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What could the sprawling urban surrounds of Salthill and Knocknacarra and the rural uplands of the Slieve Aughty Mountains possibly have in common?

Four teams remain standing in the race for the Tom Callanan Cup, with defending champions Loughrea continuing their pursuit of a third successive county title and Clarinbridge, Tommy Larkins and Craughwell all hoping to bring that remarkable run to an end.

The race for the Tom Callanan Cup reaches the quarter-final stage this weekend, with the four group winners re-entering the fray alongside four teams already battle-hardened from surviving the first hurdle in do-or-die hurling.

After an opening round dominated by tight finishes, Round 2 offers several teams an early opportunity to take control of their groups in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship.

Galway 3-25 Kilkenny 1-16

Championship changes everything. The margin for error disappears, the intensity lifts a notch and every decision — on and off the field — carries that bit more weight.

The trials and tribulations of being a supporter in a dual county were laid bare last weekend, when it proved literally impossible to properly follow both Galway teams over the course of a single Sunday afternoon.

Galway Senior Hurling Club Championship

Over the past two seasons on the local club scene, the debate around the most consistent player in the senior championship most likely comes down to two men from the same household.

Seven different Galway clubs – Portumna, Athenry, Sarsfields, St. Thomas’, Castlegar, Clarinbridge and Kiltormer – have climbed the steps of the Hogan Stand to accept the Tommy Moore Cup. Gort and Loughrea are two outliers, in that they are the only ones to have reached an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final and been unsuccessful.