Annaghdown

I think it probably is.

Like Annaghdown, Annaghdown had an unbelievable year.

Um, Annaghdown turned over Tuam.

They drew with James'.

They beat Oughterard, they beat Claregalway.

And it is a county final at the end of the day.

I mean, how important would it be for Annaghdown to get that Senior B title?

Oh, it'd be so important, especially for all the younger girls.

We've a lot of the younger girls coming up, and we see the support we do get up in Craig.

Oh yeah, but, like, Desie's no spring chicken either and he's been around, like, you know? And it's not today or yesterday that Desie was putting up big scores.

I wouldn't look at that Annaghdown game.

Like, Desie is, is a serious athlete.

If Desie was playing for Annaghdown, he wouldn't have got 2-16, he wouldn't have got two points.

You know that kind of scenario? So that's the way it, and that's, please don't take that as a disrespect towards Desie Conneely, 'cause I'm not, 'cause a lot of time for that lad.

It's just a scenario where, and I think Enda put it, the white flag went up early.

Like, it wasn't, the two goals you mean came at the wrong time.

But again, you just, the intensity, the pressure, there was no give up.

We'll start with the Galway Senior Football Championship semifinals, where MacQuillan and Salthill-Knocknakarra will meet for the second year in a row in two weeks' time.

MacQuillan, earlier on this afternoon, they beat Annaghdown by 426 to eight points, and Salthill-Knocknakarra overcame Corofin despite late drama by 15 points to two-seven.

The Galway Intermediate Football Championship semifinals yesterday afternoon, An Spideal beat Menlough, bringing a, a, an end to Menlough's great year.

Uh, this year they were beaten by 215 to 11 points by An Spideal.

And we'll, we'll do them in chronological order.

The first game at 2:15 in Pearse Stadium, Annaghdown against the defending champions, Mo Cuillinn.

And Kevin, I'll get this question out straight away 'cause that's what everyone is asking.

Do Annaghdown have a chance?

Oh, well, [laughs] this is a knock-out competition, and, uh, everybody has a chance in a game like that.

Now, how big a chance is the big question.

You have to admire Annaghdown because they're the surprise package of the final four.

Nobody expected them, I would imagine, or very few expected them to be in this semifinal, and yet here they are, and they've done it with resilience, and I think that's the key factor.

Mm-hmm

... from Annaghdown in County Galway.

Again, very subdued, very low-key-

Of course

Speaking of traveling, hello, everybody-

Hello

... from Annaghdown in Galway.

Hello.

So we're down to the business end of the Galway Senior and Intermediate Football Championships.

Annaghdown take on Mike Cullen on Sunday at 2:15 in Pearse Stadium, and that's followed by a repeat of last year's semifinal between Carrafin and Salt Hill, Knocknakara.

We'll touch on the, uh, senior semifinals first, and then we'll go into the intermediate semifinals.

Um, I'm joined by Fick O'Beira and Jeremy Blake to look ahead to the semifinals.

well.And the thing is, while I know you've been seriously prepared for this, and I'll get to that in a moment, is this, uh, mainly first things first comes around as a social environment.

I, I like to think I know Annaghdown ladies football reasonably well, so I might know one or two of your teammates m- that might have, uh, worn the jersey in competitive action in the past.

But this has opened up so many doors for so many hours that you touched on there, just to connect, just to get together, especially in the busy time of the year regarding the children.

And also what you said, to go play football is o- the most important thing.

Um, they got a spot in the Corribdola show as well.

Um, that was amazing.

And Gary Schooley Fitness out there in Annaghdown, he's been so good to us.

Um, he set up a Hang Tough, and he spent the day there and everything and raised money and gave it to us for towards our trip.