Joyce's Galway reign finally ignites

The scenes of intense jubilation among the Galway management that greeted David Coldrick’s final whistle went beyond the storied Galway-Mayo rivalry

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

Connacht SFC quarter-final: Galway 1-14 Mayo 0-16 

A first championship win over Mayo for Pádraic Joyce, but far more importantly, a lifeline for the up-to-yesterday embattled Galway manager.