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Alan Mullholland’s Galway take on Kerry in their first All-Ireland quarter-final in six years

Sat, 02 Aug, 2014 - 01:00

Ray Silke

Why have Galway not been in the All-Ireland quarter-finals since 2008?

“We have not been good enough. There is no point in dressing it up. We have not been good enough to win the Connacht title since 2008, and the direct route is the best way to get to the quarter-finals.

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