History is on Connacht's side when they face Bordeaux for a European quarter-final

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

There is no rest for Connacht Rugby in their bid to achieve Champions Cup rugby this season. Still in the hunt in two competitions, they now return to Bordeaux where they became the first Irish team to win on French soil.

Castlebar and Ballina book last eight spots

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

Last weekend saw two Mayo sides book their place in the quarter-final of the Connacht Junior Cup - with Castlebar and Ballina progressing to the next round of the competition - while Ballinrobe and Westport bowed out.

Westport head into seventh heaven

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

Westport United's reward for last Sunday's 1-0 win over Usher Celtic in the sixth round of the FAI Junior Cup is a trip to take on Peake Villa from Tipperary.

Mayo pay the penalty for late Galway goal

Sun, Jan 13, 2019

For the second week in a row Mayo faded out in the second half and were brought to penalties, but this time they were the ones to lose out on spot kicks going down 4-2 to the Tribesmen.

Mayo have plenty to work on from opening day win

Fri, Jan 11, 2019

The novel ending to last Sunday's clash with Leitrim grabbed plenty of national headlines this week, but on the field there is plenty that Mayo will have to work on over the coming weeks as they ramp up their preparations for the start of the National Football League against Roscommon.

United looking to usher in a new junior cup run

Fri, Jan 11, 2019

Westport United are within striking distance of the last 16 of the FAI Junior Cup as they take on Dublin outfit, Usher Celtic, in United Park on Sunday at 2pm.

Mayo sides look set for winning starts in Junior Cup

Fri, Jan 11, 2019

The first round proper of the Connacht Junior Cup kicks off this weekend, following action in the preliminary round of the competition last weekend.

Horan mark two gets off to a winning but wobbly start

Sun, Jan 06, 2019

What unfolded in Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada on Sunday afternoon will in time just become a small footnote in Mayo’s history, with the added spice of it being the first time that Mayo ever had to partake in a penalty shootout to decide the outcome of a game.

Horan's second coming gets going on Sunday

Fri, Jan 04, 2019

By the time the ball throws in this Sunday, a total of 1,590 days will have passed since James Horan's last game in charge of Mayo in the All Ireland semi-final replay against Kerry in August 2014 - to this first act of his second coming, when the team takes on Leitrim in the opening round of the FBD League in Carrick-on-Shannon.

New challenges ahead for Mayo

Fri, Jan 04, 2019

The new year has broken and with it attention has firmly turned towards what the year holds in store for the Mayo footballers.

No shortage of motivation has Connacht host Munster on Saturday

Fri, Jan 04, 2019

Connacht have a super opportunity to round off a successful festive inter-provincial period and leapfrog their visitors Munster in the PRO14 when the two meet at the Galway Sportsground on Saturday (7.35pm).

Mayo League award winners announced

Fri, Jan 04, 2019

Ballina Town have five players in this year's Super League team of the year as the north Mayo men, who claimed the title in style last year, have seen Mark Duffy, Derek Tansey, Jamie Cawley, Dylan Edwards and Brendan Lavelle all named in the 2019 team.

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