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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.

Below is a group-by-group preview of the Senior A and B hurling competitions, and a few predictions on each group.

ST. THOMAS’ 2-12

The return of St Thomas’ David Burke to the field of play was one of the main talking points from Sunday’s senior hurling championship semi-finals as the reigning title-holders booked their place in the final after a 1-20 to 1-17 victory over Sarsfields.

The final four are now known in the race for the Galway Senior Hurling Championship after last weekend’s quarter-finals. Three of last year’s semi-finalists are back to the same stage again, with Turloughmore completing the line up after comfortably overcoming Castlegar last Saturday.

St Thomas’ bid for a sixth Galway senior hurling title in succession started predictably when they saw off Gort on Sunday afternoon.

Researchers at University of Galway are seeking participants with chronic health conditions for a new project aimed at ensuring the needs and interests of patients and healthcare workers are included in future Irish health research.

Seanad Eireann is celebrating its 100th anniversary and in that hundred years some of the greatest and most noted people took their place in the Higher House of the Irish Parliament.

The final eight teams remaining in the Brooks Group Galway Senior Hurling Championship are now known, with Portumna the only club from outside the boundaries of Senior A to have made it to the business end of proceedings.