League of Ireland: Galway's Ronan Murray hoping West is best

Victory for Galway United tonight and Mayo on Sunday would complete a perfect few days for Ronan Murray, who has been named the SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Player of the Month for August.

The striker is still hoping he’ll be in attendance at Croke Park on Sunday to see if his native county can confound the odds against Dublin.

“It’s all that’s on anybody’s mind,” he says. “It’s the only topic of conversation and who can get tickets. I’m hoping to go, fingers crossed. Where I’m from, Belmullet, it’s very rural and other than the beautiful views and the times we get nice weather, sport is the focal point for everyone.