Cathal Murray: We knew we’d have to run ourselves into the ground and we did

The Tribe bounced back from last year's final defeat to clinch the championship victory.

RTE’s Marty Morrissey with Galway captain Carrie Dolan and manager Cathal Murray. Pic: INPHO/Ben Brady

Galway manager Cathal Murray said there was huge hurt in the Galway camp after last year’s three-point defeat to Cork and it provided one of the motivation factors for Sunday’s All-Ireland success.

“Cork were the better team last year. We got most things right and put in a massive, massive performance and probably didn’t take our opportunities at the finish. We were probably never going well, always struggling, even through the group stages.