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THE GALWAY hurling board hopes its senior county final between Loughrea and All-Ireland champions Portumna will be re-fixed for the week after next in the wake of yesterday’s decision to postpone the fixture from its original date of next Sunday.

“We are hopeful that we can re-arrange it for the Sunday after next,” said hurling board secretary John Fahey.