Gary O’Donnell looking forward to long summer for Galway

Sixteen years have passed since Galway last won in Croke Park but captain Gary O’Donnell is buoyed by his team’s recent success in ending bad habits.

Sunday’s home win over Kildare brought their six straight seasons in Division 2 to a close, while the victory meant they stretched a winning run to three games for the first time since 2009.

“I think another one (record) was that we hadn’t won three games in a row in a long time so that’s another monkey off the back,” said a relieved O’Donnell.