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If this weekend’s Galway Senior Football Championship quarter-finals deliver half the drama of the preliminary round a fortnight ago, then supporters are in for another cracking instalment.

The 2025 Galway Senior Football Championship has largely gone according to script so far, with the four pre-competition favourites, Salthill/Knocknacarra, Tuam Stars, Maigh Cuilinn and Corofin, living up to their billing and topping their groups.

Galway senior footballers make the trip across the Atlantic to kickstart their Connacht Football Championship campaign. They take on New York at a sold out Gaelic Park in the Bronx with throw-in at 8pm on Sunday, April 6.

After Tuam Stars, Killannin, Dunmore Machales and Oughterard won their preliminary quarter-finals at the weekend, we are straight into the quarter-finals this weekend. Starting with Salthill/Knocknacarra v Dunmore MacHales and Maigh Cuilinn v Oughterard on Saturday. Sunday will see Corofin play Killannin and Annaghdown v Tuam Stars.

Group 1:

Round two of the Galway football club championship will kick off this weekend. With the new system in place, all the winners from round one will play each other, while the losers from the opening weekend will face off.

"Some people are calling us magicians," said John Concannon when asked if the long term planning of blooding young players through the winter games and the league was part of a well-thought-out masterplan designed to arrive in high summer in rude health. "But we'll see after next week what the narrative is," he laughed.

Galway manager Padraic Joyce never disappoints when it comes to after-match soundbites. Here's a quote journey through the Championship thus far.

Galway defeated Donegal last Sunday afternoon to reach their second All-Ireland final in three years. The scoreboard in Croke Park read 1-14 to 0-15 in favour of the Tribesmen at the final whistle.

Galway footballers are looking forward to just their third All-Ireland semi-final since 2001 after an incredible clawback win from behind to beat Dublin last Saturday evening.