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Next Sunday is by far the biggest day in the inter-county hurling calendar to date with both provincial finals taking centre stage.

The Galway senior hurlers have still never beaten Dublin in Croke Park in the Leinster senior hurling championship, but they did stage a stirring comeback last Sunday in clawing back a twelve point deficit to salvage a 1-15 to 2-21 draw and book a place in the provincial final against Kilkenny.

Dublin 2-22 Galway 1-25

The Galway senior hurlers took another step towards a Leinster final appearance with an all too comfortable win over Antrim in Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

By Sarah Gaughran

When GAA delegates voted at a Special Congress in October 2008 to allow Galway and Antrim to compete in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, they surely never envisaged it would take 15 years before the two counties would play a match against each other in the competition.

Following on from their successes last year, students from Galway have taken multiple prizes at this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Finals. The Finals of the Local Enterprise Office initiative took place on Friday in Croke Park.

Galway are aiming to win their second Nestor Cup in a row when they face Sligo on Sunday in Castlebar's McHale Park on Sunday (1.45pm).

John Quinn has just received instructions to offer for sale No 11 The Rise, Knocknacarra. The property, which is in walk-in condition, is situated on a beautiful site with a sunny rear garden.