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This Sunday at Parnell Park in Dublin ( 2.30pm) Portumna hurlers will face Dunloy (Antrim) in the All-Ireland semi-final.

And Galwegians have another such opportunity this Sunday when Gort take on the might of Portumna in the county senior hurling final at Pearse Stadium.

It is the contest that is gripping hurling enthusiasts throughout the land. The country’s dominant clubs over the past three years, Portumna and Ballyhale Shamrocks, will meet for the first time in Sunday's All Ireland Senior Club Championship semi-finals at Semple Stadium (2.30pm).

My brother’s father-in-law, Johnny Carty, is a hail and hearty 80-years-old, a Wexford man (Rathnure) who loves most sports, but especially hurling.

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My brother’s father-in-law, Johnny Carty, is a hearty 80-year-old Wexford man (Rathnure) who loves most sports, but especially hurling.

Since I packed in competitive football the most regular question that I have been asked is:

There was sadness in Tuam and Galway this week with the end of an era for Galway football with the death of the great Frank Stockwell at the age of 80 after a long battle with illness. Frankie was the second member of a foot-balling double act, which was almost as famous and successful as Laurel and Hardy in their prime.

Since I packed in competitive football the most regular question that I have been asked on numerous occasions is: