Kevin McStay’s autobiography The Pressure Game was launched in his native Ballina last week. Afterwards Kevin sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Mayo News sports editor Mike Finnerty, which we’re now making available as a special episode of the Mayo News football podcast. In this in-depth interview, Kevin speaks about his years playing with Mayo, during which time he […]
It’s down to the final two in this year’s race for both the Moclair and Sweeney Cups. This year’s SFC final will be contested by defending champions Ballintubber and Ballaghaderreen while the IFC decider pits The Neale against Ballyhaunis. Both of the Senior semi-finals were low scoring affairs. I tuned in on Mayo GAA TV last night to watch the […]
It’s a big weekend on the club front, with the semi-finals set to be decided in both the Senior and Intermediate Championships, while the relegation deciders at both levels will also be contested. MacHale Park is where the action is concentrated, with double-header ties on tomorrow and again on Sunday. On both days, the IFC game is the curtain-raiser followed […]
The nominations for this year’s football All-Star awards were announced this morning and four Mayo players are included on the list. Chris Barrett, Colm Boyle, Paddy Durcan and Aidan O’Shea are all among the 45 players nominated this year. Congrats to all of them. As you’d expect, Dublin deservedly lead the way with 13 nominations, followed by Kerry on nine, […]
The race for honours in the club championships is hotting up nicely with the Senior, Intermediate and Junior title races all now at the knockout stages. It’s down to the final four in both the SFC and IFC championships while only two teams remain standing at Junior level. Mayo News duo Mike Finnerty and Ger Flanagan present this latest episode […]
The list of nominees for this year’s TG4 LGFA All-Stars was announced this afternoon and Mayo have nine players on the list. Our nine nominees are Danielle Caldwell, Éilis Ronayne, Ciara McManamon, Ciara Whyte, Sinéad Cafferky, Niamh Kelly, Grace Kelly, Sarah Rowe and Rachel Kearns. Congrats to each and every one of them. As you’d expect, three-in-a-row champions Dublin lead […]
The dust is settling after a hectic weekend of club Championship activity, which has seen both the Senior and Intermediate title races whittled down to the final four. The finalists have also been decided in the Junior A Championship, as well as in the scramble to avoid relegation at SFC, IFC and JFCA levels. Starting at Senior level, here are […]
It’s another jam-packed weekend on the club front, this time with the added piquancy of knock-out clashes. It’s quarter-final action in both the Senior and Intermediate Championships while it’s semi-finals at Junior A level. For good measure there are several nervy relegation play-off clashes on too. Here’s the SFC list: And here’s the IFC schedule: Here’s what’s on at JFC […]
Mayo’s inter-county year ended last month at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. With the 2019 championship now over it’s time to place the county’s performances this year in context, which is what we do in this latest episode of the Mayo News football podcast. Co-hosting this season review podcast episode, Rob Murphy and I look back on an eventful year for […]
Right, we’re into that shoving-stuff-up-into-the-attic time of the year so, in that vein, here’s an item that needs to be tagged and filed away. Yes, it’s final results time in the Championship prediction mini-league for 2019. We’ve a clear winner this year, with Peter H leading the way for much of the summer and holding on with some ease to […]