Fahy out to put Portumna’s ‘champagne hurling’ on ice

OLLIE FAHY, remember him? The former Galway senior forward is now 33 and off the inter-county scene for a few years but is still going strong with his club.

Tomorrow in Pearse Stadium he takes up his new position of full-forward as Gort attempt to do what they haven’t done since 1983 and what they’ve only managed to do five times in their long history — win the Galway SHC title.

To do so, Gort face an almighty challenge — they will have to topple reigning Galway, Connacht and All-Ireland champions, Portumna. Daunting? You could say that.