Well, that wasn’t much fun. There was always a danger that tonight’s match against Dublin was going to provide us with a reality check and it sure proved to be that. We were flat, bereft of ideas and utterly lacking in conviction. We ended up well beaten by a Dublin team who never left second gear, for the simple reason that […]
The lads – and the ladies – are back in League action tonight. The ladies get the ball rolling this evening at Croke Park when they take on Dublin at 5pm while the lads lock horns with the four-in-a-row All-Ireland champions at 7pm. It’s good to be back at Croke Park. The last time the lads played there was the […]
We’ve named our team, they most likely won’t reciprocate until some time tomorrow – and then, of course, make a few further switches just prior to throw-in – so all that’s left to do now is to point you towards various things that need to be pointed towards as we head into our first meeting for a while with Dublin. […]
Both Mayo and Donegal went into yesterday’s NFL Division One Round 2 clash at St Mary’s Convoy on the back of opening round wins. Donegal’s victory over Dublin in Round 1 was particularly impressive and they backed it up yesterday as they got the better of Peter Leahy’s Mayo on a scoreline of 3-10 to 2-7. The win yesterday was […]
The sun is out, the icy cold of late appears to have departed and we’re sitting pretty on top of Division One after two rounds of League games. There are worse ways to face into the week than this. So let’s add to that good mood by splashing around in the coverage that’s out there on yesterday’s heartwarming nine-point win […]
The focus is now back on inter-county action for the next while but the clubs haven’t gone away and this night week the draw for the 2019 club Championships will be held at MacHale Park. The draws will be streamed live on the night from Castlebar by Mayo GAA TV, with coverage starting that evening at 8pm. There’s a short […]
Cora Staunton is a player who was, from the outset, a standard-setter. She has broken the mould at so many levels as a Gaelic footballer and the publication of her autobiography Game Changer makes her, fittingly, the first ever female GAA player to dip her toe in these particular waters. The book recently won the Irish Sports Book of the […]
The club championships have now moved onto the provincial stage and the first shots were fired today in this year’s Connacht club senior football championship. Two quarter-final ties were played this afternoon. From a Mayo perspective the focus today was on newly-crowned Moclair Cup winners Ballintubber who faced Sligo champions Tourlestrane at Quigibar, near Enniscrone. The Abbeysiders are renowned for […]
Photo: RTÉ The schism in Mayo ladies football has been ongoing for months at this stage. It’s a row that has become increasingly bitter and divisive as each new damaging development has occurred. Over the past week the blows being landed by both sides have come thick and fast, neither of them holding back, both seemingly intent on wounding the […]
Photo: @MayoGAA Pope or no Pope, the action in the Senior and Intermediate club championships resumes this weekend. With the tap unexpectedly turned off for us at inter-county level before the end of June, I think it’s no exaggeration to claim that the club championships within the county this year are the most eagerly awaited in ages. Here’s a quick run-down […]