Minors suffer cruel defeat after stunning Roscommon recovery

FOR the second straight year, Galway bowed out to Roscommon at the semi-final stage of the Connacht Minor Football Championship. And like 2020, there was no second chance to salvage their season.

This was a cruel, cruel defeat for Alan Glynn and his players. From going 11 points up late in the first half, their performance levels dipped when playing into the wind and Roscommon mounted a comeback that will down in the county's folklore should they go on, as expected, to retain the provincial title against Sligo.

Read the full report in this week's edition of The Tuam Herald, on sale in shops and online www.tuamherald.ie