Galway still fuming over final venue

ONE of Galway’s leading GAA officials says that the county’s U21 hurling team were led ‘like sheep to the slaughter’ when Tipperary were given home advantage for the All-Ireland final a week after winning the senior crown.

And John Fahey, the secretary of Galway hurling board, said that ten weeks later they still have not received answers from GAA bosses as to why the decider took place in Semple Stadium in Thurles.

The Tribesmen suffered a 5-22 to 0-12 hammering in the showdown with Fahey stating that less 500 fans from Galway were in the crowd of 21,110. Galway tried unsuccessfully to have the match switched to a neutral venue.