Inside Track with John McIntyre

Can local GAA fans remember a biting cold and windy day at Croke Park in March of 2006? It was the first and, so far, only time that Galway captured the All-Ireland Club hurling and football titles in the same year thanks to the exploits of Portumna and Salthill-Knocknacarra,

The hurlers of Portumna got the ball rolling with a 2-8 to 1-6 success over Cork’s Newtownshandrum, and the O’Connor brothers, on St Patrick’s Day at Croke Park before Salthill-Knocknacarra followed suit by edging out St Gall’s of Antrim (0-7 to 0-6) in the football showdown.

In total, Galway have captured 14 All-Ireland club hurling titles since the championship started........

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