Goalkeepers of the Year

With Shane Walsh in top form, Galway survived a rocky opening half to storm past Roscommon and claim a second Conancht title of Kevin Walsh’s tenure.

When players have real belief that their team is good enough to win a Championship game, then we see good decision-making and football played with a real purpose, writes John Divilly.

The “sweetest”, declared corner-back Eoghan Kerin on his return to the Galway dressing-room early on Sunday evening.

It was, without doubt, one of the poorest games of football between these two great rivals in living memory. 

On Damien Comer’s last visit to MacHale Park, referee Paddy Neilan sent him for an early shower.

Both Mayo and Galway have championship debutants for Sunday’s Connacht SFC quarter-final clash in MacHale Park in Castlebar (4pm).

Galway football captain Damien Comer has credited Paddy Tally with bringing greater directness to the county’s attacking play.

The Galway footballers will enjoy an uninterrupted six-week run-in to their Connacht SFC quarter-final against Mayo, with not a single club championship fixture scheduled for April.

Gawlay 0-13 - Dublin 0-13: Every other top football team in the country have tested themselves against Dublin under Jim Gavin’s management, but finally Galway had their crack – and at the first try they found a way under their skin.

They came very close to a draw, but would Kerry have deserved a share of the spoils?

Galway 1-9 Tyrone 0-8: A sharp winter’s day, a wet ball on a heavy pitch and a swirling wind that went all over the place … perfect conditions, you’d imagine, for Tyrone to get their league campaign off to a winning start and get Mickey Harte’s 16th season up and running earnest.

John Fogarty picks out five players who are set to make their mark on the Allianz Football League.

Galway football manager Kevin Walsh said he notices the circle of life as he calls players into his squad whose fathers he lined out with and against in his own career.