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I’m not going to pretend I foresaw Galway’s Leinster final performance coming because, ahead of Saturday evening’s showdown, I felt a degree of trepidation about facing an in-form Dublin outfit.

It’s been 15 years since Galway last claimed an U-21 (now U-20) All-Ireland hurling crown — a drought that has long stuck in the craw of hurling aficionados throughout the county.

Galway's senior hurlers face arguably their toughest assignment yet when Dublin come to town this Saturday afternoon. A victory for the Tribesmen would secure their place in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final.

Not since their entry into the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship in 2009 have Galway looked better placed to claim the Bob O’Keeffe Cup. On paper, they now appear the strongest side in the competition and, with three consecutive wins behind them, they are well positioned to reach another provincial decider.

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.

A five-point defeat to your fiercest rivals will always sting, but last Saturday night in Thurles is unlikely to leave any lasting scars.

For the second weekend in succession, Pearse Stadium will host Galway GAA’s marquee fixtures under the Saturday night lights as the Galway Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals take centre stage.

There is a familiar look to this year’s Galway Senior Hurling Championship quarter-finals, with six of last season’s final eight back for another shot at the Tom Callanan Cup. Craughwell and Oranmore/Maree are the only new faces at this stage, replacing Cappataggle and Castlegar.

The Galway Senior Hurling Championship is heating up as Round 2 throws up a series of mouth-watering clashes across all four groups.