Galway 3-13 Clare 1-11: It’s six years since Galway lost their top flight status and while they are now in the driving seat to make a return, manager Kevin Walsh is not getting too excited just yet.

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.

Corofin might not have expected the call to have come as early as it did but they know it was always a case of when not if Mayo would rap on Stephen Rochford’s door.

Corofin (Galway) 4-14 St Mary’s (Sligo) 2-6: Classy Corofin cruised into a second successive Connacht club SFC decider as the reigning All-Ireland champions were just too good for Sligo outfit St Mary’s in a one-sided provincial semi-final at Markievicz Park.

Michael Lundy and Martin Farragher found the net for Corofin as the All-Ireland club champions beat Tuam Stars 2-9 to 0-11 in a tense Galway SFC quarter-final replay.

No matter how you look at it, this evening’s All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park between Donegal and Mayo will be an era-defining game.

Donegal 3-12 Galway 0-11

Well, there it went, just like that, in something of a whimper.

Mayo 1-15 Galway 2-8: A welcome return of the fire and brimstone long associated with this age-old football rivalry, even if Mayo’s dominance continues to reach unprecedented heights.

It is more than 100 years since Mayo last beat Galway five times in succession in championship football.

Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan has failed to overcome a groin injury and will sit out their Ulster football championship preliminary round clash away to Donegal on Sunday.

NEW YORK 0-8 GALWAY 2-18: Damien Comer inspired Galway as they advanced to face Leitrim in the quarter-final of the Connacht SFC after a leisurely victory over New York at Gaelic Park in the Bronx last night.

Former Galway captain Michael Meehan has conceded he’s ‘unlikely’ to revive his inter-county career.

AIB All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final: Corofin (Galway) 1-14 St Vincent’s (Dublin) 1-9: Strange as it sounds now, there was a time when Corofin were regarded as a defensive team. The Donegal of the Galway club scene.

Corofin produced an hour of scintillating football to put an end to St Vincent’s reign as AIB All-Ireland senior club football champions.

Corofin 2-13 Ballintubber 1-7

Corofin (Galway) 7-20 Aughawillan (Leitrim) 0-6

Corofin and Ballintubber will meet in the AIB Connacht Senior Football Final for the second time since 2011 on November 23, following wins over Aughawillan and St Brigids respectively this afternoon.

Corofin 5-12 St Michael’s 0-9

Holders Corofin, winners of a dozen Galway SFC titles in the past 23 years, remain on course to retain their crown after an emphatic 4-14 to 0-2 semi-final win over Milltown.

Former All-Ireland winning manager Jack O’Connor reckons Martin McHugh should steer clear of Killarney following his description of Colm Cooper as a "two-trick pony".

All-Ireland SFC quarter-final

The rough housekeeping first, before the dusting. Galway are only an average side.

Kerry 1-20 Galway 2-10

This was a mad game of Gaelic football.

Galway 4-17 Tipperary 4-12

Mayo 3-14 Galway 0-16

Sligo 0-11 Galway 0-16

London 0-7 Galway 3-17

Monaghan 0-13 Galway 0-12

Queen’s University 0-08 Galway Mayo IT 2-06

NUI Maynooth 2-19 IT Blanchardstown 1-5

Corofin 2-13 Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-07

THE unsavoury scenes at the end of this Connacht SFC club final in Kiltoom will dominate the initial headlines but the lasting legacy will be abouta stirring second-half comeback by Roscommon champions St Brigid’s to retain their crown.