Slick Galway a class apart

RECENT seasons have been defined by the inconsistency of Galway senior hurling sides in the white heat of championship.

Yet that is not a condition that afflicts their minor teams. Yesterday in Croke Park provided more irrefutable evidence that, in the underage grade at least, Galway’s hurling outfits are guaranteed to perform and often will succeed.

This was a consummate display that delivered an emphatic win for Galway and it was common knowledge well before the final whistle that captain Shane Maloney would be acquiring the Irish Press Cup.