Morley is focused on minding the minors

Fri, May 01, 2020

Mayo minor manager Tomás Morley is a busy man at present. While normally he would be well stuck into preparations for the Connacht minor championship, the Covid-19 crisis has put that on the long finger for now.

Flynn focusing on the positives

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

The current Coronavirus lockdown presents a trying time for any manager of a GAA club team - especially one who has just taken over a new side with ambitions of becoming the best in the county once again - but that is the situation new Castlebar Mitchels manager Alan Flynn finds himself in.

Cathal raises more than €60k for charity and PPE gear in his garden

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

Running a marathon would normally take months of preparation - getting the miles into your legs over time and building up to the big day and planning out how to get yourself around the course.

History is unfolding in front of our eyes

Fri, Apr 03, 2020

Without doubt, we are living through one of the biggest stories the world has ever seen. We are living through a time that will command chapters when the history books are rewritten.

The Boys of Summer from a decade and a half ago

Fri, Apr 03, 2020

A decade and a half ago in 2005, it was a so-so year for the Mayo senior footballers. A year after reaching the All Ireland final, they had a league semi-final loss to Armagh in the Spring, which was followed by elimination from the championship at the quarter-final stage at the hands of Kerry, having been beaten by Galway in the provincial decider.

The sport may be stalled but the spirit and togetherness remains

Fri, Mar 27, 2020

The playing pitches might be lying idle at the minute, but the spirit and dedication of the current caretakers who run the clubs in all codes is as strong today as it was when they were first set up by our forefathers.

Sports books to get you through the time inside the house

Fri, Mar 27, 2020

With so many people spending more time inside over the past few weeks and for weeks to come, now is a great time to get some reading done and there are a number of great sports books out there - many of them with a Mayo twist - that you can get your teeth stuck into - as well as some others from around the world of sport worth getting stuck into.

LGFA cancels league season

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

The Ladies Gaelic Football Assocation have deided to cancel the 2020 Lidl National Football Leagues for the season. 

Sport will rise again - but it's about getting through the next while as a country

Fri, Mar 20, 2020

These are unprecedented times. I recall being on a panel on Radio One in January where I expressed my concern about the congesting of the GAA season and - in particular - playing games and fixing the majority of league games from late January through March, when the weather is so unpredictable.

Mayo on the edge after Kerry loss

Fri, Mar 06, 2020

Mayo are staring down the barrel of relegation to division two of the National Football League following their third defeat from five games last Sunday against Kerry in Castlebar.

Mayo Ladies hoping to get back to winning ways against Westmeath

Fri, Mar 06, 2020

The Mayo Ladies will welcome Westmeath on Sunday in round five of the National Football League.

Celtic head to the sunny south east

Fri, Mar 06, 2020

Castlebar Celtic will make the long trip to the south east of the country on Sunday as they look to book a spot in the last eight of the FAI Junior Cup.

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