Disagreement in Galway manager selection

There was a dramatic twist in the election of the Galway hurling manager last night when Mattie Murphy was chosen by the seven-man committee but then rejected by the hurling board that had set up the committee.

Hurling board secretary Phelim Murphy announced Murphy as the chosen candidate to take the helm, but Kinvara delegate John Burke proposed to reject the nomination, saying outgoing boss Conor Hayes should get another year in charge.