Callanan keeps feet planted as Galway eye league decider

GALWAY goalkeeper Colm Callanan is a glass half full character. While others would bemoan the injury crisis which has hit the senior hurling squad, Callanan puts a positive spin on how the creaking treatment room has worked for the betterment of the county’s young stars.

“The panel was freshened up at the start of the year and in a way all the injuries have helped the new guys as they’re getting game-time they mightn’t otherwise have got,” he said.

“Several of the regulars of the past few years, the likes of Joe Canning, Damien Hayes, Damien Joyce, Shane Kavanagh, Fergal Moore, were out with injuries while a few more guys coming and going with niggly knocks.