Micheál Donoghue: Galway never believed the hype

Micheál Donoghue could never be considered as bolshie but even in victory there were a few issues that exercised his patience yesterday.

Galway, the county, might have sneaked ahead of itself prior to the drawn Leinster final but Galway, the team, didn’t. Asked if the draw had been a welcome reality check for the county, he insisted any excessive optimism hadn’t affected his team.