Johnny Heaney's father is from Mayo but there is no divided loyalties ahead of tomorrow's eagerly anticipated Connacht SFC quarter-final clash.

The versatile Galway star told The Irish Times: "I was always Galway through and through." 

Heaney and his team-mates are well aware of the threat posed by their arch rivals to their Connacht SFC ambitions.

"They could and maybe should have won two All-Irelands in the last two years. It was just one kick of a ball," the Killanin clubman pointed out.

"We know we have a massive task. A lot of their players are coming into the championship having sat out through the league. They are going to be very fresh.

"We aren't looking past that game. We know what Mayo can do. We need to be at the top, top level to beat them."

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