Joe Canning 'optimistic' about Galway's championship hopes

OPTIMISTIC: Galway legend Joe Canning is optimistic about Galway's championship hopes this year. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Galway great Joe Canning reckons they don't have to end their wait for a Leinster hurling title in order to challenge for this year's All-Ireland.

It's five years now since Galway lifted the Bob O'Keeffe Cup with Kilkenny currently gearing up for a four-in-a-row assault in Leinster.