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Christmas truly came early for Liam Mellows hurlers when they deservedly won their first county senior hurling championship in almost half a century, beating 2014 and 2011 champions Gort on Sunday afternoon in Pearse Stadium.

In December 1970 the number one single in the charts was "I think I love you" by the Partridge family. Jack Lynch was taoiseach, Éamon de Valera was president, and Everton won the division one league title in England that season.

On a cold and squally day in Kenny Park, Gort and Craughwell produced an enjoyable game of hurling - one that was far superior to the drawn encounter seven days previously.

Following their 1-10 to 0-13 draw last weekend in the county semi-final, Gort and Craughwell will face off again this Sunday in Kenny Park (12.30pm) to see who will face Liam Mellows in the final on December 3.

Forty-seven years is a long time, and it is far too long for a progressive hurling club such as Liam Mellows not to have played in a Galway county senior hurling final.

Liam Mellows v Cappataggle (12.45pm)

Following on from Liam Mellows 1-11 to 0-12 win last weekend over Clarinbridge in their replayed county quarter-final - the fixtures have been made for the two semi-finals.

The last remaining county senior hurling semi-final berth is expected to be decided on Sunday in Kenny Park (2pm) when city side Liam Mellows take on Clarinbridge in an eagerly anticipated replay, following last weekend's dramatic draw.

The draw for the 2017 county senior hurling semi-finals will see Gort face Craughwell,

The highly anticipated quarter-finals of the Salthill Hotel County Senior Hurling Championship have been fixed as two double headers for Saturday and Sunday in Kenny Park.