18 minutes agoSaturday’s fixturesLeinster SHC: Galway 0-11 Dublin 1-5Kilkenny v KildareOffaly v Wexford (both 6pm)Munster SHC: Tipperary v Clare (7pm)Tailteann Cup, Round One: Down v Leitrim (6pm)Sign up for our Inside Gaelic Games newsletter. 3 minutes agoHalf-time: Cathal Mannion takes over from Niland to spear a 65 and that’s the half-time whistle. Galway lead by three but you’d imagine Dublin will be the happier side with the wind to come. Galway 0-11 Dublin 1-56 minutes ago35 mins: Galway have pucked 11 wides. Dublin only have one. Niland has missed his last two frees. Scrappy stuff. Galway 0-10 Dublin 1-57 minutes ago34 mins: SAVE! Fahy to the rescue again for Galway, as he gets down low to deflact a brilliant shot from David Purcell and Galway get it clear. That’s two fine saves from the Galway stopper. 10 minutes ago31 mins: Soft free there against Liam Rushe. Ronan Glennon ran into himm, not much he could do to avoid contact but Colm Lyons gave the free against him. Niland nails his fifth of the day and Galway are ahead. Pádraic Mannion foolows up with the score fo the day from the right sideline. Better from the home side. Galway 0-10 Dublin 1-515 minutes ago26 mins: Lovely score for Galway. Jason Rabbitte hasn’t been in this at all but that’s a gorgeous touch down to Monaghan, who whips it over from 30 metres out. But Dublin strike back with a Donal Burke free. Galway can’t build up any momentum here at all. Dublin 1-5 Galway 0-821 minutes ago23 mins: Back to back points for Dublin, from Conal Ó Riain and Donal Burke (a free). Galway have lost their shape a bit and have five wides racked up already. Dublin 1-4 Galway 0-622 minutes ago19 mins: Quality, quality score from Conor Whelan, his first of the day. Galway 0-6 Dublin 1-224 minutes ago18 mins: A first point from play for Aaron Niland. Galway have responded well to the goal. Galway 0-5 Dublin 1-226 minutes ago15 mins: That goal has sparked a bit of life into this game now. Donal Burke pots a free after a couple of rat-a-tat points at either end. Dublin 1-2 Galway 0-428 minutes ago13 mins: GOAL! Ah, that’s a desperate mistake from Daithí Burke. From the 65, Donal Burke drilled the ball in and it was going over for a point, only for the Galway Burke to put up his hurley to try and stop it. He saved the point but deflected it into the net. Calamity. Galway 0-3 Dublin 1-030 minutes ago12 mins: SAVE! Brian Hayes streaked away from Tom Monaghan and whipped it high at the near post, only for Galway goalkeeper Darach Fahy to get his hirl up to it and put out for a 65. 33 minutes ago7 mins: Scrappy stuff so far. Wet weather, the usual Salthill wind, loads of bunching and rucking - choose you own poison. Niland taps over another free. Galway 0-3 Dublin 0-038 minutes ago5 mins: Cian Daniels finds space again and this time takes his score. Galway 0-2 Dublin 0-044 minutes ago2 mins: Early free for Galway, Cian Daniels fouled. Aaron Nilan does the neccesary and we’re away. Galway 0-1 Dublin 0-02 hours agoHere we go then for a huge Saturday in the hurling championship. First up, Galway v Dublin in Salthill. Dublin team news is that John Hetherton, the focal point of their attack up to now, is out. Conor McHugh, Paddy Doyle and Conal Ó Riain all start in place of Eoghan O’Donnell, Darragh Power and Hetherton. For Galway, Tom Monaghan comes in for Rory Burke.Dublin: Eddie Gibbons; Conor Groarke,Paddy Smyth, Conor McHugh; Conor Burke, Liam Rushe, Chris Crummey; Brian Hayes, Conor Donghue; Fergal Whitely, Donal Burke, David Purcell; Conal Ó Riaian, Paddy Doyle, Cian O’SullivanGalway: Darach Fahy; Ronan Glennon, Cillian Trayers, Darren Morrissey; Padraic Mannion, Daithí Burke, Gavin Lee; Cian Daniels, Tiernan Killeen; John Fleming, Cathal Mannion, Aaron Niland; Jason Rabbitte, Conor Whelan, Tom Monaghan.
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