Connacht prepare to stage another European coup

Fri, Jan 20, 2017

Captain John Muldoon has announced another year in his tenure at Galway Sportsground on the week Connacht fight for a first Champions Cup quarter-final.

What we learned from Mayo's victory over IT Sligo

Mon, Jan 16, 2017

Strength in depth
It's hard to imagine that come the business end of the season that Mayo will have as much experience and depth on their bench as they did in Ballina on Sunday. After jetting back in from their team holiday in South Africa late last week, Colm Boyle, Donal Vaughan, Aidan O'Shea, Cillian O'Connor and Tom Parsons were all on the bench. Cathal Carloan was also named to started in reserve but he replaced Kevin McLoughlin in the Mayo starting 15 before throw in.

Freeman finds his shooting boots but Mayo need to improve

Sun, Jan 15, 2017

Mayo picked up their first win of the season with a six point win over IT Sligo in Ballina on Sunday, but they will have to serious up their performance if they are to pick up a second win next weekend when they face Roscommon in their final group game of the FBD League and improve even more two weeks later when they host Monaghan in the opening round of the National Football League. That was the message from Mayo manager Stephen Rochford post their win on Sunday.

Second student examination for Mayo coming up

Fri, Jan 13, 2017

Mayo will head to the home of Ballina Stephenites on Sunday for their second round clash in the FBD League, looking to pick up their first win of the competition after going down to the students from NUIG last Sunday in MacHale Park, next up for Stephen Rochford's men is a meeting with another third level institution this time IT Sligo are the opposition.

Ballina Town are Mayo's last men standing

Fri, Jan 13, 2017

Ballina Town are the last Mayo side involved in the FAI Junior Cup and they will fly the flag for the county on Sunday when they host Roscommon outfit Boyle Celtic in the sixth round of the national competition at 2pm in Pete Murray Park in Belleek.

Mayo Monday Lunchtime Talking Points

Mon, Jan 09, 2017

Marking Time
The mark has come into being in gaelic football for the foreseeable future this year. What was a mark and what wasn't a mark was the topic of some discussion in the press box on Sunday. With two minutes gone referee Barry Judge giving what looked to have been a mark in error or a very soft free to Danny Kirby, but nobody was sure at the back of the stand in MacHale Park. After the game Mayo manager Stephen Rochford said that time will have to be given to it but he said “I did think at times and this isn't a refereeing issue, but just the blowing of the whistle sometimes stopped lads in midplay and they were wondering was there a free or whatever, but that is probably a sense of getting used to it and the rules are there and we just have to play by them. It's probably a case of just getting used to them.”

Mayo new boys learn some lessons

Sun, Jan 08, 2017

It’s unlikely that you’ll ever see this combination of Mayo players ever line out together again for a competitive fixture, but it gave a number of players a taste of what it’s like in the big leagues they’ll not forget and some others who have serious designs on being around there for a long time plenty to work on.

Back to basics for Mayo

Fri, Jan 06, 2017

The last time that the Mayo senior footballers were in action was the heartbreaking All Ireland senior final replay defeat to Dublin and since then they have been the talk of the country following an interview by their former managers. Almost all of that squad are currently on a team holiday in South Africa so for this Sunday's FBD League opener, it is going to be a very different looking Mayo side for supporters to get their voices behind for the first time this year, and concentrate on things on the field rather than off the field.

Oak Leaf challenge first up for Solan's u21s

Fri, Jan 06, 2017

It is going to be hard for Michael Solan and his management team to top their debut season in charge of the Mayo U21s having brought last year's crop of new stars right to the top of the game and claiming the All Ireland U21 title in Ennis against Cork at the end of the spring.

Murray slayed the giants in Claremorris Duathlon

Fri, Jan 06, 2017

Claremorris hosted one of the biggest held duathlons in the west, with nearly 400 taking part, it was also round one of the Bridge Signs Ireland West Duathlon series. 

Lam sees light at end of injury tunnel

Fri, Jan 06, 2017

Connacht's hopes of retaining their Guinness Pro 12 title took a nosedive after poor festive results, and it does not look any rosier with a deepening injury crisis ahead of Saturday's visit to the Ospreys in Wales.

A year of success, just not the big one

Fri, Dec 30, 2016

Croke Park on the first Saturday in October will be the defining memory for a lot of Mayo GAA supporters that they take with them into 2017, but while there's still great disappointment that the Mayo senior footballers fell short at the final fence following a fantastic effort, there is still much to celebrate coming out of 2017.

No country for old men

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