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Having produced the substantial performance that was required in Ennis, an evolving Galway senior hurling outfit now head for Thurles on Saturday intent on taking the prized Cork scalp.

Galway’s first hurling championship win over Cork since 2002 has prompted renewed hope in the county’s senior hurlers. However John McIntyre’s evolving team has little time to enjoy Saturday’s 1-19 to 0-15 victory over Cork as they head to Semple Stadium for their next assignment, an All Ireland hurling quarter-final with Waterford, on Sunday.

The past week proved that Kilkenny's stranglehold on Leinster hurling is as strong as ever.

Galway’s hopes of advancing to a second All Ireland hurling final this year rest on the u-21s who face Clare on Saturday.

It was a titantic struggle and a great advertisement for the game. The young hurlers of Galway and Clare slugged it out in the All-Ireland under-21 hurling semi-final at Semple Stadium until finally extra time saw Clare take the honours.

The clock is ticking down slowly to the big day - it's almost like we are waiting for a bomb to go off. We know there won't be any structural damage done on September 6, but fireworks and crunching tackles are sure to take place at Croke Park on All-Ireland final day.

It will be a family affair at Croke Park on Sunday week with Fenians clubmen and cousins JJ and PJ Delaney lining out for the Cats in another GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final.

County champions Portumna will face Gort in this year’s Stone Crushing & Recycling Senior Hurling Championship semi-final.

The first of the two Galway senior hurling championship semi-finals will be played on Sunday at Athenry (3.30pm) when favourites and champions Portumna face Gort.

A strange Sunday afternoon in Kenny Park eventually ended with a Portumna victory as the All Ireland champions survived despite a flurry of Gort goals.