€125,000 boost for Galway hurling

GALWAY’S bid for All-Ireland SHC glory in 2004 has been boosted by a cash injection of €125,000.

Twenty-five supporters, predominantly from the business and corporate community, formed a committee known as Galway Hurling 2004. Each member has donated €5,000 as the Tribesmen bid for their first championship title in 16 years.

However, those involved including county secretary Bernie O’Connor, have requested that the Galway Hurling Board should have no role in handling the finances. Despite that stipulation, hurling secretary Phelim Murphy described the announcement as “a bonus.”