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Survival but no finals or silverware. That’s the bottom line for Galway’s two flagship GAA teams after their National League campaigns wrapped up last weekend.

The six points Galway have already accumulated in Division One of this year’s National Football League would have been enough to guarantee safety in seven of the last nine seasons played under this format. The reason it’s not eight from ten is the Covid-impacted 2021 campaign, when the divisions were split into North and South sections.

'What happened to all those good minor hurling teams over the past few years?' Or more pointedly: 'Why haven’t Galway been able to translate minor success into U-20 and senior?' If I had a euro for every time I’ve been asked those questions, I’d probably be able to sponsor the county board myself. Move over Pat McDonagh.

The trials and tribulations of being a supporter in a dual county were laid bare last weekend, when it proved literally impossible to properly follow both Galway teams over the course of a single Sunday afternoon.

Two games. Two encouraging displays against last year’s All-Ireland finalists. But ultimately, two defeats and zero points. That is the stark reality of Galway’s opening to the 2026 National Hurling League.

A five-point defeat to your fiercest rivals will always sting, but last Saturday night in Thurles is unlikely to leave any lasting scars.

Galway get their Allianz Hurling League campaign underway this Saturday against All-Ireland champions Tipperary at Semple Stadium.

And just like that, the curtain closed on another enthralling club season, with Ballygunner of Waterford and Kerry’s Dingle crowned All-Ireland senior champions in hurling and football respectively.

Celebrating its 10th year, the award-winning Food On The Edge symposium returns to ATU Galway this month with “Evolution” as its central theme.