‘Tannian hit me like a freight train’ says Conor Dooley

It’s two years since Dublin and Galway last met in the Leinster SHC in Tullamore and Conor Dooley will be hoping for a more uplifting experience when the counties come together again at O’Connor Park this month.

Galway and Dublin played out an unimpressive draw in Croke Park 24 months ago but the Tribesmen tore through the capital side in the replay in Offaly a week later with a blistering start laying the foundations for a 13-point win.

Dooley was sub keeper that day and had to sit on the Dublin bench and watch the vast majority of that disaster unfold before a shortage of fit bodies necessitated his introduction as an outfield player with just a minute of normal time to play. He can’t remember if he touched the sliotar.