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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 remain in top spot in the Leinster SHC final after beating Dublin 0-27 to 0-21 at Pearse Stadium on Saturday.

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 task is a simple one for the Galway senior hurlers this weekend. Avoid defeat against Dublin in Salthill on Saturday evening (6pm) and a place in the Leinster final is theirs, keeping them firmly on the most direct path to an All-Ireland semi-final appearance.

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).

Give or take a few weeks, I'm the same age as Galway Cathedral. Both of us have aged gracefully, one a bit greyer than the other. To be fair, the Cathedral looks like it has a few years on me, as all such buildings should.

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.

Galway senior hurlers open this season's championship season when they face Wexford in Saturday's opening round of the Leinster SHC at Chadwicks Wexford Park.

Galway and Clare will face off in a National Hurling League fixture for the 62nd time this Sunday afternoon in Salthill (1.45pm throw-in), but both teams are already focusing on their championship preparations with the top two in division one's group A already known.