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Corofin are still a dominant outfit in Galway. Tommy Dickson/INPHO

All-Ireland holders Corofin stretch unbeaten Galway championship run to 47 games

The reigning All-Ireland champions are aiming to win their eighth county title on the bounce.

Updated 23.40

COROFIN STRETCHED THEIR unbeaten Galway SFC run to 47 games on Sunday, as they aim to win their eighth county title in-a-row.

The reigning All-Ireland champions recorded another big win this weekend, defeating Monivea/Abbey by 4-18 to 0-7 to progress to the knockout stages of the competition. 

Substitute Colin Kelly hit a brace of goals while Dylan McHugh and Michael Farragher also found the net for Corofin to help them on their way to a 23-point win.

Elsewhere in the Galway SFC, St James’ lost out to An Cheathru Rua by 1-10 to 0-15.

In the Donegal SFC, defending champions Naomh Conaill defeated Ardara by 0-18 to 0-5, Glenswilly were 2-14 to 1-13 winners over Four Masters while Dungloe lost out by 0-11 to 1-11 against Seán Mac Cumhaill’s.

Crossmaglen maintained their drive for three-in-a-row in the Armagh SFC with a 3-10 to 1-8 victory over Silverbridge. 

Meanwhile in the Longford SFC, Colmcille rallied from eight points down to snatch a 0-11 0-11 draw against 2018 Leinster champions Mullinalaghta.

– Updated 23.40: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that today’s result was Corofin’s 47th consecutive win in the Galway SFC; they are unbeaten in 47 games.

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