Shane Walsh was a seven-year-old boy when Galway last met Kildare in the football championship. That was the 2000 All-Ireland semi-final. Prior to that, there was the ’98 decider between the counties. Both games, though you’d hardly believe it, are as clear in Walsh’s head as last Sunday’s grind against Kerry.

Galway attacker Shane Walsh has admitted he found it difficult at first to get to grips with the team’s new counter-attacking strategy.

A man has died and two others have been injured, including a Galway footballer, in a car accident in County Galway.