Buzz around Galway hurling

There are times when players in a county just sense that maybe it is their year, when there is a buzz around the place and expectations rise.
Portumna's recent victory in the All-Ireland club final, Galway's form in the National Hurling League and the emergence of Joe Canning as the latest bright young star on the horizon has created a feel-good factor around the county's hurling team.
The news that Canning's older brother and one of Galway's most experienced defenders Ollie is to rejoin the county panel after a two-year gap will further add to the belief in the county that maybe they can bridge the 20-year gap since their last All-Ireland success.
That feeling will be cemented if the Tribesmen can overcome Tipp in this Sunday's National League final, and at long last we may have a genuine contender outside the Big Two.