Alan Mulholland always knew Galway had to play at their best to beat Mayo – but when they pressed the self-destruct button in defence any hope of challenging them evaporated.

Mayo 4-16 Galway 0-11

Galway’s Paul Conroy is a perfect example of how inter-county Gaelic football can be a cruel task master.

Mayo’s injury crisis is close to crippling point going into Sunday’s Connacht SFC quarter-final derby with Galway.

Galway captain Finian Hanley has been ruled out of the team to face Mayo in Sunday's Connacht SFC quarter-final clash at Pearse Stadium (throw-in 4pm).

Longford 3-7 Galway 3-11

Galway manager Alan Mulholland has made a series of changes to his team for Sunday's Allianz Football League encounter with Westmeath at Tuam Stadium (throw-in 2pm).

Louth 0-17 Galway 0-11

Galway 1-15 Derry 0-15

Sligo and Leitrim will contest the Connacht FBD League final after the completion of the group stages of the competition this afternoon.

Galway boss Alan Mulholland has not ruled out making a move for former Kildare star James Kavanagh.

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.

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.

Galway 1-12 Meath 1-11

Westmeath 0-13 Galway 0-12

A SECOND-HALF goal from debutant Shane Maughan put Galway on the road to victory in the opening FBD League tie of the season in Ballyhaunis last night to ensure a winning start to Alan Mulholland’s reign in charge of the Tribesmen.

GALWAY captain Finian Hanley claimed there are individuals on the football board executive who don’t have the best interests of the game in the county at heart.

FORMER Galway great and selector Ja Fallon has admitted the county’s senior footballers are in crisis — but insists all is not lost for the Tribesmen if they lose their Allianz Division One status.

GALWAY defender Finian Hanley is confident the future is bright for the Tribesmen despite the troubles encountered in the opening weeks of the football league.

ANOTHER defeat for Galway, then, but the visitors didn’t leave Newry last night without attempting to dispel the rumours of discontent that followed them to Ulster earlier in the day.

Down 2-11 Galway 1-09

THE chairman of Galway football board has denied there is a crisis in the county and he has hit out at former All-Ireland-winning captain Ray Silke for claiming that there is trouble in the camp.

GALWAY football was last night battling reports of discontent in their ranks after co-captain Kieran Fitzgerald and midfielder Niall Coleman quit the panel.

Monaghan 0-19 Galway 0-14

Galway 0-13 Wexford 1-11

GALWAY can have absolutely no complaints after their one point defeat on Saturday to a vibrant, fit and hugely committed Sligo outfit.

MIDFIELDER Niall Coleman has emerged as a doubt for Galway’s Connacht semi-final showdown against either Mayo or Sligo next month after suffering a leg injury playing for his club yesterday.

Galway 2-13 New York 0-12

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Three-time All-Ireland winner Enda McGinley will be back in a Tyrone jersey for the Championship, after selector Tony Donnelly dismissed reports that the midfielder has quit the squad.

DOUGLAS dual player Eoin Cadogan faces a busy weekend as both the Cork senior hurlers and footballers continue their pursuit of Allianz National League honours.

Galway manager Joe Kernan has made three changes to his side for this Sunday's Allianz NFL Division 1 clash with Kerry at Pearse Stadium (kick off: 2.30pm).

Galway manager Joe Kernan has made changes from his goalkeeper through to the full-forward line for tonight's Allianz NFL Division 1 meeting with Cork at Páirc Uí Rinn (throw-in 7.30pm).

Mayo 0-12 Galway 0-9

GALWAY may have gone on a scoring spree at Pearse Stadium yesterday but Joe Kernan was not getting carried away after he saw his side put Monaghan to the sword.

GALWAY 1-20 MONAGHAN 1-14

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.

Kieran Fitzgerald and Matthew Clancy have been drafted into the Galway team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC fourth-round qualifier clash with Donegal at Markievicz Park (throw-in 5pm).

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

ARE Galway contenders for Sam? A couple of months ago, we would have said they were. In fact, we did say they were. Deploying a much under-rated journalistic device, I will now quote myself, in these very pages, February 16, the morning after the 3-12 to 0-13 whipping of Dublin: