While this occasion will not live long in the memory of the Tribesmen, there were some touching scenes in the buildup to the match.<\/p>\n
Dublin Fans’ Classy Gesture Praised By Padraic Joyce<\/p>\n
Galway great Paul Clancy would pass away earlier this week at the age of 49. A two-time All-Ireland winner, the Moycullen man was a hugely popular figure within the county.<\/p>\n
The current team would pay tribute to him ahead of the meeting with Dublin, forming the figure ‘ten’ during a minute’s silence in tribute to the number he so famously donned during his own playing career.<\/p>\n
The Galway footballers paid tribute to the late Paul Clancy ahead of their game against Dublin this afternoon \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n
They would lay the no.10 jersey on the pitch during the minute’s silence. The players would also line up to make the number 10 near the sideline \u2764\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/HlLQefIW53<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) June 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n Recommended\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Padraic Joyce was a teammate of Paul Clancy’s in that all-conquering side at the turn of the century.<\/p>\n Speaking to RT\u00c9 after the game, he would also thank the Dublin supporters for their acknowledgement of the Galway legend.<\/p>\n Galway manager Padr\u00e1ic Joyce has called out some “questionable decisions” following his side’s All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Dublin pic.twitter.com\/j4yaqeaEeb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n It was a tough, tough week in Galway with what went on.<\/p>\n Our commiserations to the Clancy family, Joanna and the kids. We were all at the funeral.<\/p>\n There’s more to life, I get all that. But when you’re playing football, football is our life. We gave it everything.<\/p>\n Hats off to Dublin as well, Ger Brennan and the lads. He’s had a tough year, they produced a great performance for him there as well.<\/p>\n The Dublin supporters were very gracious there at the end. They gave us a great applause for Paul as well, so that was great.<\/p>\n A nice touch.<\/p>\n The Dublin supporters will have another day in Croke Park in a couple of weeks, with Ger Brennan’s men set to face Kerry<\/a> in a mouthwatering All-Ireland semi-final. It is quite the turnaround for a team that so many had written off just a few short weeks ago after successive losses to Westmeath and Louth at GAA HQ.<\/p>\n As for Galway, they will have plenty of time to ponder where things went wrong after yet another underwhelming end to a season that promised so much. That has become somewhat of a familiar story out west in recent seasons.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n