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| Sport: | Hurling | ||
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| Irish: | Gaillimh[1] | ||
| Nickname(s): | The Tribesmen[2][3] | ||
| County board: | Galway GAA | ||
| Manager: | Henry Shefflin | ||
| Captain: | Daithí Burke | ||
| Home venue(s): | Pearse Stadium, Salthill | ||
| Recent competitive record | |||
| Current All-Ireland status: | SF in 2022 | ||
| Last championship title: | 2017 | ||
| Current NHL Division: | 1 (3rd in 2022) | ||
| Last league title: | 2021 | ||
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The Galway county hurling team (/ˈɡɔːlweɪ/ GAWL-way) represents Galway in hurling and is governed by Galway GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League. It formerly competed in the abolished Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, winning the last title in 1999.
Galway's home ground is Pearse Stadium, Salthill. The team's manager is Henry Shefflin.
The team last won the Leinster Senior Championship in 2018, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2017 and the National League in 2021.
- ^ "Galway fans take issue with questionable spelling of 'Gaillimh'". Hogan Stand. 7 June 2022.
- ^ "John Mullane: Galway will be Limerick's biggest challengers over the summer". RTÉ. 17 May 2021.
The Tribesmen started their Allianz Hurling League campaign with a comprehensive 30-point win over Westmeath last weekend, and followed it up by inflicting a first defeat on Limerick since July 2019 yesterday.
- ^ "Galway issue statement of intent as Tribesmen hand Limerick first defeat since July 2019". Irish Independent. 16 May 2021.