Mayo hurlers look to double up on All Ireland titles

Fri, Sep 09, 2016

After the disappointment of 2015 for hurling in the county when the senior team were relegated out of the Christy Ring Cup, this year has seen a rebirth of the game in the county, with the senior side winning the Nicky Rackard Cup in Croke Park and making their way back to the Ring Cup for next year.

Tomorrow afternoon in the home of hurling the Mayo u21s are looking to cap a memorable season when they take part in the All Ireland u21B final with the Richie McElligot Cup up for grabs in Semple Stadium. Standing in their way is a fancied Meath side, but Mayo come into the game full of confidence on the back of impressive wins over Kildare and Roscommon in their last two games.

Balla and Lousiburgh book a final date

Sun, Sep 04, 2016

Balla and Louisburgh booked their places in the final of the Mayo Junior Football Championship on Saturday evening in MacHale Park after a double header of semi-finals in the county grounds. The first game of the evening was the meeting of last years Junior B Champions Ballycastle and Balla in a contest that went right down to the wire.

Mayo ready to roll

Fri, Sep 02, 2016

The Mayo senior footballers are ready to go for their All Ireland final meeting with Dublin in a fortnight's time. At the county's press briefing ahead of the final on Wednesday night, manager Stephen Rochford fielded questions on the situation in the camp with Diarmuid O'Connor's fitness being the first question up, and the Crossmolina man replied saying: "Diarmuid is alive and well. We’ve trained three times since the Tipperary game and he’s been in all those sessions as has everyone else. We have 33 fit guys at this moment in time thank God."

Time to get to work as the Dubs do what was needed

Fri, Sep 02, 2016

And Dublin it is, as we expected. Dublin qualified for an All-Ireland final showdown with Mayo after one of the most pulsating and memorable semi-finals you are likely to see. It was no place for the faint hearted.

O'Malley looking to bring Louisburgh back to the big time

Fri, Sep 02, 2016

"Some people think I'm mad, facing the car for home on a Friday evening at 4.30pm, but during the summer where else would you rather be than at home in Louisburgh, as long as the weather is good of course." Austin O'Malley has been there and done it all before but he is still making the long trip home from his home on the east coast each weekend to try to help get Louisburgh back over the line in the junior ranks of Mayo football.

Saturday evening showdown for junior contenders

Fri, Sep 02, 2016

And then there were four, the Mayo junior championship is rattling its way to a conclusion, with last weekend's replayed quarter-final between Ballycastle and Crossmolina sorting out the last spot in the final four. Tomorrow evening a double header of games will take place in MacHale Park to decide the final two in the competition and two thrilling encounters should be in store.

Connacht get title defence up and running

Fri, Sep 02, 2016

New season, same goals, but one big difference. For the first time in the history of the Pro 12 competition Connacht Rugby start as reigning Pro 12 champions.

Ticket race heats up as clubs informed of allocations

Fri, Sep 02, 2016

The clubs in Mayo were informed of their ticket allocations for the up coming All Ireland final at last nights County Board meeting in MacHale Park. Outlining how the distribution of the tickets will work, Mayo GAA secretary Vincent Neary opened his remarks by telling the club delegates present that Mayo’s allocation will be “significantly” down on the allocation from 2013.

Ladies leave it all on the field in epic encounter

Sat, Aug 27, 2016

“At half time we said we’d nothing to lose and to just go out there and have a go” Mayo manger Frank Browne said in the immediate aftermath of his sides heart breaking All Ireland semi-final loss in Cavan on Saturday night.

Tough choice had to be made, but it's the right one

Fri, Aug 26, 2016

There has been a lot of talk about the scheduling of championship matches in Mayo for this weekend. I have experienced both ends of the stick with club and county and it's not very nice for club players to be left in limbo as regards preparing for big games only for them to be called off at the 11th hour, but for me nothing should get in the way of Mayo's pursuit of the holy grail.

Club versus county divide got even bigger this week

Fri, Aug 26, 2016

It should have been a week of celebration and reflection for GAA supporters in Mayo, but it turned out to be something much different from Monday morning on. Mayo's progress to the All Ireland final through the qualifier system has thrown a spanner in the works of the club player and once again they are the ones left kicking their heels as the summer winds down, having played just two rounds of championship games so far.

Ladies look to book final date in Breffni

Fri, Aug 26, 2016

It has been nine years since Mayo last competed in the All Ireland senior final and seven years since they last took part in a semifinal. On Saturday evening Frank Browne's charges are looking to take another step towards claiming the county's first All Ireland title since 2003.

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