Mayo GAA today released important information for Cáirde Mhaigheo ticket holders relating to ticketing for this year’s club Championship fixtures. You’ll find this information here. As you all know by now, the decision to pause the Phase 4 reopening of the country has had the knock-on effect of restricting attendances at GAA matches to just 200 people. With players, backroom […]
The LGFA earlier today confirmed fixture details for this year’s Championship. In light of the disruptions caused by Covid-19, the LGFA decided to scrap the provincial competitions and go instead with a round-robin format comprising four groups of three counties. The winners of the four groups advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals. Today’s announcement provides outline dates for the round-robin games […]
Finally, some results to report on. There was a slew of Michael Walsh League matches on this weekend and here’s a list of the results of these fixtures. This is how the Senior games went: These were the Intermediate results: And these were the Junior results: Quick plug for the Mayo GAA Lotto while I’m at it – the next […]
The new Government’s announcement yesterday evening that elements of Phase 4 of the Covid-19 reopening programme were being put on hold has come as a bit of a reality check. Within the GAA world, the measure that’s of most concern is the decision not to proceed for now with lifting the maximum allowable number for mass gatherings from 200 to […]
Mayo GAA have confirmed fixture details for Round 1 of this year’s Senior, Intermediate and Junior football Championships. The Round 1 ties are set to be contested over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Here’s the list for Round 1 of the SFC: Here are the Round 1 fixtures in the IFC: And here are all the Round 1 matches in […]
The full Italia ’90 One Day at a Time podcast series is now available, with the final episode having gone online earlier today. In total, the series comprises 24 episodes covering stories relating to the 52 games involving 24 countries. The 1990 World Cup was a seminal moment for sport in Ireland as we know but, as we’ve found out […]
The club versus county rumpus that has arisen across the country in recent weeks was as predictable as it was depressing. So much for the still-ongoing Covid-19 crisis being used by the GAA as an opportunity to do things better. Instead it was just more of the same old story. It’s good, then, to read Mike Finnerty’s interview with Mayo […]
Every journey, no matter the length, starts with the first step. This weekend a number of club challenges matches were played, the first on-field action to take place within the county since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic early this year. The start of the club Championships are still a few weeks away but this weekend’s matches gave the clubs […]
Unlike their male counterparts in recent times, the Mayo LGFA footballers have reached the top of the mountain. They were the last All-Ireland winners of the 20th Century and the first winners of the 21st Century. They followed that brace of titles with another pair in 2002 and 2003. They boast some all-time greats in their ranks, but who are […]
The draw was made yesterday evening for this year’s LGFA Championship, with separate picks made for the Senior, Intermediate and Junior competitions. The LGFA often tend to be more progressive in their thinking than their counterparts in the GAA. Faced with the need to rejig their Championships due to Covid-19, they opted to jettison the provincial competition element and move […]