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Tom Semple’s field in Thurles has seen many the classic encounter down the years, mostly of the small ball variety; but on Saturday Mayo will head to the home of hurling looking to book a spot in the All Ireland Senior Football Championship final for the first time in six years.

James Horan has stepped down as Mayo senior football manager this evening, bringing to end his second four year term in charge of the side. 

The Mayo minors competed the first leg of a hoped for double win over Kerry this weekend and in the process booked their spot in the All Ireland Minor Football Championship final.

Mayo made it two from two in the group stages of the LGFA All Ireland senior football championship last weekend after a hard fought 0-16 to 2-9 win over Cavan in Longford.

The 3-19 to 0-13 scoreline from this year's National Football League final between Mayo and Kerry is a painful reminder of what Mayo face into on Sunday and what Kerry are capable of doing to a team if things are not near perfect when set up against them.

It's a Kerry double for Mayo next weekend with both the seniors and the minors facing the Kingdom in championship encounters.

For the first time since 2018 the Mayo senior hurlers will be playing Christy Ring Cup hurling in the championship.

Mayo bounced back from two defeats on the bounce to seal a place in this years National Football League final against Kerry after an impressive eight point win over Kildare, that consigned their opponents to division two football after results went agains them elsewhere.

An "innovative and extraordinarily successful" Mayo programme, designed to support young people who have missed out on employment, training or education opportunities, has been named as the winner of a prestigious national award.

Mayo travel to Croke Park on Saturday to take on pointless Dublin in round three of the league, in what could prove to be a crucial game for both teams.