We’re already well into April – the month in which club action is meant to hold sway within the GAA – and this weekend sees the start of the 2019 club Championships at both Senior and Intermediate level. Only one round of group matches in both the SFC and IFC will be played this month. While League club matches will […]
We’re not going to lose the run of ourselves. Too many Mayo supporters have been scorched too often in the past to let their imaginations run wild now that we’ve finally tasted a bit of success on the national stage. We’re all way too battle-hardened for that. But what we can do – and what we should do – is […]
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 […]