Kieran Fitzgerald making most of golden days at Corofin

It’s Tuesday evening in the village of Corofin. Outside Raftery’s pub sits a car painted saffron and green. Printed on the bonnet, doors, and boot are the names of each Corofin panellist, as well as management.

Our attention is drawn inside Raftery’s pub when we spot Laura Connolly, of Galway Greyhound Stadium, walking a greyhound in the side door of the local. It’s all part of a fundraising night at the dogs to boost club coffers ahead of tomorrow’s visit to Croker.

Corofin footballers Michéal Lundy and Kieran Fitzgerald are told to stand in beside the hound for a picture. Lundy is already wearing a Corofin jersey, but there’s a bit of a search to locate a shirt for Fitzgerald. Eventually, the number 10 jersey is thrown at the full-back and a joke is made that he’s never been that high up the pitch in his life.