Former Galway star Paul Clancy knows a fair bit about beating Derry sides in championship action having been involved in both Galway’s 1998 and 2001 All-Ireland winning sides that defeated the Ulster men in All-Ireland semi-finals.

Castletroy and Crescent will tonight have the privilege of playing under the Thomond Park lights in the first of the SEAT Munster Schools Junior Cup semi-finals (7pm).

Munster Schools Junior Cup: Castletroy 26 St Munchins 21

Outgoing Galway manager Alan Mulholland believes the county’s football team is on the brink of a breakthrough despite his decision to stand down after three years in charge.

Former Galway manager Liam Sammon (pictured) is to be part of an extended backroom team to assist Alan Mulholland next year.

In a game devoid of the negativity and cynicism often too prevalent in the senior ranks, these two counties produced a tremendous evening of football skills in difficult weather conditions.

CONNACHT U21 FC FINAL:

There were eight teams in the bowl yesterday morning but all ears were for just three.

IN Galway GAA circles, Moycullen buck the trend.

Declan Meehan has announced his retirement from senior inter-county football, bringing an end to his 14-year career with the Galway senior footballers.

ONE OF Galway’s favourite senior footballers for the past 15 years, Declan Meehan, has announced his retirement from inter-county action.

Former Galway forward Paul Clancy has come on board as a selector for the Laois senior footballers, linking up with recently-appointed manager Justin McNulty.

BIOGEN Idec Inc reported second-quarter earnings that topped expectations yesterday but sales of its key multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri were lower than expected, pushing the company’s shares down as much as 2.7%.

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.

Tyrone boss Mickey Harte and Kilkenny manager Brian Cody were amongst the attendees at the ceremony to launch the championships at Croke Park today.

THANKS mainly to the match-winning heroics of centre-back Paul Clancy, Moycullen fashioned a one- point triumph over Annascaul in yesterday’s All-Ireland IFC semi-final clash at the Limerick Gaelic Grounds.

Galway manager Peter Ford has performed extensive surgery on the side that lost the Connacht SFC final, making six changes for tomorrow's All-Ireland qualifier against Westmeath (Pearse Stadium, throw-in 7pm).

TONY McENTEE looks likely to be ruled out of Armagh’s Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Football quarter-final against either Kerry or Longford at Croke Park on August 5.

An Achilles injury is expected to keep Westmeath midfielder David O'Shaughnessy out of Saturday's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Galway at Pearse Stadium (throw-in 7pm).

DECLAN MEEHAN has won almost every major honour in his 10 years on the Galway panel, but the 30-year old defender has no intention of calling time on his involvement any time soon.

DARREN O’SULLIVAN, the 20-year-old whiz kid from Glenbeigh, will make his provincial senior championship debut when Kerry take on Tipperary in the Bank of Ireland Munster SFC semi-final at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney on Sunday.

Kerry 2-12 Galway 0-10

Galway 0-18 Wexford 1-9

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

Connacht manager John O'Mahony has selected a 23-man squad for tomorrow night's floodlit M Donnelly Interprovincial semi-final clash with Leinster at Parnell Park (throw-in 7.35pm).

Galway 2-11 Cork 2-14

OVER the next two days in Croke Park fans can look forward to seeing arguably the best scoring forwards of the year in action - Paddy Bradley, Stephen O'Neill, Ross Munnelly and Colm Cooper.

ANOTHER one for the labourers at Páirc Ui Chaoimh yesterday. Kerry’s 70th Munster title hardly survived the night in most people’s minds, but it’s one in the eye for those who sniggered that they could only win with cigars and champagne.

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U21 star Finian Hanley and former victorious captain Padraig Joyce have been given starting places in the Galway side to meet Mayo in the Bank of Ireland Connacht SFC final at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

SPORTSWEAR giants Puma has unveiled its extended stable of GAA stars at the launch of the revolutionary new Puma King Exec football boot.

Leitrim 1-8 Galway 1-11

Galway boss Peter Forde has named five U21 players in his line-up for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final clash against Leitrim at Pearse Stadium.

MOYCULLEN’S Paul Clancy will captain Galway in Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Connacht SFC semi-final clash with Leitrim at Pearse Stadium.

New York 0-6 Galway 3-13

Wexford 1-7 Galway 0-15

Galway 1-9 Mayo 0-18

Kerry 3-11 Galway 1-16

SEÁN ÓG DE PAOR is bucking the trend. There are few 33-year-old double All-Ireland medal winners who could boast such zest and hunger for an NFL final. De Paor heads up that select group.

Galway 2-18 Tyrone 1-19

NEW YEAR’S in Sydney is different. They celebrate it in a bombastic yet laid-back way, so typical of the city itself.