Inside Track with John McIntyre

On the weekend’s evidence, the Galway footballers are primed for another protracted championship campaign, but the county’s hurlers could soon be put into cold storage based on their dismal effort against Kilkenny at Nowlan Park on Saturday.

We had been a little concerned about the footballers after their flat conclusion to the National League and with Damien Comer and Shane Walsh not starting against Roscommon at Pearse Stadium on Sunday, the result was hardly a foregone conclusion, especially given that Davy Burke’s team have a decent recent record at the venue.

Instead, Galway qualified for a........

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