Minors look to keep up winning ways

Fri, Apr 29, 2022

The Mayo minors got their championship campaign up and running last Friday night with a comprehensive victory over Leitrim in James Stephens Park in Ballina, seeing off the Ridge County youngsters by 16 points after a 2-16 to 0-6 win. This evening they will make the trip to Hyde Park to take on Roscommon in the second round of the round robin stages of the competition.

Mayo see off exiles to open up Ring road

Fri, Apr 29, 2022

The Mayo hurlers got themselves right back in contention in the Christy Ring Cup with a six point win over London in Ruislip last weekend.

Celtic bow out of Connacht Cup as Ballyheane go top in Super League

Fri, Apr 29, 2022

Castlebar Celtic's hopes of making it to the Connacht Junior Cup Final were dashed by Ballinasloe Town last weekend in a re-fixed game that was abandoned the week before due to horrendous rain making the pitch unplayable, when Celtic were 2-0 up at half-time.

Galway hold on after thrilling conclusion in Castlebar

Sun, Apr 24, 2022

They could have forced it to extra time at the death, when Aiden Orme took aim from the stand side of the field and kicked for a point but his effort tailed just wide of the target and from Connor Gleeson’s kick-out David Coldrick blew the final whistle.

Tribesmen come calling on Sunday

Fri, Apr 22, 2022

The real stuff starts now. The league is a thing of the past, put away neatly in a box until early next year. it's championship time and while the Easter Eggs may still be lingering around the house ready to be finished off, Sunday is the start of a new main course and there are few tastier ones than Mayo and Galway in the championship.

Nothing beats a local rivalry - let the games begin

Fri, Apr 22, 2022

There's nothing quite like a Mayo versus Galway championship encounter to whet the appetite for championship football. Rivalries have come and gone in other provinces, the likes of Meath and Dublin in Leinster and Cork and Kerry in Munster are no longer as appealing as they once were because of the dominance and stranglehold that Dublin and Kerry possess within their provinces.

Sligo steal it at the death with late goal double

Fri, Apr 22, 2022

Football is only a game, and after recent events in Sligo, the game gave that county a massive lift last Wednesday night when they claimed their first ever u20 (or u21 as the age grade used to be) provincial title, in dramatic circumstances.

Sheridan reflects on final loss

Fri, Apr 22, 2022

It was a disappointing night for the Mayo u20s on Wednesday when Sligo came from behind to pip them at the end to claim the Connacht u20 title on their home patch.

Deane's minors ready to roll

Fri, Apr 22, 2022

The pressure of win or bust has been taken away from the Connacht Minor Football Championship this year, with the reintroduction of a round robin competition where everyone will get five games.

Mayo look to keep winning ways up in London

Fri, Apr 22, 2022

The Mayo senior hurlers picked up their first win of the season with a big win on the road in the Garden County - seeing off Wicklow by ten points and hitting 26 points of their own on the way to a 0-26 to 2-10 victory.

Mayo fall over the line to book final spot

Wed, Apr 13, 2022

With 46 minutes gone on the clock in the spring early evening sunshine on the banks of the Shannon, Frank Irwin stroked over his sixth point of the day to put Mayo eleven points clear on a scoreline of 0-15 to 0-4.

An outing to forget for Mayo in Croker

Fri, Apr 08, 2022

Our biggest fears were realised, but not in our wildest imaginations did we envisage a 15-point mauling at the hands of Kerry in last Sunday's league final.

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