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Perhaps because the threat of relegation has been removed from the clubs participating in Senior B - which will be reclassified as Premier Intermediate in 2026 - there were notably higher scores per team than normal with an average of just over 24 points per team in round one, with Ahascragh/Fohenagh (39) and Kilnadeema/Leitrim (31) leading the way.

Below is a group-by-group preview of the Senior A and B hurling competitions, and a few predictions on each group.

Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop on Middle Street has six rooms teeming rooms with more than 150,000 books, which will surely satisfy all your Christmas book-shopping needs.

Old foes will cross paths once again when the Galway senior hurling championship semi-finals throw-in at Kenny Park, Athenry on Sunday afternoon, with St. Thomas’ now the clear favourites to stretch their county title winning run to an unprecedented seven-in-a-row.

Friday evening’s intriguing clash between near neighbours Clarinbridge and Craughwell in Kenny Park kicks off a bumper weekend of round two action in both the Senior A and B hurling championships, with twelve group fixtures to be decided which will quickly bring the contenders for the knockout stages into sharp focus.

Win the psychological battle

The Galway People of the Year Award winners were honoured at a Gala Banquet and Awards Presentation in the Galway Bay Hotel at the weekend with over 400 guests in attendance, including Councillor Donal Lyons Deputy Mayor of Galway and Cathoirleach of Galway County Council, Councillor Liam Carroll.

Two of the leading challengers in the race for the 2023 Galway senior hurling championship suffered unexpected defeats last weekend as Castlegar and Killimordaly recorded wins over Sarsfields and Clarinbridge respectively.

For the sixth time in 10 years the Galway senior hurlers take on Tipperary in a knock-out championship game on Saturday evening (6.15pm), with the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick the venue on this occasion.

Hurling enthusiasts have two mouth-watering semi-finals in the Brooks Group Galway Senior Championship to look forward to this Sunday afternoon in Pearse Stadium.