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This Saturday the Galway hurlers taken on Offaly at 2.30pm in Pearse Stadium. With a game against Kilkenny away on Sunday week, this is a must-win game for Galway if they are to reach the league final.

Galway put their 2010 100 per-cent winning record on the line this Sunday when they face Tipperary in Thurles.

The search for a new hurling manager to succeed Ger Loughnane is coming to a close with eight candidates having been nominated. The task now for the county board chairman Gerry Larkin, hurling board chairman Miko Ryan, and secretary John Fahey, is to start the assessment and interview process before final decisions can be made.

1. JOHN MCINTYRE WILL BE A BIG SUCCESS WITH THE GALWAY

RTE commentator Micheal O Muircheartaigh was in Galway on Saturday to launch the Galway Hurling Supporters Club.

It is a case of third time lucky for John McIntyre - the newly appointed manager of Galway hurling.

Once upon a time the winter months or the closed season as we will call it in the GAA was a tad dull and boring.

The John McIntyre era commences at O'Connor Park on Sunday when Galway make the short trip to Tullamore for a Walsh Cup clash with Offaly.

The hurling year might only be a couple of weeks old, but tough tasks are arriving thick and fast for Galway.

A real sense of anticipation surrounds Sunday's Allianz NHL opener between Galway and Kilkenny at Pearse Stadium (2.30pm) where the two sides meet for the second time in a week.