Pádraic Mannion confident Division 1B won’t drag Galway back

Former Galway All-Star nominee Pádraic Mannion says playing hurling in Division 1B won’t put the Tribesmen at any disadvantage heading into the championship.

Galway were relegated to the second tier in Micheal Donoghue’s first season in charge last term and are hoping to bounce back at the first time of asking.

But the 23-year-old defender believes Division 1B will provide Galway with the perfect launchpad for another tough Leinster championship campaign.