Kevin Walsh happy as Galway's young guns make step-up

Galway 3-12 Laois 1-10: Kevin Walsh cut a contented figure after the final whistle at O’Moore Park yesterday and he was entitled to do so, as his Galway team proved far too strong for a particularly poor home side in this Division 2 opener.

The Tribesmen laid waste to Laois in the opening 20 minutes, as they opened a 10-point advantage, and it was just a matter of them not taking their eye off the ball for the remainder of proceedings.

And while the pre-season competitions aren’t everybody’s cup of tea, Walsh felt that a prolonged run in the FBD League, which they won, stood to his charges.