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It was all the way back in November 2005 when Salthill/Knocknacarra last got their hands on the Shane McGettigan Cup. That afternoon, former Mayo star Maurice Sheridan accepted the trophy at Pearse Stadium on behalf of a star-studded outfit whose home ground is situated just a stone’s throw away.

For the third time in five seasons, Maigh Cuilinn and Salthill/Knocknacarra lock horns in the Galway Senior Football Championship final, both carrying unfinished business into Sunday’s latest instalment of their modern rivalry.

Galway's Allianz Football League campaign kicks-off this weekend as Pádraig Joyce's men welcome Mayo to Pearse Stadium.

And just like that, the curtain closed on another enthralling club season, with Ballygunner of Waterford and Kerry’s Dingle crowned All-Ireland senior champions in hurling and football respectively.

When the lights switch on at Pearse Stadium this Saturday night (7.30pm), two sides at very different points in their journeys will collide in the Galway Senior Football Championship final.

There have been bumps and bruises for some, smoother passage for others, but as the Galway Senior Football Championship reaches its semi-final stage, the four teams most expected to be here have navigated their way through.

The Greenhills Hotel on the Ennis Road was my destination of choice and the place was packed full of Tipperary and Galway supporters. You certainly would not have thought you were just 400 metres from the clubhouse of Na Piarsaigh – All-Ireland winners in 2016 - when the roof nearly came off the place after 14-man Dublin produced a monumental shock to unceremoniously dump the Treaty out.

After two very different semi-final matches, we now know that the county final this year will be a repeat of the 2023 final.

The second round of the Galway senior football championship concluded on Sunday evening with the meeting of Annaghdown and Milltown in Tuam Stadium which provided possibly the best entertainment of the weekend.

Round two of the Galway football club championship will kick off this weekend. With the new system in place, all the winners from round one will play each other, while the losers from the opening weekend will face off.