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Much water has passed under the bridge since St Thomas’ and Loughrea last met in an infamous county senior hurling final in 2012, but the near neighbours will lock horns once again on Sunday in Pearse Stadium (1.30pm) as the county champions look to keep a firm grip on the Tom Callinan cup for the fifth year running.

The Galway senior hurlers bowed out of the All-Ireland championship on Sunday after suffering an agonising 0-27 to 1-21 defeat at the hands of reigning champions Limerick.

The Galway senior hurlers will face Limerick in an All-Ireland semi-final for the second time in three years after escaping from Semple Stadium with a one point win over a wasteful Cork side last Saturday afternoon.

Supporters of the Galway senior hurlers will be hitting the road to Thurles early on Saturday morning to see the Tribesmen take on Cork in the first of this weekend’s All-Ireland quarter-finals (1.45pm).

The road towards an All-Ireland final appearance has become longer and more testing for the Galway senior hurlers following their defeat at the hands of Kilkenny by 0-22 to 0-17 in last weekend's Leinster final.

For the fifth time in eight years Galway and Kilkenny will contest the Leinster senior hurling championship final in Croke Park this weekend, with the Tribesmen favoured to lift the Bob O’Keeffe cup for the fourth time on Saturday evening (7pm).

Galway qualified for their ninth Leinster championship final with quite a bit to spare (0-27 to 0-21) last Saturday evening in Pearse Stadium, as Conor Whelan’s second half haul of five points helped propel the Tribesmen to victory over Dublin.

The Galway senior hurlers resume their Leinster championship campaign this Saturday evening when they travel to O’Moore Park in Portlaoise to take on Laois in the penultimate round of games in the group stage (5pm).

The Galway senior hurlers were involved in yet more late dramatics last Sunday, this time coming out the right side of a controversial refereeing decision as Conor Cooney proved the hero in a one-point, 1-27 to 3-17, win over Kilkenny.

Having comfortably outclassed Westmeath last weekend, the Galway senior hurlers face their stiffest test of the 2022 season to date when Kilkenny roll into town on Sunday for a mouth-watering clash in round three of the Leinster championship.