{"id":526398,"date":"2026-06-30T20:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/526398\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T20:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:13:15","slug":"galway-are-not-to-be-disrespected-joe-canning-ahead-of-all-ireland-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/526398\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Galway are not to be disrespected&#8217; \u2013 Joe Canning ahead of All-Ireland semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Galway star Joe Canning believes the Tribesmen can deliver against Cork in this weekend\u2019s All-Ireland semi-final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rebels unsurprisingly head into the game as favourites, as has been the case for much of the history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaa.ie\/hurling\/gaa-hurling-all-ireland-senior-championship\/cork-galway\/c4e18e26-7419-4336-b75f-45282c23e78e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galway and Cork<\/a> crossing paths in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cork have won 25 of the last 32 matches between the sides, but Galway are seeking a sixth win on the spin against the men in red, their last defeat coming in 2008, and Joe Canning believes Galway go into the game without as much pressure as the Rebels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-2026-06-07T112645.070.jpg\" alt=\"Galway\" class=\"wp-image-1778880\"  \/>Galway players Tom Monaghan, Darren Morrissey and Cianan Fahy celebrate their victory in the Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship final. Pic: Piaras \u00d3 M\u00eddheach\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Winning Leinster was huge,\u2019 Canning said. \u2018It was 2018 when we last won it [the Leinster Championship], so for the group of players, especially the older ones, never mind the younger guys, to win is a big pressure off the shoulders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/06\/26\/sport\/galway-retire-10-paul-clancy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galway<\/a> go into the semi-final without as much pressure as before, and Cork are seen by many, along with Limerick, as the two best teams in the country. They can have a right cut off it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018They are there on merit. They have only lost once this year [Leinster round-robin loss to Dublin]. They are trucking along nicely. They are Leinster champions and not to be disrespected in any way. I\u2019d say they are quietly confident.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/joe-canning.jpg\" alt=\"3 July 2021; Joe Canning of Galway during the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Dublin and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras \u00d3 M\u00eddheach\/Sportsfile\" class=\"wp-image-1704241\"  \/>Joe Canning playing for Galway in 2021. Pic: Piaras \u00d3 M\u00eddheach\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canning still admits that Cork are one of the best teams in the country, and all things being equal, he\u2019d expect Ben O\u2019Connor\u2019s men to take their place in the final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018We\u2019ll see on Saturday; we don\u2019t really know yet,\u2019 Canning said. \u2018This is the first massive, massive test [for Galway]. Playing a Munster team and one of the All-Ireland favourites is huge. Hopefully, they just perform on the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Cork probably haven\u2019t hit their top stride yet, but Galway need everything to go their way and Cork to be off it a little bit.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Galway star Joe Canning believes the Tribesmen can deliver against Cork in this weekend\u2019s All-Ireland semi-final. 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