The announcement yesterday by Mayo GAA that a full-time commercial role within the organisation is being created is, for sure, a positive development. The job, which is being offered initially as a 12-month contract, is for a Chief Commercial Officer and, as begets such a lofty title, it comes with a wide-ranging list of commercial and marketing responsibilities. As an […]
You could, with a fair bit of justification, say that this occurs after the final whistle sounds at every match the county team plays at MacHale Park but on Sunday there’s an official Meet and Greet with the team out on the pitch after the Monaghan game. This initiative was announced yesterday by Mayo GAA (here). It will, I’m sure, […]
Two bit of news, with day-related hooks upon which to hang them. First is the unveiling today of the special commemorative jersey the senior team will wear in our Connacht Championship preliminary round fixture against New York over in Gaelic Park on Sunday, 5th May. The game in the Big Apple takes place the day after this year’s Mayo Day […]
It goes without saying, of course, that there’ll be a keen sense of rivalry between ourselves and the neighbours at MacHale Park tomorrow evening. In one important respect, however, those converging on Castlebar for the game should make it their business to be on the same side. Many of you will already know of Regina Duffy’s story. The Westport native, […]
Everyone loves a bit of nostalgia and thankfully we’ve been treated to plenty of magical moments over the years as Mayo supporters. So it is with no apologies at all that I’ve written a piece to get the nostalgic juices flowing – with a particular emphasis on some of the iconic scores which have stuck in the mind! Excuse the […]
The sad news has broken inside the last few hours of the death of John Morrison, the big-hearted coach of the Mayo senior team in 2006 when, with Mickey Moran as manager, we reached the All-Ireland final. The widely-travelled Armagh man, who in a long sporting career managed and coached several teams in a number of different counties, was a […]
You’ll indulge me, I’m sure, while I give a plug to a local endeavour of significant note. This comes in the form of the annual magazine of the Aghamore area, Glór Achadh Mór, which was published, as it always is, just before Christmas. This year’s annual is a significant one, as it’s the 30th anniversary edition. Much has changed in Aghamore […]
Image: @MayoGAA We’ve done another refresh of the county jersey, with the new design revealed a few minutes ago. Here it is: Image:@MayoGAA The new jersey will be available to buy this day week – 5th October – but you can pre-order it now. Details on how to do so are here. Given my colour-blindness I’m painfully aware that I’m […]
Photo: @CateMcCurry It’s been a busy few days within the county and across the country as a whole. Busy here too so while I’ve had time to see and think about the recent Mayo GAA-related announcements, I’ve had little time to sit down and pen a piece about them. I haven’t long now either, to be honest, so there are […]
Over a week has now passed since our early exit from this year’s championship. In that time the world has moved on and so too has the championship. The line-up for the inaugural Super 8 All-Ireland quarter-final group series of matches has been completed and, alone amongst this year’s Division One counties, we’re not in there. How and why this […]