Mayo hold on at the death in Derry battle

Sun, Mar 08, 2015

If you dropped the needle on a seven inch copy of “Teenage Kicks” by some of Derry’s most famous sons The Undertones in Celtic Park on Sunday, when Barry Moran picked out Mikie Sweeney inside the Derry defence, by the time the track had had belted it’s way through it’s 2.28 running time you would have seen Mayo comfortably win and almost lose the game in a hectic epilogue at the end of normal time.

O’Connor to miss Dubs date?

Sun, Mar 08, 2015

Mayo could be without one of their key attackers for their meeting with Dublin next Saturday night, joint manager Noel Connelly revealed on Sunday after his teams win over Derry in Celtic Park.

MAYO V DERRY LIVE

Sun, Mar 08, 2015

Live coverage from Celtic Park where Mayo take on Derry in the National Football League

Derry date for Mayo on Sunday

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

Mayo will make the long trek to Celtic Park on Sunday to take on Derry in the fourth round of the National Football League. This will be the third Ulster opposition that Pat Holmes and Noel Connelly’s side have faced on the bounce after their loss to Tyrone in round two, and their win over Monaghan last Sunday.

Forde and Kirby get first league starts as Mayo change it up again

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

The Mayo management have continued their rotation policy for Sunday’s game against Derry in round four of the National Football League. Mayo have made a total of five changes from last weeks starting 15.

Mayo looked in much better shape and were well fired up

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

I thought it was going to be close.
I felt Monaghan may even upset the apple cart, which in turn led me to think a draw was the best option. How wrong I was.

I felt Monaghan may even upset the apple cart, which in turn led me to think a draw was the best option. How wrong I was.

Down come calling for Coen’s men

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

The Mayo senior hurlers will look to get back on winning ways on Sunday when Down are the visitors to Elverys MacHale Park in round three of the National Hurling League. JP Coen’s men have a 50 per cent record so far this season, having beaten Donegal on the opening day in Letterkenny then going down to Meath in a rain soaked and wind lashed affair in Bekan a fortnight ago.

Ballyhaunis dream of All Ireland final spot

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

The currency of hurling in the east Mayo strongholds of Ballyhaunis and Tooreen will come to the fore again tomorrow, Saturday March 7 in Ballinasloe at 2pm, as Ballyhaunis Community School enter the uncharted waters of the All-Ireland Senior C Post Primary Schools Hurling semi final.

St Gerald’s bow out while Davitt College, Our Lady’s, and Sancta Maria claim titles

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

St Gerald’s College, Castlebar’s, quest for a three in a row in Connacht Post Primary School’s Senior A Football Championship came to an end in Bekan on Saturday. The Castlebar school lost out to Roscommon CBS in a weather affected semifinal that saw St Gerald’s not register a single score in the first half and the victors snatching the win with a goal right at the death, which was their only score in the second half. St Gerald’s went in trailing by 1-3 to 0-0 at the turnaround, with Roscommon CBS’s county u21 man Noel Gately grabbing their first goal early in the opening half.

Mayo sides go for glory in junior cup

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

The mouth-watering taste of a possible all Mayo Connacht Junior Cup final is still there for the eating this weekend, when three Mayo sides go into action in the Connacht Junior Cup semi-finals.

Irish favourites to dominate opening day

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

There are certain acres of ground which are held sacred by followers of sport in this country.

Rangers and Iorras into last sixteen of Connacht Cup

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

Last weekend’s round of 32 in the Connacht Junior Cup was hit by a number of postponements due to the weather around the province, but two Mayo sides did manage to book their places in the next round of the competition.

Conn Rangers booked their place with a 2-0 win at home to fellow Mayo League side Glenhest Rovers, with Shane Bourke and Owen McNamara hitting the net for the Newsboys in the Super League this season.

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