galway) 1-6 Moorefield (Kildare) 0-6: Liam Silke’s 59th minute goal sealed a gutsy All-Ireland semi-final win for Corofin in Tullamore having been down to 14 men for 64 minutes.

Corofin’s Martin McNamara is delighted to have Kieran Molloy and Liam Silke available for today’s All-Ireland semi-final, but is disappointed that they have had to sacrifice a Sigerson Cup final, as a result.

Corofin (Galway) 2-13 Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) 1-12 (AET): These Corofin lads have a tendency to make life needlessly difficult for themselves. Rarely, though, do they fail to get the job done.

Two of the best and most consistent club sides in Connacht, went toe to toe in Tuam Stadium yesterday. Corofin produced the best and stylish football, yet they once again had to go extra-time to finish the job. Why do they make it hard on themselves, asks John Divilly.

Kevin Walsh purses his lips and starts doing the maths.

Galway 0-18 Kildare 0-16: The increasing depth of this Galway panel means Kevin Walsh has an interesting nine weeks ahead of him in attempting to piece together his strongest team.

Galway 0-14 Kildare 0-13

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“My memory is not the best,” laughs Pearse O’Neill. He’s just been asked to jog it back to the spring of 2010 when the mark last featured in inter-county Gaelic football.

Gary Sice has laid into Galway’s previous management team led by Alan Mulholland, claiming they were “jumpy” and failed to prepare the players sufficiently.

Galway forward Gary Sice says getting back into Division 1 is the number one aim for them in early 2017.

Corofin (Galway) 2-13 St Brigid’s (Roscommon) 0-5: In a way, it was a pity that referee Jerome Henry blew full-time just as Michael Farragher bore down on goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time, as another point would have given Corofin the biggest winning margin ever in a Connacht final.

Galway midfielder Tom Flynn believes his side are in a better place to win at Croke Park against Tipperary tomorrow because of the failings of 2015.

It’s been a fair while since we watched a Galway football team move with such swagger, such confidence. Too long, Gary Sice would argue.

Wily Kevin Walsh can rightly take the plaudits for this win, writes Ray Silke.

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

Galway came to Castlebar and a final 20-minute push saw them dethrone the five-time Connacht champions on a drizzly night, low on quality but high on heart and commitment from the men in maroon.