With apologies for how late I’m bringing this event to your attention – an apology I extend to Liam Horan, who’s organising it – many of you will be interested in a show being streamed live on Facebook later tonight, celebrating the life and work of the late, great Con Houlihan. This is a Horan Stand event and you’ll find […]
Today’s the last day of March and so that means that it’s exactly a year since that memorable Sunday at Croke Park when we beat Kerry in the National League final. It was our 12th ever NFL crown and our first national title success since 2001. More than that, it was a national final day at HQ that, finally, we […]
At half-time yesterday the Man of the Match poll for the blog wasn’t exactly the first thing on my mind. Indeed, had we continued in that funk after the break I’m not sure there would have been any poll at all. But our second half performance against Kerry was far, far better and in the end we were slightly unlucky […]
Given the game-of-two-halves nature of yesterday’s one-point defeat to Kerry, it’s not too painful to pull together the links to the match reports. Not least given that, once again, Fergal did all the heavy lifting. Here’s the coverage on the weekend’s action. Locals: Mayo Advertiser, Connaught Telegraph (match report, Andy Moran’s assessment), Kerry Sports Hub. Nationals: Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, […]
Storm Jorge blew hard across the country at the weekend forcing a postponement of Mayo’s NFL Division One Round 5 clash with Kerry at MacHale Park until Sunday afternoon. When the match finally got going it proved to be a game of two halves, with Kerry utterly dominant in the opening exchanges while a brave Mayo comeback in the second […]
At half-time this game couldn’t end quickly enough for us. Thoroughly outplayed in a chastening opening period, a hammering at the hands of a lively, inventive Kerry looked more a probability than a possibility. Few of us in the 8,069 crowd that had gathered in perishingly cold weather for this match could have predicted what was to unfold after the […]
This match should already be over and done with but Storm Jorge had other ideas. So instead of Saturday night lights, it’s an early Sunday afternoon start for our NFL Division One Round 5 clash with Kerry. Hence, by the way, the change from the usual match-day graphic above too. The refixed game throws in at MacHale Park today at […]
We’ve named our team to play Kerry at MacHale Park tomorrow afternoon (throw-in 1pm). Here it is: Mayo (NFL Division One v Kerry 1/3/2020): David Clarke (Ballina Stephenites); Padraig O’Hora (Ballina Stephenites), Oisín Mullin (Kilmaine), Lee Keegan (Westport); Michael Plunkett (Ballintubber), Eoin O’Donoghue (Belmullet), Paddy Durcan (Castlebar Mitchels); Aidan O’Shea (Breaffy, captain), Stephen Coen (Hollymount/Carramore); Jordan Flynn (Crossmolina Deel Rovers), […]
Mayo GAA have just confirmed that the match against Kerry has been put back until 1pm tomorrow. Here’s the official confirmation of what’s clearly a sensible decision, in particular for those of us for whom it would have meant a long drive in bad weather. ? Match Reschulded ? Due to the weather conditions & in conjunction with Croke Park […]
Mayo GAA have just announced that a decision will be made early in the morning about whether or not tomorrow evening’s match against Kerry will go ahead as scheduled. That decision will, according Mayo GAA, be made in conjunction with Croke Park. Here’s the announcement that’s been issued: In relation to tomorrow’s Allianz league game between Mayo & @Kerry_Official a […]