This non-football piece was written for the ‘What’s Best for the West’ series that is currently running in the Mayo News. It appears in this week’s edition of the paper. This autumn, forty years will have passed since I left home having finished in Secondary school. I’ve never lived west of the Shannon since then and, in all likelihood, I […]
Billy Joe Padden’s interviewing skills have been a major feature here on the Mayo News football podcast in recent months and in this episode he’s back with another special guest. This time, Billy Joe sits down for an in-depth discussion with Mayo GAA and Connacht Rugby star Gavin Duffy. The Ballina native enjoyed a varied sporting career, mainly in rugby […]
Another jam-packed weekend of club Championship football action lies ahead this coming Saturday and Sunday, with Round 2 fixtures at Senior, Intermediate and Junior levels. Things are heating up nicely in the SFC. A few clubs head into this weekend knowing that a second win on the spin could see them safely into the quarter-finals while others know that a […]
The dust is still settling after two days of hectic Round 1 action in the club football Championships. An interesting weekend of football it proved to be too. With the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings still in place, for most football-starved punters there was no option but to sit out the live action this weekend. Thanks to Mayo GAA […]
After the shadow-boxing of the last few weeks the serious football action at club level within the county gets going tomorrow. There are first round matches on this weekend in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior football Championships. Here’s the list of Round 1 matches in the SFC: Here are the Round 1 games in the IFC: Here’s the list of […]
With the club football Championships getting underway this weekend, Mayo GAA TV makes a welcome reappearance online as well. It’s the fourth year the service has been in operation and it’s never been more needed than now. Three SFC Round 1 matches are set to be streamed live this coming weekend. First up is the Group 4 clash from Fr […]
There was a raft of football and hurling action on within the county this weekend, with a second round of matches in the Michael Walsh Leagues in the former while in the latter the first shots were fired in this year’s county Championship. Let’s start with that SHC action from last night. Four teams are contesting the TJ Tyrell Cup […]
From today there’s a new landmark on the East Mayo horizon, just a few miles down the road from Knock where the basilica has long been a dominant feature in the skyline. The new feature, set in the countryside just off the road between Knock and Ballyhaunis, comes in the form of the giant air dome that Connacht GAA have […]
The football may have started up at club level last weekend but it’s in hurling that Championship action is set to get underway first in the county, with two games down for decision this coming Saturday evening. Champions Tooreen open their defence of the TJ Tyrell Cup when they face Castlebar Mitchels, in what will be a repeat of last […]
Mayo GAA today released important information for Cáirde Mhaigheo ticket holders relating to ticketing for this year’s club Championship fixtures. You’ll find this information here. As you all know by now, the decision to pause the Phase 4 reopening of the country has had the knock-on effect of restricting attendances at GAA matches to just 200 people. With players, backroom […]