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The ad men for the sponsors of the All Ireland Minor Championships came up in recent years with the tag line 'This is Major' for their advertising campaign - to emphasise how important the minor championship is for its young stars. Well, for each of the teams battling to become Mayo GAA Intermediate champions, there is no tougher competition to call in Mayo football than the intermediate championship, with at least a dozen, if not all 16 sides, having their eyes set on taking the big prize.

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.

The Mayo GAA Senior Football Leagues are down to the final four across the top three divisions, with a feast of knock-out football taking place this coming weekend.

Little did I think that in trying to explain the scoring permutations in last week's column, they would have such relevance for the fate of six teams last weekend. There were frantic finishes to three games in three different venues that had serious consequences for the teams involved.

Little did I think that in trying to explain the scoring permutations in last week's column, they would have such relevance for the fate of six teams last weekend. There were frantic finishes to three games in three different venues that had serious consequences for the teams involved.

Mayo know exactly what they have to do this Sunday when they make the trek to Letterkenny for their final league game of the season. The permutations are simple for Mayo win or draw and they are safe in the top flight for another season, but a loss to the Ulster side and they will be plying their trade in Division Two next year.

The games will continue to come thick and fast for Mayo over the next number of weeks.

Galway’s 2023 Allianz football league campaign kicks off this Saturday evening in McHale Park at 7.30pm.

Today (Thursday, December 15), marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Westmeath’s most iconic football manager, Páidi O’Sé.

This weekend will realise the conclusion of the round robin phase of the All County Football Leagues in Westmeath, the top two clubs in each division advancing to a final fixture prior to the start of championship season in July.