Conor Whelan calls for fairness towards Galway in Leinster

Conor Whelan’s only focus right now is Galway’s Leinster quarter-final meeting with Westmeath on June 5 – but he would like to see his county get a fairer shake in the province.

Less than a month into their Leinster debut and Kerry already have had two games in Austin Stack Park, while Antrim played a qualifier game in Ballycastle last year.

Admittedly, both were entitled to home fixtures as per the arrangements of the qualifier system. However, plenty of sympathy is now being directed to long-standing Leinster SHC residents Galway who have not yet hosted a game in the competition in Salthill. Them finally receiving a home game in the provincial championship after this their eighth season in it would be long-awaited justice in most Tribe followers’ opinions.