Inside Track with John McIntyre

A hectic few days ended up in Ballinrobe Racecourse on Monday evening and, unsurprisingly, there was no shortage of animated debate among some punters over the contrasting fortunes of the Galway footballers and hurlers over the weekend.

The hurlers were certainly in the eye of the storm after their limp exit to Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday evening, but even a few Mayo people were prepared to concede that the Galway footballers could now go the whole way after a thrilling win over Down on Sunday.

It’s hard to put a figure on it, but hardly more than 3,000 Galway supporters headed to Limerick on........

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