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Anthony Cunningham, the new Galway senior hurling manager, has not been long in making his presence felt, as he and selectors Tom Helebert and Mattie Kenny have dropped one third of the team which started the All-Ireland quarter-final against Waterford this year in a massive clear-out.

After a full round of group games last weekend the Cooper County Senir Hurling Championship is again in full swing this Saturday and Sunday, with the preliminary quarter-finals down for decision.

They won easily on a score-line of 3-14 to 1-10 against Dublin, and fully deserved the large margin of their victory.

Last September the Galway u-21s were ruthlessly mown down by a powerful Tipperary outfit that claimed All-Ireland honours at Semple Stadium.

Galway u-21 hurling team manager Anthony Cunningham will lead his panel to Thurles this Saturday (6pm) in the hopes of returning to to Croke Park for a second successive All-Ireland decider.

Galway u-21 hurling team manager Anthony Cunningham will lead his panel to Thurles this Saturday (6pm) in the hopes of returning to to Croke Park for a second successive All-Ireland decider.

Twenty-four students have received NUI Galway student sports scholarships at a special ceremony this week.

It is usually difficult and can take a few years for most teams to adjust to the step-up from intermediate to senior level in either hurling or football.

The Cooper Senior Hurling Championship quarter-finals are down for decision this weekend with one game on Saturday evening, and the other games taking place in Ballinasloe and Athenry on Sunday.

Galway qualified for their 10th u-21 hurling final in the last 15 years when they brushed aside Dublin in Tullamore last Saturday evening.