Galway clinch fourth Connacht title in a row with dramatic Mayo win

The Tribe took local bragging rights and some silverware back down the road. 
Galway clinch fourth Connacht title in a row with dramatic Mayo win

IN LIKE FLYNN: Mayo’s Jordan Flynn harries Liam Silke of Galway. INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Galway 1-17 Mayo 1-15 

For Pádraic Joyce’s Galway, this was the ultimate triumph. It wasn’t a perfect performance but it was full of his most treasured values: hard-nosed resilience, composure in the clutch, a sprinkling of class and a little luck.

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