Dylan McHugh: ‘I remember thinking at 23, I was too old to ever play for Galway’

Dylan McHugh evolution has been routine. A Galway minor in 2015 as they won their first Connacht title in eight years. McHugh played U21 In 2017 on a team that reached an All-Ireland final.

THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT: Dylan McHugh is intimately familiar with All-Ireland finals having played in four of them as part of an illustrious Corofin squad in which he won three and lost one. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

The same, but different. Dylan McHugh is intimately familiar with All-Ireland finals. He has played in four of them. As part of an illustrious Corofin squad, he was victorious in three. With Galway, he has lost one.

“You never get used to them,” the defender said. “Just the occasion itself and the pressures that come with it. But the inter-county scene is just a bit more of a scramble for tickets, et cetera, going on for this week and next week. I suppose playing on a big day, gives some of the experience.”