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The bookies have Corofin as hot favourites to advance to the Connacht senior club final when they take on Mayo champions Castlebar Mitchels in the provincial semi-final at Tuam Stadium this Sunday (2pm).

The bookies have Corofin as hot favourites to advance to the Connacht senior club final when they take on Mayo champions Castlebar Mitchels in the provincial semi-final at Tuam Stadium this Sunday (2pm).

Salthill-Knocknacarra and Corofin meet on Sunday in the highly-anticipated county senior football final at Tuam Stadium at 4pm. The clash of the best two teams in the county has the potential to be a humdinger if both teams play to the best of their abilities.

Lambs to the slaughter; the class of a top four in division one team against division three mid-table mediocrity, use whatever other phrase you like but the gulf in class between Mayo and Roscommon was of epic proportions. I was being very kind to Roscommon last week while predicting a five to six point win for Mayo, and was fearful of insulting any Roscommon reader in my first column, truth is I expected it to be a lot more, and when asked before we went live on Mid West Radio on Sunday if I thought Mayo would win, I told Shane Curran (former Rossie keeper and current St Brigid’s net minder) and all listening that Mayo would hammer them.

The Galway Senior Football Championshp resumes on Sunday with two mouth-watering semi-finals.

The draw for the Galway senior football quarter-finals was made on Tuesday night in Loughgeorge, and it delivered some fascinating fixtures for the last eight.

Salthill Knocknacarra GAA will host an inaugural u-11 football tournament in the home pitch of the Prairie on Saturday.

• The Galway Ladies minor team overcame Roscommon in Menlough on Saturday. In what was a must-win game to keep their Connacht hopes alive, Galway on 2-10 to 0-7. The ladies now have a weekend off before they face Sligo in the final round-robin game, in which a win can keep their Connacht final hopes alive. The u14s, however, suffered a heavy round-robin championship defeat on Thursday to an excellent Roscommon side. As a result, they must win in their next match away to Mayo on Saturday. This takes place in Kiltimagh at 5pm. The seniors continue their preparation for the league semi-final against Clare in Birr on April 29, and Con Moynihan is hoping a few injuries to players will have cleared up in time for the clash.

The Connacht council promoted Ted Webb Connacht under-16 football tournament eagerly awaited by all involved in underage football in the province gets underway this coming Saturday in Tuam and Castlebar on a blitz system. Roscommon are the reigning champions having captured the crown in Ballyhaunis last August Bank holiday. This highly valued event is considered by many football pundits as a key indicator to the possible contenders for minor honours in the intervening two years,

The Connacht senior football semi-final win over Sligo was the first step on the road to redemption for the Mayo ladies senior football team after a very poor run in the National Football which saw them go winless over the whole campaign. Jason Tanniane took over a team which had its difficulties, but with a championship win under their belt now he looks to have the team moving in the right direction. The win over Sligo was backboned by a number of old familiar names who have battled valiantly in the green and red for what seems like years now, Yvonne Byrne, Cora Staunton, Claire Egan, Fiona McHale and Martha Carter have all seen the highs with Mayo in the past and their experience will once again be invaluable on Sunday afternoon when they face the old enemy Galway in the Connacht Senior Football Championship final.