The pride of the parish

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

Last year Achill came within touching distance of bringing the Pete McDonnell Cup back home from the mainland, when Castlebar Mitchels B pipped them at the post in the junior final. Despite that disappointment the island men shook off that heartbreak a few weeks later and went out and represented Mayo in the Connacht championship and went all the way to the Connacht final, where once again they fell just short when the Aran Islands beat them in a game that was dubbed the All Island final. But the men from the island have dusted themselves down and are back again for another shot at claiming the Mayo junior title.

GAA: Mayo GAA JFC Quarter Final

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

Achill v Louisburgh
Saturday August 22 at 7pm

Mayo go looking to trim the royals

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

The Mayo  u21 hurlers head east on Saturday as they enter unchartered waters in the All-Ireland u21B Championship with an away assignment against the Royals in Trim. Mayo have had a progressive season at U21 level this summer, having beaten both Sligo and Roscommon to claim the Connacht GAA u21B title and pick up the Hogan Couriers Cup in the process. The confidence gained from winning their first Connacht u21 title since 2006 was a major bonus to Mayo, as they then overcame Donegal in the All-Ireland quarter final in Letterkenny a fortnight ago. The Westerners came out on top by 1-14 to 1-6 in a physical encounter - the Mayo goal coming from Corey Scahill (Castlebar).

Iorras and Manulla in Westaro showdown

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

This time last season Iorras Aontaithe were on the brink of relegation and they needed a moment of magic to spark their season into life. Thankfully they survived and maintained their position in the upper echelons of the Mayo Football League.

Westport United keep up winning ways

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

Westport United maintained their push for a league title with a 5-1 win over Manulla last Sunday afternoon. Dave Hoban nailed two first half goals along with an unfortunate Keelan McDonnell own goal. Tom Healy’s men were struggling to generate any momentum and in fairness to them they regrouped after the break with Matthew Nolan cutting the gap on 52 minutes. However, the Covies reignited their challenge as goals from Joe Lawless and a close range Vinny O’Malley effort put a seal on the three points on offer.

Castlebar Celtic suffered a heart-breaking defeat at the hands of near neighbours Ballyheane on Saturday night as a ninth minute Derek O’Brien penalty was ultimately the difference between the sides. Conn Rangers put their early season misery behind them with yet another win on Saturday night with a 2-1 victory. Johnnie Cocozzoa gave Conn Rangers a 23rd minute lead but Straide and Foxford United who are in the midst of a relegation battle fought to the bitter end. Jason Farrell and Conor Sherry exchanged goals but Rangers held firm and closed out the game.

Tigers go looking for European glory

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

Five teenagers from Castlebar based White Tigers martial arts club are winging their way to San Sebastian in Spain this weekend to represent Ireland in the WAKO European Kickboxing Championships.

Mayo hopes for more medals in the Community GamesStars of the future ready to shine on national stage

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

Mayo Community Games are back on the road again for weekend number two of the National Community Games festival of sport finals in Athlone. Following the great success of last weekend a further 142 participants go forward to compete in track and field athletics, gymnastics, hurling, and the culture section of the games. 

Lovely hurling

Clarke and Cunniffe winning fitness battles

Tue, Aug 18, 2015

Joint Mayo manager Noel Connelly said last night, (Monday, August 17) that he expects both David Clarke and Tom Cunniffe to be back in full training this weekend as Mayo ramp up their preparations for their All Ireland semi-final against Dublin on August 30. Connelly was speaking on the day that Mayo attacker Micheal Conroy was ruled out for the season after picking up an injury in club action at the weekend.

Conroy out for the rest of the year

Mon, Aug 17, 2015

Mayo were dealt and injury blow ahead of their upcoming All Ireland semi-final against Dublin. Davitts forward Michael Conroy tweeted at lunch time today "Dissapointing weekend. Another injury that ends 2015 for me. Will be supporting from the stands. #suchislife.

Big match tickets up for grabs in Mayo Players Training and Welfare Lotto

Mon, Aug 17, 2015

Following on from their semi-final Promotion last week the Mayo Players Training and Welfare Lotto are offering some another ten exciting prizes in the lead up to the big game.

The prizes include five pairs of tickets to the All Ireland semi-final between Mayo and Dublin on Sunday, August 30.  One annual subscription to the lotto worth €250, two Mayo GAA jackets and two Mayo GAA umbrellas. To play, log on to www.mayogaa.com and the play page will automatically pop up.

Mayo look to take down the Kingdom

Fri, Aug 14, 2015

Mayo got over their heartbreaking loss to Galway in the Connacht final with a 24 point win over Tyrone in their qualifier game a few weeks ago, while Mayo were totally dominant in that game, the return to action of Claire Egan after missing the whole league campaign and the championship up to that was one of the most pleasing things for Mayo manager Frank Browne.

Mayo sprung a surprise and reaped the rewards

Fri, Aug 14, 2015

Mayo qualified for a mouth-watering All-Ireland semi final with Dublin after an emphatic and clinical display against Donegal in the quarter final. I’m not going to lie, I was worried about this one, and I wasn’t sure how Mayo would cope against a team with 14 or 15 players constantly behind the ball. It’s very easy to get the life sucked out you playing against such tactics; in this regard Mayo were superb.

Immediately when we heard about the inclusion of Barry Moran we realised what was going to happen. Either Tom Parsons or Moran were going to drop deep to combat the aerial threat of Michael Murphy. It was Moran who was given the job and although Murphy scored three points from play, the management team's decision to drop him deep was a relative success. What was even more pleasing was that he just didn’t sit there; he went out around the middle of the field for the Donegal kick out to use his sizeable frame to great effect alongside Parsons and Seamie O'Shea. Their complete dominance of that sector made it look as though Neil Gallagher wasn’t even on the field. Apart from Murphy Donegal had two potential match winners in Odhran McNiallias and Colm McFadden, who were such an influence in their win against Galway in the round four qualifier. Lee Keegan and Keith Higgins put paid to that influence and constantly put them on the back foot and retreating towards their own goal. Just as I mentioned on air that Seamie O'Shea wasn’t in the game much, it’s like the Breaffy man took exception to my comment and immediately got stuck in. The way he chased and harassed a Donegal man down into the corner of the Hill 16 end and then dispossessed him in the first half lifted the team as much as any goal would have done.

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