Ladies leave it all on the field in epic encounter

Sat, Aug 27, 2016

“At half time we said we’d nothing to lose and to just go out there and have a go” Mayo manger Frank Browne said in the immediate aftermath of his sides heart breaking All Ireland semi-final loss in Cavan on Saturday night.

Tough choice had to be made, but it's the right one

Fri, Aug 26, 2016

There has been a lot of talk about the scheduling of championship matches in Mayo for this weekend. I have experienced both ends of the stick with club and county and it's not very nice for club players to be left in limbo as regards preparing for big games only for them to be called off at the 11th hour, but for me nothing should get in the way of Mayo's pursuit of the holy grail.

Club versus county divide got even bigger this week

Fri, Aug 26, 2016

It should have been a week of celebration and reflection for GAA supporters in Mayo, but it turned out to be something much different from Monday morning on. Mayo's progress to the All Ireland final through the qualifier system has thrown a spanner in the works of the club player and once again they are the ones left kicking their heels as the summer winds down, having played just two rounds of championship games so far.

Ladies look to book final date in Breffni

Fri, Aug 26, 2016

It has been nine years since Mayo last competed in the All Ireland senior final and seven years since they last took part in a semifinal. On Saturday evening Frank Browne's charges are looking to take another step towards claiming the county's first All Ireland title since 2003.

Five intermediate clashes still down for decision

Fri, Aug 26, 2016

It was not an easy decision to call of the scheduled round of senior and some of the intermediate club championship action this weekend for all involved, but the decision was made in the best interest of preparing the senior side for the All Ireland final. Five games in the intermediate championship have survived with Moy Davitts clash with Swinford, the meeting of Westport and Shrule-Glencorrib, and Belmullet and Burrishoole going by the wayside for a few weeks yet.

Super League season moves towards conclusion

Fri, Aug 26, 2016

Castlebar Celtic v Claremorris
Saturday August 27 at 6.30pm

O'Shea seals win with killer finish

Sun, Aug 21, 2016

Mayo have been involved in enough epic semi-finals over the last two years and have come out on the wrong side of the result at the end of the day that Sunday’s performance over Tipperary won’t mind them that much at this stage, with four weeks to put things right before they face either Dublin or Kerry in the final.

Rochford ready to roll onto the next challenge

Sun, Aug 21, 2016

Last December when he finally got the job, this is where Stephen Rochford wanted to be with Mayo preparing for a crack at the All Ireland title on the third Sunday in September. While Sundy’s semi-final win over Tipperary isn’t one that might be spoken about in revered tones over the long winter nights ahead, it’s another step towards a much bigger goal and if Mayo achieve that on September 18, that’s all that matter.

O’Toole wins it at the death for Mayo

Sat, Aug 20, 2016

They made it hard for themselves by hitting wide after wide in the second half despite playing with a strong breeze behind their backs, but Mayo booked their place in the All Ireland u21 B Hurling Championship Final on September 10 on Saturday afternoon in Castlebar.

Mayo need to be in Tipp top shape to see off Premier men

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

At the end of the day the long and winding road has led back to the destination that most had hoped for, Mayo in the first All Ireland semifinal on Sunday August 21. Rather than coming through to this stage as provincial champions with just a quarter-final to play, Mayo have made their way through the scenic route and disposed of Leinster opposition twice and then the Ulster champions to get here. Next up for them is a challenge from a group of men from Munster, but once again it is not one of the ones we would have expected. Tipperary, a division three side that finished their league campaign just two points above relegation to division four for next year, have wandered their way through this championship summer to become the story of the summer.

What Mayo need to do to topple Tipp

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

After Mayo's superb victory over Tyrone I have to pinch myself to comprehend that Mayo are playing Tipperary in an All-Ireland semifinal on Sunday. It sounds bizarre. If we go back to June 18 and after watching Mayo's poor performance against Galway, we firstly did not see Mayo getting to a semifinal and if they did we certainly did not expect the opposition to be from the premier county. Clare and Tipperary have both been very successful examples of the qualifiers in 2016 but Tipp's trouncing of Connacht champions Galway by nine points has certainly made them the number one success story.

Mayo have learned some hard lessons along the way to get here

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

This Mayo team have never shirked away from a challenge, they have shown over the past six years they will give it their all. After having to swallow the bitter taste of defeat for the first time in the Connacht championship in more than half a decade against Galway they faced some hard truths. Cillian O'Connor recounted some of those sessions in the lead up to Sunday's All Ireland semifinal against Tipperary last week. "It wasn't enjoyable, it's not easy to go through things when they have gone wrong but you have to just face up to them, you can't hide away and hope they fix themselves so we just got back training," the Ballintubber ace recalled.

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