Mighty Liam Mellows end 47-year wait for Galway title

Liam Mellows 3-12 Gort 1-15: There have been few more joyous vistas in Pearse Stadium than that witnessed yesterday as Liam Mellows ended their 47-year wait for a senior Galway hurling title.

Tears and smiles greeted Christy Brown’s final whistle as the city club defied the odds to subject Gort to a second successive final defeat.

A late Richard Cummins goal had brought Gort to within three points of Mellows but the underdogs stuck it out having been seven points up with seven minutes of additional time remaining.