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Over the past two seasons on the local club scene, the debate around the most consistent player in the senior championship most likely comes down to two men from the same household.

Seven different Galway clubs – Portumna, Athenry, Sarsfields, St. Thomas’, Castlegar, Clarinbridge and Kiltormer – have climbed the steps of the Hogan Stand to accept the Tommy Moore Cup. Gort and Loughrea are two outliers, in that they are the only ones to have reached an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final and been unsuccessful.

There are careers that are remembered for silverware, and others that endure because they shape culture, belief and identity. David Burke’s 16 seasons in the maroon and white achieved both. As he steps away from intercounty hurling, Galway is not simply saluting a former captain or an All-Ireland winner, but honouring a figure who embodied what it means to represent the county with integrity, humility and unwavering commitment.

As Galway prepare for another monumental All-Ireland final, few players have embodied the county’s spirit and drive this season quite like Mairéad Dillon. The Kilconieron forward has not just stepped into the limelight — she’s seized it, delivering powerful performances that have helped power Galway back to the biggest stage. With her pace, accuracy, and composure under pressure, Dillon is one of the key reasons Galway fans are daring to believe again.

If you happen to be mingling with Mayo folk in advance of Sunday’s Connacht Senior Football Championship final and they’re bowling you over with gushing praise for the quality of this Galway team - while also at the same time talking down their own prospects - my advice would be to smile, nod, and say the bare minimum.

There is no transfer window in camogie, but if there was, Galway's capture of Niamh Mallon would be hovering around the multi-million mark given the stature and threat the former Down player carries at the sharp end of this Galway team.

A score for the ages by Éanna Burke secured St. Thomas’ a much-deserved second All-Ireland senior hurling club title last Sunday in Croke Park after a titanic tussle with Kilkenny’s O’Loughlin Gaels.

Kilkenny 4-21 Galway 2-26

Moycullen's All-Ireland quest came to an end on Sunday afternoon when losing to Watty Grahams The Glen 1-11 to 0-12 in Croke Park.

Right on cue, the drizzle started to fall as the final few moments of the Galway adventure came to a heartbreaking conclusion in Croke Park.