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- ↑ "A veteran brother and a young nephew for company with Joe Canning in Portumna senior side". The 42. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "Canning one of six Galway hurlers named in minor team of the year". The 42. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ Fallon, John (4 July 2018). "Sean Bleahene claims Leinster title as Galway see off Wexford in dramatic extra time finish". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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- ↑ Fallon, John (12 January 2021). "Jack Canning among the new faces in Galway senior hurling panel". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ↑ Fallon, John (12 January 2021). "Joe Canning's nephew called into Galway hurling squad after rugby stint in Australia". The 42. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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