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Most of us would love a chance to go on a good auld trip with our club colleagues, especially now with the continuous talk of recession, bad weather, and the credit crunch really starting to bite. Indeed the further away and more exotic, the better. And if it was free, then happy days.

The Galway Senior Hurling Championship hots up this weekend with four quarter-finals down for decision.

•Three fighters from the Point Blank Gym in Parkmore faced off against their counterparts from the Top Pro Kilkenny Club for the Tribal Warfare Shield. Benjamin "Son of Life" Davis showed his speed when he knocked out Ger Coady with a lightening fast left straight, sending the ex-kickboxer to the canvas. Tom "The Catastrophe" Kelly had a war with Mick Timmins until early in the second round Kelly pounded Timmins until the referee stepped in, while Kevin Moran was able to get a dominant position and a technical knock out over Ray Dowd to make it a triple victory for the home fighters. Other Galwaymen on the card included Dave King who held off the early onslought of Swedish fighter Johan Vedenius to take a win in the second round by disqualification when the giant Swede inadvertantly broke the rules. Young Kiran Singh made short work of Dublin fighter Brian Kenny, taking only a shade over a minute to finish his opponent with a rear naked choke, while Tim Murphy increased Point Blank's spoils by bringing the featherweight title to Galway, defeating the Northern Irish Featherweight Champion Jonny Dooey. The main event saw Headford man Alan "The Cannon" Hannon give his all against his supremely talented opponent Martin "The Heat" Begley and midway through the second round Hannon secured a head and arm choke to submit the game northern fighter for the win.

All-Ireland club champs Portumna have qualified, as expected, for the semi-finals of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship final with a hard-fought 2-11 to 0-15 victory over Clarinbridge.

Gardaí in Portumna have recovered one of the guns stolen in last Wednesday’s home raid in Portumna which left a man in his 20s in hospital.

Three first-half Portumna goals ultimately proved the difference between the sides in this slow burning semi final played at Kenny Park yesterday. The champions are back once again in another final and it is difficult to look past them yet, as in recent rounds, they only impressed in fleeting spurts. Mellows will be disappointed with their own performance, as their disastrous start cost dearly. In fact, were it not for the Border men’s first half profligacy in front of goal, Mellows would have been far greater in arrears than the seven-point half time margin.

This pairing has left hurling supporters counting the days to this Sunday ever since it emerged that the 2008 champions (Portumna) would be taking on their immediate predecessors, Ballyhale Shamrocks, who triumphed in 2007. This has the potential to be a real classic between two outstanding clubs, both of whom have a proven record at this level.

Portumna are on course to retain this year’s Galway Senior Hurling Championship crown after easing to a 3 -10 to 0- 13 victory over Liam Mellows in Athenry.

What a burst of enterprise it has been for Portumna. Laden with silverware and sweet successes Portumna are club standard bearers. For so long they watched Sarsfields and Athenry dominate, now it is Portumna who are viewed as the most prized scalp in the Galway game. It is one Gort intend to take.