Canning’s class again shines through for Galway

Joe Canning fired Galway into the Walsh Cup final and past a lacklustre Laois in a sodden Duggan Park in Ballinasloe yesterday.

Canning hit 1-10 of his side’s tally, but was ably assisted by Conor Cooney – in just his second appearance for the Tribesmen – and substitute James Regan who blasted 1-2 for Anthony Cunningham’s side, who meet Kilkenny in next week’s final.

After last weekend’s facile victory over UCD, Cunningham and his management team put their squad through the ringer with a training session after the full-time whistle. This time their pre-match warm-up mirrored the intensity of a championship encounter, but they somehow failed to carry that passion into the opening minutes.