Now it's time to get back to business

Fri, Jul 01, 2016

Mayo have been drawn to play Fermanagh on July 9 in their first qualifier appearance since 2010. It does pose the toughest draw they could have got however home advantage should make them overwhelming favourites. Fermanagh  have two seriously good forwards in Tomas Corrigan and Sean Quigley, and their midfielder and captain Eoin Donnelly is an inspirational player for his county but we  are dealing with a seasoned Mayo team who should be more than capable of dealing with their threat, Naturally Fermanagh folk are gutted as an away trip to Mayo was the last thing they wanted. It really was the nightmare draw for the Ernesiders. Incidentally Mayo are priced at 1/12 to prevail while you can get 7/1 on Fermanagh. I’m mystified at such short odds on Mayo.

O'Donoghue the hat-trick hero for Mayo

Fri, Jul 01, 2016

Mayo booked their place in next weekend's Connacht Minor Football Championship final against Galway with a goal glut in Carrick-on-Shannon on Wednesday night. It was a night to remember for young Belmullet man Ryan O'Dongohue who headed home from the game with the man of the match award for hitting an amazing 3-4 over the hour's action. 

More to come from Mayo minors

Fri, Jul 01, 2016

It is Enda Gilvarry's fourth year in charge of the Mayo minors and on Wednesday night he guided a third batch of minors to the provincial decider in those four years with a big win over Leitrim in Carrick-on-Shannon, but there is still plenty work to do he said afterwards. "There was some good and some bad, it's fantastic and great for the players, a great opportunity now over the next number of weeks to prepare and we're into an All Ireland quarter final. We will need to improve in a lot of aspects of the game to compete in the Connacht final and then in an All Ireland quarter-final, but it's great to have an opportunity to do that. We're all really looking forward to that, you can see it in their reaction after the game that they are delighted."

O'Dongohue looking forward to next challenge

Fri, Jul 01, 2016

After taking congratulations from family and friends on the field after his stunning performance for Mayo on Wednesday night, it was all about looking ahead to next Sunday for Mayo's man of the match Ryan O'Donoghue. The young Belmullet man was just delighted that the team got the win. "Thank God, it's been hard training and if you lose your first game you're out, so it's good to have it over and done with. It's all about the team, we're all in it together, I'm just glad that we got over the hurdle," he told the Mayo Advertiser.

O’Donoghue hammers hat-trick for minors

Wed, Jun 29, 2016

Mayo progressed to the Connacht Minor final in nine days time thanks to an early goal glut against Leitrim in Carrick-on-Shannon on Wednesday night. Enda Gilvarry’s men hit Leitrim for three goals inside the opening 15 minutes with Belmullet’s Ryan O’Donoghue their tormenter in chief.

Andy lights up round two of senior championship

Sun, Jun 26, 2016

Garry’ win southern shootout
In one of the most eagerly awaited games in round two of the senior championship on Saturday night, Garrymore hosted a Davitts side that made the short trip from Ballindine. The visitors had picked up two points from round one thanks to a win over Claremorris, while Garrymore had failed to fire in the second half on the road to Breaffy and ended up coming home pointless from West Mayo.

Rochford to look for answers for second half fall off

Sun, Jun 19, 2016

For the first time since 2010, Mayo will not be preparing for the show piece occasion in Connacht after Galway came to Castlebar and knocked them off their perch with a closing surge that left the five-in-a-row Connacht champions backed into the corner and unable to swing their way out of it, as Galway hit them with body blow after body blow before the bell was finally rung and the maroon and white mens arms was raised in victory.

Mayo will prove too hot to handle for Galway

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

There are many provincial rivalries. In Leinster in the 80s and 90s, it was Dublin and Meath; in Munster its Cork and Kerry practically every year and no matter how any teams' fortunes are going there is nothing like a Mayo and Galway clash in the Connaught Championship to whet the appetite.

Captain O'Connor ready for Tribesmen challenge

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

While Mayo got out of London with a comfortable win under their belts, the game didn't go exactly to plan for Mayo captain Cillian O'Connor, who left the action early on after picking up a black card. The Ballintubber man and the Mayo public will be hoping that he gets the full 70 minutes under his belt tomorrow evening when Galway come to town. Looking back on the card, O'Connor hopes to use it as a learning curve saying, "Personally I got a bit of a lesson anyway. So I have to make sure that it doesn't happen again, I'll do my best. I just need to make sure that I don't put myself in that position, that I don't give anyone an opportunity to give me a black card. So that is a lesson for myself."

Rochford relishing first home championship test

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

With the first championship hurdle out of the way in London, Mayo are back on home soil this weekend and the visit of the old rivals from south of the border is the main attraction. For Mayo manager Stephen Rochford this is the day he's been waiting for since he took over the side late last year.

Mayo rumbled by Tribesmen's second half drive

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

Mayo’s reign in Connacht was always going to come to an end at some stage, on a drizzly and grey night in Castlebar the maroon and white invaders from south of border, stared them down and stood tall at the end of the battle. When the final whistle went, the Galway faithful celebrated their 39th championship win over their old rivals with as much gusto and glee as if they had just claimed the All Ireland title.

Mayo crown the year with return to Christy Ring

Sat, Jun 11, 2016

Seven days on from claiming the Nicky Rackard Cup in Croke Park, the Mayo senior hurlers completed the job by booking their place in the Christy Ring Cup next season with a 1-21 to 1-14 over Derry in Ballinamore.

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