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This was a period of football success in Galway, contesting three All Ireland finals in four seasons. Meath, too, were confident - this their third All Ireland final in six years, and having beaten Cork in 1999 when they won their ninth title. However, John O'Mahony's Tribesmen prevailed to claim their 13th crown. Interestingly neither county has contested an All Ireland football final since with Kerry and Dublin dominating.

Fourth-quarter goals by Conor Whelan and Cathal Mannion helped a resurgent Galway overturn an eight-point first half deficit to end Tipperary’s involvement in the National League in front of a crowd of 5,750 enthralled spectators on yet another horrible afternoon weather-wise for sport in the west.

Martin Mulkerrins and Ciana Ní Churraoin claimed top titles at the Wallball Nationals in what proved to be a successful weekend for Galway handball.

Galway's Martin Mulkerrins and Ciana Ní Churraoin finished runners-up in their respective USHA National Four Wall finals recently.

Another dominant performance this season has propelled Galway to a sixth Ladies Football League final, and their first in four years.

Moycullen's Diarmuid Mulkerrins won the All-Ireland U21 40x20 handball title in Kingscourt, Co Cavan, at the weekend.

Mount Temple native, Eva Dunning, was crowned Miss Midlands 2018 at the glitz and glamour laden Grand Final held in Karma on Friday night.

Tomorrow night, Friday, July 27, the winner of Miss Midlands will be crowned in Karma Athlone.

The Galway hurlers will have to step up their collective intensity, work rate, first touch and efficiency in front of goal if they are going to regain the Bob O'Moore Cup for 2018 in Sunday's Leinster final replay against Kilkenny at Semple Stadium (3pm).

As I researched for this article ahead of Sunday's Connacht football final in Hyde Park, I went back to the headlines that previewed the 2017 final featuring the same two teams.