The time is now

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

History has weighed heavy on the shoulders of every single man who has thrown a green and red jersey across his shoulders since 1951, every year there is expectation in the county, from those on the sidelines and those spread far and wide across the globe, that this will finally be the year.

Final Leading and learning as he goes

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

He is one of the most successful captains Mayo have ever had on the football field, yet he is still only 20 years of age. This time three years ago, Stephen Coen was preparing to lead the Mayo minors out on to Croke Park in the All Ireland minor final against Tyrone, in the 36 months that have passed since then he has captained Mayo to win that minor final, kicked the insurance score in the Sigerson Cup final this year, lined out for his club in an All Ireland final back in Croke Park, and at the end of the spring he captained the Mayo U21s to the All Ireland title in Cork.

No half measures will do for Carey in any role

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

There is a special kind of resilience in anyone who plays football with Kiltane, perched on the edge of the Atlantic, battling against much more densely populated areas, yet holding their own all the time, breeds that into you. Mayo similarly have shown a special kind of resilience down through the years, through dark days they have raged, and savoured the good ones, with the greatest one still to come to fruition. It should be no surprise then that when Stephen Rochford went looking to complement his backroom team he should look to a Kiltane stalwart he knows and trusts for over two decades to join him on the sideline, and Sean Carey answered that call.

Seven steps to the final

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

Connacht Championship quarter-final
London 0-9 Mayo 2-16

Rochford plans to take down the Dubs performance and quality’

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

Nobody ever said it was going to be easy. And Mayo boss Stephen Rochford was not moving from that script ahead of Sunday's All Ireland final showdown against Dublin. "It will take one massive, massive, effort - and rightly so. How else do you expect to win an All Ireland if you are not going to take out the best team, and that’s the position we find ourselves in" were his parting words to the press before the day.

Converting chances will be key to Mayo’s success

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

It's a game that lasts 70 minutes and both sides have 15 players each and anything can happen — once upon a time that was how things were looked at before a big game. Sure, one team could have beaten all before and behind them in style, while the other scraped through to get to the big day. But at the end of the day all that mattered was what happened over the 70 minutes, that's still true today but only in part.

Meath power home in final ten against gutsy Mayo

Sat, Sep 10, 2016

With nine minutes left to go, Mayo pulled themselves level with Meath in Semple Stadium and the game hung firmly in the balance as a brave Mayo led by the excellent Fergal Boland put themselves in with a shot of claiming the Richie McElligott Cup. But over the closing stretch of the game Meath found a second wind to power home to a deserved win, even if the scoreline was a bit flattering to them as Mayo left plenty of gaps at the back as they went chasing the game in the final few minutes.

Hoban in Regions Cup squad

Fri, Sep 09, 2016

Westport United's David Hoban will be part of the Irish squad that will take part in this Regions Cup in Italy at the end of the month. The United man will make up part of a 18-man squad that have been drawn in a group with Macedonia, Slovenia and Italy. Manulla's Cillian McGlade has been put on standby for the squad. The competition kicks off on September 28 when Ireland take on Italy, they follow that up with a clash with Macedonia on September 30 and then take on Slovenia on October 2.

Oscar Traynor Trophy squad announced

Canty and Gleeson take wins in Claremorris

Fri, Sep 09, 2016

The 15th Annual De Care Dental Claremorris 8k took place recently. It was also a target race in the 2016 Mayo AC Vodafone C&C Cellular Club League. The 8k race was over a newly measured one lap course starting at Claremorris track, and replaced the five mile route which was used previously and started in the town centre.

Have you got any tickets

Fri, Sep 09, 2016

All-Ireland final hype is about to enter fever pitch. Nothing beats preparing for a final, whether your a player, supporter, county board or club official. It gives everyone a pep in their step. The players and officials have the trivial matters out of the way and will have their match day suits ready for the off and press commitments done and dusted. For them now it's all about focused minds and mentally preparing themselves for the biggest day of their footballing lives.

Mayo line up series of fundraising events

Fri, Sep 09, 2016

Mayo GAA have lined up a series of fundraising events in the lead up to and after next Sunday's All Ireland senior football final in Croke Park. After the final the official Mayo GAA team banquet will take place in Citywest hotel on Sunday evening September 18. Tables of ten cost €800 or tickets can be purchased individually for €80. Afters tickets can be purchased for €20. All tickets can be bought through the office in MacHale Park. Contact Dermot on (094) 9250487 or (087) 6219843.

The night before the final there will also be a function in City West, the night will begin at 9pm with a panel chat featuring Joe Brolly, David Brady, John Madden, Bernard Flynn and Willie Joe Padden which will happening from 10pm. It will be covered live on Mid West radio. There will be ten All Ireland tickets up for grabs on the night. There will be a band and Dj also on the night.

King Kenny looking for another crown

Fri, Sep 09, 2016

He's got All Ireland winners medals in the bag at both hurling and football; he also picked up a u21 football All Ireland winners medal earlier this year and had some time with the senior football panel in the early months of the year; then followed that up with a Nicky Rackard Cup winners medal with the Mayo senior hurlers in Croke Park and is now going to looking for an All Ireland u21B winners medals with the Mayo hurlers tomorrow. It's not been a bad few years for Tooreen's David Kenny on the football and hurling fields around the country.

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