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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.

Galway's senior hurlers aim to build on their flying start to the Leinster championship on their first away trip to Kildare on Saturday afternoon.

Not since 2018, when Galway entered the championship as Liam MacCarthy holders, has there been this level of excitement and optimism surrounding the senior hurlers ahead of championship.

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.

Galway's hurlers take on Waterford at Pearse Stadium this Sunday as they look to build on their first win of the season last time out.

Galway get their Allianz Hurling League campaign underway this Saturday against All-Ireland champions Tipperary at Semple Stadium.

While the men in maroon have won four of the five previous meetings at this juncture of the championship they enter this encounter as underdogs, which may well suit Micheál Donoghue and his team.