Ailbhe Davoren: 'You could call us delusional but we always believed that we could turn it around'

Remarkable turnaround from a tough start to the season sees Galway in the All-Ireland final for first time since 2019.

BELIEF: Galway captain Ailbhe Davoren said that despite earlier losses they always believed that they could reach the final. Picture: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

When Galway were beaten by Waterford in April, relegating them to Division 2 of the ladies NFL, manager Daniel Moynihan described it as their 'worst performance' of the entire league.

They stopped the rot briefly by beating Mayo in their annual provincial encounter before beginning the All-Ireland series with a loss to Cork. That was Galway's seventh loss in nine games and, frankly, few were backing them to win the TG4 All-Ireland title.