Tribal feuds linger on

This day last week, former Galway defender Greg Kennedy took to Facebook to unload his thoughts about the state of hurling in the county.

Responding to a message that it was madness the Gort-Portumna senior final was only taking place a day later, he wrote: “There are a lot of problems in Galway hurling — this is a small one. Lucky the senior final is even going ahead. One public controversy after another... Galway hurling in reverse I’m afraid and will take a long time to get Galway hurling to where it thinks it is... Or where it can be!!”

It was of course Turloughmore’s appeal against being dumped out of the championship that held up proceedings. They had been deemed to have played an illegal player, although keen observers of the scene in Galway will tell you several more clubs were fortunate to avoid a similar fate.