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Did you play soccer in Gallagher’s Field in Mooretown or are you one of those mighty men who won the Mullingar League in 1979? Are you one of the team that felled the Double Ds, a fast food shop team in Mullingar that went on to become Mullingar Ath?

The search for a new hurling manager to succeed Ger Loughnane is coming to a close with eight candidates having been nominated. The task now for the county board chairman Gerry Larkin, hurling board chairman Miko Ryan, and secretary John Fahey, is to start the assessment and interview process before final decisions can be made.

1. JOHN MCINTYRE WILL BE A BIG SUCCESS WITH THE GALWAY

It is a case of third time lucky for John McIntyre - the newly appointed manager of Galway hurling.

The John McIntyre era commences at O'Connor Park on Sunday when Galway make the short trip to Tullamore for a Walsh Cup clash with Offaly.

The hurling year might only be a couple of weeks old, but tough tasks are arriving thick and fast for Galway.

A real sense of anticipation surrounds Sunday's Allianz NHL opener between Galway and Kilkenny at Pearse Stadium (2.30pm) where the two sides meet for the second time in a week.

Kilkenny 1-20

A quiet start to life in the Leinster championship it may be, but Galway hurlers will enter O’Moore Park, Portlaoise on Sunday aware that a positive statement needs to be made on an historic afternoon.

Suddenly the Leinster hurling championship is full of interesting possibilities again. On Saturday evening in O’Connor Park this semi-final between Galway and Kilkenny promises to be revealing.