‘Gutted’ Galvin blames first-half mistakes for defeat

LAST YEAR Henry Martin wrote a book chronicling the story of Limerick hurling since 1973 and entitled it Unlimited Heartbreak.

If ever anybody sits down to write the sequel, focusing on the county’s footballers’ attempts to win a Munster title, there will surely only be one candidate to grace its cover.

John Galvin has been here before. A year ago he stood in the boardroom in Páirc Uí Chaoimh after running himself into the ground only to ultimately see his side lose by a point to Cork. Then he told the assembled throng of journalists that he was “sick of moral victories” and how he just wanted to win a Munster title.