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Galway 1-8 0-18 Cork Group 1 Round 1

Galway’s opening round defeat to Cork would have stung, but the Tribeswomen have channelled that disappointment to produce some of their finest performances since.

“That was some way to win it?”

There has never been a more decorated Galway Gaelic games player across the men’s and women’s senior inter-county codes than Ailish O'Reilly. Four All-Ireland senior medals for a player who on Sunday will be chasing a coveted five. Nobody has collected more senior Celtic Crosses while starting every victorious final for a team in maroon.

Every child who has ever picked up a hurl or football has played out the same fantasy. A late free. One last chance. A strike to win an All-Ireland final before climbing the Hogan Stand steps to the acclaim of thousands and lifting the trophy as team captain. Last August, Carrie Dolan lived that dream.

Galway and Cork have become the defining rivalry of modern camogie, repeatedly pushing one another to new standards on the sport’s biggest stage. Seven of the last nine All-Ireland senior titles have been shared between the west and Leeside. On Sunday, one of them will add another chapter to a rivalry that continues to shape the current era of the game.

Galway's senior camogie team face a make-or-break clash with Tipperary at Kenny Park this Sunday in their quest to make it directly into the All-Ireland semi-final.

Galway travel to Antrim this Saturday looking to build on their first league victory of the campaign over Tipperary last weekend.

The Galway People of the Year Awards marked a significant milestone at the weekend, celebrating their 30th anniversary with a gala banquet that drew more than 550 family members, friends, and supporters to the Galway Bay Hotel.

During a sporting weekend that gripped the nation, as the Republic of Ireland and Troy Parrott stole the headlines with back-to-back triumphs over Portugal and Hungary, you could be forgiven for missing some of the major stories unfolding closer to home on the GAA front.