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It was heartbreak for Tommy Larkins as Loughrea's experience told as they sealed a historic third successive senior hurling championship crown.

What could the sprawling urban surrounds of Salthill and Knocknacarra and the rural uplands of the Slieve Aughty Mountains possibly have in common?

Four teams remain standing in the race for the Tom Callanan Cup, with defending champions Loughrea continuing their pursuit of a third successive county title and Clarinbridge, Tommy Larkins and Craughwell all hoping to bring that remarkable run to an end.

The race for the Tom Callanan Cup reaches the quarter-final stage this weekend, with the four group winners re-entering the fray alongside four teams already battle-hardened from surviving the first hurdle in do-or-die hurling.

All four of last year’s Galway Senior Hurling Championship semi-finalists find themselves taking the elongated path to Tom Callanan Cup success, facing into preliminary quarter-finals this weekend.

The final round of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship arrives with plenty still at stake, from direct quarter-final or preliminary quarter-final qualification to the less appealing prospect of entering the relegation series.

After an opening round dominated by tight finishes, Round 2 offers several teams an early opportunity to take control of their groups in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship.

Galway Senior Hurling Club Championship

Seven different Galway clubs – Portumna, Athenry, Sarsfields, St. Thomas’, Castlegar, Clarinbridge and Kiltormer – have climbed the steps of the Hogan Stand to accept the Tommy Moore Cup. Gort and Loughrea are two outliers, in that they are the only ones to have reached an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final and been unsuccessful.

The safety nets no longer exist in the Galway Senior Championship from this point on, with every team that takes to the field fully aware that their season rests on the outcome of this game.