Athenry secured a first county senior hurling title in 20 years on Saturday (19th October 2024) when they beat Portumna in the Senior B decider in Duggan Park, Ballinasloe.
The victors led from the 14th minute but had to hold off three Portumna goals to become just the second winners of the Daniel Reeves Trophy in this competition.
Joe Canning netted a penalty and 20 metre free for the Portumna while Declan McLaughlin also found the net. Top scorer Cian Burke got Athenry's crucial goal 20 minutes from time.
Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly reports.
Afterwards, Darren caught up with the victorious Athenry captain Shane Quirke.
Man of the match Ronan Hardiman also shared his thoughts with Darren.
Finally, Darren spoke to Athenry manager Niall Sunderland.
Scorers - Athenry: Cian Burke 1-12 (0-9f, 0-1 '65), Ronan Hardiman 0-4, Cillian Lawless 0-2, Jason Rabbitte 0-1, Shane Quirke 0-1, Eoin Caulfield 0-1.
Scorers - Portumna: Joe Canning 2-4 (1-3f, 1-0 pen), Declan McLaughlin 1-1, Jack Canning 0-2, Andrew Canning 0-2, Martin Tuohy 0-1, Adam Fogarty 0-1, Neil Connelly 0-1, Martin Dolphin 0-1.
Highlights of an epic Senior B final as @cumannathanri survived everything a gallant @portumnagaa threw at them to return to the top table of Galway hurling.
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