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A bitter Autumn wind was circling around Pearse Stadium, as 6,000 fans turned out to welcome their heroes home on Monday night. They were arriving home minus the prize they set out for, but to the Galway natives, this team will forever be hailed as heroic ambassadors of Galway hurling.

"Commit. Focus. Believe. Achieve " - the recipe for Donegal’s All Ireland success, according to manager Jim McGuinness. In three days time, the Galway hurlers will have to do the same.

A strange feeling swept across Croke Park on Sunday afternoon as Joe Canning's 73rd minute point ensured a first All-Ireland SHC draw since 1959. The overriding feeling among the Galway squad afterwards was relief at getting a second bite at the cherry.

Galway were beaten by Cork when they last reached the All-Ireland final seven years ago on a score-line of 1-21 to 1-16, but current Galway captain Fergal Moore says this year's decider will be decided on its own merits.

There was a fantastic sense of satisfaction and contentment for Galway fans in Croke Park on Sunday after a five-point victory (0-22 to 0-17) over Cork saw them into the All Ireland final for the first time in seven years.

Sunday afternoon was a very special day for Anthony Cunningham, Tom Helebert and Mattie Kenny’s vibrant panel of hurlers and for Galway hurling.

The Galway hurlers and especially the Galway defence will face the “acid test” this Sunday when they face Kilkenny in the Leinster final at Croke Park (4pm).

Over 100 Special Olympics athletes from across Connaught and Westmeath competed at a two-day Bocce event, hosted in the Kingfisher gym, NUI Galway on the weekend of June 16 and 17.

It was a good afternoon’s work for the Galway hurlers in O’Moore Park in Portlaoise on Saturday as they saw off Dublin by 4-21 to 0-19 in the division 1A relegation replay.

There was a positive vibe in Pearse Stadium on Sunday after a young and new-look Galway side comprehensively defeated Dublin by 0-20 to 0-13 in the first round of the league.