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Mixed news for Sammon

Mixed news for Sammon
No surprise likely says English
Goalpost’s hurling expert Nicky English is expecting no surprises this weekend, as the Leinster final and the second round of the Qualifiers take place.

Galway SFC draw
The draw has been made for the second round of the 2008 Claregalway Hotel Galway senior football championship.

Senior football league semi-finals
The two semi-finals in the Sweeney Oil Senior League are down for decision this weekend.

Oughterard GAA Club Notes
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Mixed news for Sammon
Galway manager Liam Sammon has received some mixed news regarding injuries ahead of Sunday week’s Connacht SFC final against Mayo.

Farragher in for Galway
Ger Farragher replaces the injured Eugene Cloonan in the Galway team for Saturday’s All-Ireland hurling qualifier against Laois.

Fitzgerald back in the frame
Kieran Fitzgerald is expected to return to the Galway team for Sunday week’s Connacht SFC final against Mayo at Castlebar.

Qualifier times and venues confirmed
The GAA have announced the times and venues for the upcoming football and hurling qualifier games as well as for the Tommy Murphy Cup.

Loughnane not getting carried away
Ger Loughnane insists he took no great pleasure from watching his Galway side ’humiliate’ Antrim in Saturday’s All-Ireland hurling qualifier at Casement Park.

Hurling qualifier draw
The draws for the second and third round of the All-Ireland SHC qualifiers have been made, with all the big guns managing to pull out home advantage.

All-Ireland SHC: Galway in a different class
Ulster champions Antrim lost out to visitors Galway by all of 26-points in this round All-Ireland SHC qualifier at Casement Park.

Connacht MFC: Rossies into decider
Roscommon booked their place in the ESB Connacht MFC final by overcoming Galway after extra-time last Saturday in Tuam.

Saturday’s results
On a busy day of hurling Galway demolished Antrim in the All-Ireland qualifiers while there was plenty of action in the Christy Ring and Nickey Rackard Cups.

Canning glad he waited
Joe Canning has no regrets about waiting until this year to make his services available to the Galway senior hurling management.

Lee says transferring training form to matches is the key
Highly-rated Galway defender John Lee says if the Tribesmen can bring the same intensity to matches that the panel brings to training, they will be hard to stop this year.

Mullagh GAA Club Notes
The Mullagh GAA Club Annual Sports Day will take place this Sunday 29th June at Mullagh pitches.

Three new faces in Galway team
Galway manager Ger Loughnane has handed championship debuts to James Skehill, Cyril Donnellan and Joe Canning for Saturday’s All-Ireland hurling qualifier against Antrim at Casement Park.

Tuam Stars Notes
Our Senior team lost their unbeaten run in the league last Saturday evening in Carnmore when we were defeated by Claregalway. The game was held up for a half an hour because of torrential downpour and thunderstorm.

Moore says Galway are more settled
Galway defender Fergal Moore believes the Tribesmen are a far more settled team than last year when manager Ger Loughnane was still familiarising himself with the players.

O’Mahony talks up Galway
John O’Mahony has joked that Galway have been a transformed team since they got "rid of their Mayo managers".

Barna GAA Notes
Well done to the U10s panel who last Saturday captured the 10 City League title. In the final they beat Clarinbridge.

Casement Park launch for hurling qualifiers
With the Leinster and Munster provincial hurling final pairings decided, the emphasis switches to the All-Ireland qualifiers next Saturday when Antrim host Galway in the first round.

Cubed fever hits Galway
Guinness Hurling Cubed kicks off this week with the first event of the summer taking place in Salthill Park in Galway, from Thursday 26th through to Saturday 28th June.

Athenry celebrate in style
Athenry Vocational School first opened its doors 40 years ago this year and 2008 saw them celebrate the anniversary by adding the All-Ireland Colleges junior hurling title to the football award won a week earlier.

Murray glad to be part of the tribe
Current squad member Richie Murray has been with the panel since 2001 and despite being only 26-years-old; the St Thomas clubman is one of the more experienced players on the panel.
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