Two goals from penalties by Salthill/Knocknacarra’s Shane Maughan couldn’t prevent All-Ireland champions Corofin win on their return to the Galway SFC.

Parallels, uncanny and unavoidable.

Killererin 0-12 Micheál Breathnach’s 0-10

Will Galway bate Mayo?

Galway 0-13 Tyrone 1-14

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

SITTING cold and numb, physically and emotionally, in the stand at Pearse Stadium last Saturday after yet another one point defeat to supposedly inferior opposition, it did not take long for my mobile to start bleeping.

Galway 2-13 New York 0-12

PREVIEW: New York v Galway

AFTER prolonged absences, Alan Quirke, Anthony Lynch, Graham Canty, Donnacha O’Connor, Kevin McMahon and Colm O’Neill return to the Cork team for Sunday’s final game in the preliminary rounds of the Allianz NFL against Mayo at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

CRISIS? What crisis?

New York 0-4 Galway 1-18

CRUMMIES. THAT’S the term the AFL commentators use to describe players who will work the fringes and pick up the breaks.

Connacht's footballers will be without veteran attacker Padraig Joyce for tomorrow’s M Donnelly Interprovincial football final clash with Munster.

GAA TALKS with the Gaelic Players’ Association (GPA) on official recognition for the players’ body are set to resume shortly, according to GAA president Nickey Brennan.

Galway have pulled off a double coup today, picking up both the latest GAA Player of the Month awards.

NOT for the first time, Michael Meehan was the difference between victory and defeat for Galway who made it two wins from two in the NFL at St Conleth’s Park yesterday.

Injuries to Diarmuid Blake, Ja Fallon and Derek Savage have forced Galway to delay their team announcement for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Meath (O'Moore Park, throw-in 4pm).

Galway 0-12 Sligo 1-10

Galway gained revenge on Mayo for their NFL semi-final defeat - winning decisively by 2-10 to 0-9 - to kickstart their Connacht SFC title bid in sunny Salthill.

Louth 0-11 Galway 1-12

Galway has moved up to third in the Division 1B table with a late rally in Mullingar.

Cormac Bane and Nicky Joyce shot 1-5 between them as Galway won their second successive match in NFL Division 1B, holding off a late rally from Kildare at Pearse Stadium.

Galway manager Peter Ford has been heartened by the return to training of three key players ahead of his side's crucial NFL Division 1B tie against Kildare on Sunday.

A Padraig Joyce-inspired Galway side completed a remarkable comeback at Pearse Stadium as they won at the third attempt in Division 1B.

Galway will be looking to drag themselves off the foot of the table while Westmeath are aiming to extend their lead at the top of Allianz NFL Division 2 this weekend.

FORMER Footballer of the Year Pádraig Joyce has returned to the Galway fold. The two-time All-Ireland winner has not been part of the Galway squad since last year’s humiliating All-Ireland qualifier defeat by Westmeath.

Mayo 0-12 Galway 1-8

FOOTBALLER of the Year Stephen O’Neill has lost his fitness battle ahead of this weekend’s Ulster Football Championship clash with Derry.

Former Meath supremo Sean Boylan spoke of the 'huge honour' of being asked to manage the Irish International Rules team at his official appointment this afternoon.

Down 0-04 Galway 1-12

Kildare 0-08 Galway 0-09

GRAHAM GERAGHTY'S Meath future remains unclear following his continued absence from training.

BRIAN MURPHY and Tom Kenny are to return to the Cork team for Sunday’s Allianz NHL clash with Waterford at Pairc Uí Rinn.

Galway and Laois shared the spoils in an entertaining NFL Division 1B game at Tuam Stadium.

JOE KERNAN has made three changes in the Armagh line-out to face Meath in Sunday’s Allianz League clash in Navan.

BRIAN McENIFF, who will again manager Ulster in the upcoming inter-provincial football competition, is remaining coy about the possibility of him taking over in Mayo from John Maughan.

Ireland captain Padraig Joyce reckons his side are ready for an expected physical onslaught from Australia in the forthcoming International Rules series.

A 27-man Irish International Rules squad has been named this afternoon by manager Peter McGrath for next month’s tour to Australia.

Padraig Joyce has spoken of the privilege involved in representing your country at your chosen sport, ahead of another trip Down Under for Ireland's International Rules squad.

GAA President Sean Kelly expects a "huge task" for Ireland when they go in search of back-to-back International Rules Series wins in October.

Padraig Joyce will captain a provisional panel of 43 players confirmed by Ireland manager Pete McGrath for October's Coca-Cola International Rules Series in Australia.