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

The Galway U20’s, gallantly led by team captain Jack Glynn and manager Dónál Ó’Fatharta, were crowned 2020 All Ireland champions on Saturday afternoon after a brilliant battling win over Dublin.

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.

I predicted/gauged that Mayo would beat Tipperary by four, at one stage it looked like it could be 44, it ended up being 13 in what was as bizarre an All-Ireland semi final as we are likely to see.

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The Clare Island GAA club has set up a GoFundMe page in the hope of raising €40,000 to develop new changing rooms.

Disenchanted by what unfolded before his eyes on Saturday evening as Dublin romped to their tenth successive Leinster senior football final victory, Athlone and former Westmeath footballer, John Connellan, penned an open letter on his social media channels, detailing his vast concerns for the future of gaelic football within the province.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Ballina sporting legends Liam McHale and Deora Marsh are set to team up one more time for a novel engagement – a public interview at an online event hosted by the local Stephenites GAA Club and the Western Region Drugs and Alcohol Task Force (WRDATF).

Mayo footballer Tom Parsons is encouraging people who may be struggling with their mental health to ‘reach out, speak up, and talk to somebody’.