Galway’s Burke keen to move on

FOUR weeks have passed since Galway’s devastating defeat to Tipperary at All-Ireland senior hurling quarter-final stage, but plying his trade at another level has helped Tribesmen player David Burke to cope.

Galway’s senior ambitions ground to a halt at the last eight for the second successive year, yet for Burke being captain of the county U21 side has helped the pain subside as his focus switched to this evening’s Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21HC semi-final against Dublin in Tullamore.

“It was fairly hard alright as we were gutted for the week,” recalls Burke. “I couldn’t stop thinking about it, but fair play to Tipp. I went in training the week after the Tipp match and it was grand. I enjoyed getting back to it. So we’re looking forward to Saturday evening.”