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In 1966 Galway were fortunate to get out of Connacht by beating Mayo. To an extent they were also lucky in a hard fought semi-final against Cork. They eventually won what was regarded as the best game of football seen in years, by a score of 1-11 to 1-9. And so they were into their fourth All-Ireland final in a row and going for three wins in a row and the question was, would this team reverse the three losses in a row that Galway suffered at the hands of Kerry 1940, Kerry 1941, and Dublin in 1942? Meath still stood between them and Sam.

The Galway SHC final, due to take place this weekend between Portumna and Loughrea has been postponed. It remains uncertain whether Mullagh will bring an appeal to a higher authority about their dramatic semi-final loss to Loughrea.

The Galway county hurling final has been called off this Sunday due to the fact that Mullagh GAA club are possibly going to appeal to the DRA about their game with Loughrea being fixed at a fixtures committee when the man that chaired that meeting was suspended at the time the fixture was made.

Corofin’s manager this season, Ger Keane, has been involved with Corofin football in different capacities for the past 30 years or more.

Four clubs had proposed a "Champions League" style format for the 2010 football championship with relegation coming from championship performances rather than league, but the motion was voted down on a margin of 56-28 at last Monday’s football board convention in Lough George.

This Sunday the Leinster club final is well worth the trip to Tullamore to see Garrycastle take on Portlaoise at 2pm in what promises to be a top class game.

For those of you who did not know, Ballinasloe GAA club has one of the most prolific and proud histories of any GAA club in the country. The St Grellan’s football club have won 17 Galway county senior titles and are only behind Tuam Stars with 24, on the Galway roll of honour.

A local charity has teamed up with a city company to organise a festive fundraiser this week.

Ballinasloe’s great Gaelic football years of the late seventies were relived in person and in print.

Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA is gearing up for this year’s John Joyce Memorial Sevens to be held at Arus Bóthar na Trá on St Stephen’s Day.