McEnaney mood not helped by Tribe

Galway finished with a flourish to claim a vital victory at Pearse Park in Longford, but Monaghan manager Eamon McEnaney labelled the decision to stage this game at a neutral venue as farcical.

The loss has significant implications for Monaghan, who now need to defeat runaway Division 2 leaders Tyrone in their last match to have any chance of avoiding the drop.

Galway left out forward Nicky Joyce, who missed a training session, but with Paul Conroy splendid inside the Tribesmen prevailed, meaning. Alan Mulholland’s charges can now earn promotion to the top flight by beating Kildare.