Higgins hangs up his football boots

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Keith Higgins became the latest in a line of Mayo footballers to announce his retirement from inter-county football last weekend.

Challenging year ahead for Mayo GAA

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

With uncertainty over how life in general will pan out over the next few months as the country continues to battle the effects of Covid-19, the GAA season and all that goes with it is also battling to find its place.

Deane looks to help the next generation come through

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Sean Deane was ratified as the new Mayo minor manager last week - the Breaffy clubman and Erris native is eagerly looking forward to his new role, alongside his management team of Gary Ruane, Shane Conwy, Shane McCann and Danny O’Toole.

Mayo GAA suspend backroom team members for unaccredited All Ireland final attendance

Sat, Jan 09, 2021

Mayo GAA has confirmed it has suspended three members of it’s senior football teams backroom for three months after they attended last December's All Ireland Football final with out accreditation.

String of Mayo players bow out of inter-county game

Fri, Jan 08, 2021

This week has seen an outpouring of gratitude for a number of Mayo players who have announced their retirement from the inter-county game.

Mayo on the look-out for minor and u20 managers

Fri, Jan 08, 2021

Mayo football is looking for new managers for both the minor and u20 teams for the upcoming season, following the decision by Tomás Morley to step down as minor manager last weekend.

Dublin end Mayo’s Christmas dream

Sat, Dec 19, 2020

Mayo went looking to create their own Fairytale of Croke Park the week before Christmas, but unlike those children’s fables there was no happy ending.

Record breaker O'Connor looking to point Mayo to victory

Fri, Dec 18, 2020

It might not have been the 6-12 he joked last week about that he scored against Davitts in an underage club game back in the day, but the 4-9 that Cillian O'Connor netted in the All Ireland semi-final win over Tipperary was another record in the ledger for Cillian O'Connor - but there is one piece still missing that Ballintubber man craves from his roll of honour.

Looking for a Fairytale of Croke Park

Fri, Dec 18, 2020

It's Christmas week. In normal circumstances we would be thinking about Santa Claus and Christmas parties. But these are not normal circumstances and we have the not so small matter of an All-Ireland senior football final to occupy ourselves. We will think about Christmas from around 7pm on Saturday evening.

O'Shea ready to lead Mayo to greatness

Fri, Dec 18, 2020

Only three times has Sam Maguire been hoisted in the air by a Mayo captain - Aidan O'Shea is the latest in a long line of those looking to follow in the footsteps of Sean Flanagan in 1950 and 1951 and Seamus O'Malley who was the first Mayo man to do it in 1936.

Match-ups and big performances needed

Fri, Dec 18, 2020

The number on the back of a shirt means relatively little these days in the game, with match-ups between different individuals taking players all over the park.

Horan relishing the challenge of leading Mayo to the big one

Fri, Dec 18, 2020

James Horan has guided Mayo to a third All Ireland final as manager, he's played in two (three if you count the replay in 1996) himself and he's looking forward to trying to get Mayo over a line they've fallen short of eight times since they got back to the final for the since last winning it in 1951.

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