Pádraic Joyce dedicates victory to Kate Moran

The Galway manager said the win over Mayo was for the 20-year-old who died tragically after sustaining an injury during a camogie game on Easter Monday

24 April 2022; Galway manager Padraic Joyce, left, and selector John Concannon celebrate at the final whistle of the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final match between Mayo and Galway at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar, Mayo. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

At the end of a “very emotional and difficult week” in Galway, manager Pádraic Joyce dedicated yesterday’s victory to the memory of the late Kate Moran.

The 20-year-old died tragically after sustaining an injury during a camogie game on Easter Monday, with further grief visiting the county and, indeed, Joyce’s set-up, when Mary Bridget Kelly - grandmother to Galway footballers Seán and Paul Kelly - passed away on Saturday evening.