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The big surprise last weekend in the Cooper Hurling Championship came in Kenny Park with Turloughmore’s impressive and well-deserved 3-13 to 1-11 victory over All-Ireland champions Clarinbridge.

This weekend’s senior hurling championship action commences on Friday evening at 7.15pm in Ballinasloe with hot favourites for the county cup, Portumna taking on last year’s Intermediate champions Padraig Pearses.

GAA president Christy Cooney will officially launch Galway’s hosting of Feile na nGael 2011 in Loughrea this evening.

Clarinbridge’s new management team of Johnny Lee, Monty Kerins and Martin Kennedy will have been pleased to get their 2011 championship off to a winning start last weekend when they defeated Sarsfields by 2-14 to 0-13.

There are some fabulous games down for decision this weekend in the county hurling championship.

Hot favourites Portumna enter the county hurling championship this weekend when they take on Tommie Larkins in Kenny Park on Saturday at 5pm.

And the bragging rights go to Galway.

A club’s season can turn on a small thing. Clarinbridge were close to crashing out of the Galway county championship in the group stages last summer. It took a late free from Mark Kerins to snatch a draw off Beagh in their last group game, and without that score, they would not have even qualified, having lost their first two games to Kinvara and Portumna.

Galway County Council were forced to extend water restrictions at night in locations across the county last week in order to allow reservoir levels to recover.

It is still difficult to escape the gnawing feeling that the tail end of November is no time to be having your showcase game of the year.