The westerners are on a fifth manager in four seasons after Tony O’Donovan was replaced by Cathal Murray at the end of the league.
His reign began well as they garnered the Gael Linn Cup (with Galway representing Connacht at interprovincial level) and he will have been delighted with this victory before a sizeable home crowd.
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