James Horan’s return to the Mayo sideline proved a triumphant and historic one after they overcame Leitrim in the FBD League preliminary round game via a penalty shootout. The game in Carrick-on-Shannon proved to be an entertaining affair, finishing on a scoreline of 2-13 apiece after 70 minutes. Rather than playing extra-time, the game went straight into the GAA’s first ever …
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The championship really kicks into gear this Sunday with the meeting of Mayo and Galway at 4pm in Castlebar in the Connacht Football Semi-Final.
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There were 14 games on this Wednesday evening across the pre-season GAA competitions as the Ulster and Connacht football competitions got underway tonight. There was also the bow of Kilkenny and Wexford hurlers as well as the Dublin footballers who, minus most of their big names, only managed a draw with Offaly in the Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup. In …
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Do the drawbacks out-weight the benefits in these competitions?
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The Railway Cup, GAA’s inter-provincial showpiece, appears to be at its lowest ebb. There have always been weaker and stronger counties in both codes. The natural ebb and flow of sport means that some will have purple patches while others will invariably struggle at any given time. We have seen this repeatedly in GAA circles. Kilkenny were anonymous from the …
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After winning the Connacht title for the first time since 2008, the Galway footballers can realistically target a spot in this September’s All-Ireland final. Situated on a tough route to the September showdown, Galway will face either Derry, Tipperary or Clare in their quarter-final tie, with those Round 4a qualifiers to be played tomorrow. Galway will fancy their chances in a clash …
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This weekend will see Galway take on Roscommon in the Connacht final, with both counties expected to claim glory and capitalise on Mayo’s early exit from the provincial championship. Mayo’s defeat at the hands of Galway will see the J.J Nestor Cup reside outside Mayo for the first time since Roscommon’s win against Sligo in 2010. Galway’s last title was …
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This weekend sees Mayo footballers play their first qualifier game since 2010. Five Connacht titles have followed over the next five years, but none have made Mayo For Sam a reality. Now they must prepare for an alternative route. On our weekly podcast, it has widely been discussed that this qualifier route may be of benefit to Mayo. Why so? …
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This Sunday Roscommon will fight for a place in the Allianz Football League Division 1 final when they take on Kerry in Croke Park. But the nation has not been giving the Rossies the endless amount of credit they deserve. Pitted against the odds, Roscommon were many punters favourite to return to Division 2, after being promoted to the top …
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Clann na Gael got up close and personal with Barry Moran in the Connacht Club Championship today. Barry Moran and his Castlebar Mitchell’s teammates were pushed all the way by Clann na Gael in the semi final of the Connacht Club Championship. Although Castlebar scored two early goals, they were forced to hold on in the end, winning by four points. …
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Mayo Players voted 27-7 in favour of a no confidence resolution against management. Mayo will end the season in turmoil after the County Board Secretary has claimed that they were surprised by the actions of the players. Although the Irish Independent have this morning reported that the players no confidence vote took place on the weekend of the All Ireland Football Final, County …
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Fermanagh’s Tomas Corrigan has lashed out at The Sunday Game Tomas Corrigan has criticised The Sunday Game for only showing two minutes worth of highlights from Fermanagh’s clash with Roscommon. In what was one of the more exciting fixtures of last weekend, Fermanagh came back from five points down with six minutes to play, to beat the Rossies 1-14 to 0-16. Corrigan …
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Galway’s proposal for an open draw is amongst a number submitted to Central Council Last month the GAA asked individual county boards to make proposals on reforming the format of the All Ireland Senior Football and Hurling Championships, as well as the structure of the National Hurling League. The Irish Independent today revealed that, amongst the proposals received by Central Council, is one from …
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Roscommon’s clash with Sligo in Markievicz Park should indicate whether or not they can challenge Mayo. Depending on its context, the term ‘hipster’, can can be used to both complement and insult individuals. Hipster culture exists across the spectrum of Irish society. Everyday we hear people with beards, discuss food festivals, organic gardening, music and Scandinavian dramas. Why watch House of Cards …
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Can the tribesmen undermine Mayo’s dominance of the Connacht Championship and register a Galway victory? In The Saw Doctors 1992 classic song, ‘The Hay Wrap’, the protagonist asks ‘will Galway bate Mayo?’. A respondent replies negatively, ‘Not if they have Willie Joe [Padden], they haven’t a hope of beatin’ Mayo’. The negative outlook demonstrated in that number one hit, you did …
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This weekend sees the beginning of Galway’s 2015 championship campaign, with the Tribesmen taking on Dublin at Croke Park on Sunday. Galway haven’t beaten Dublin in Leinster since the Tribesmen began competing in the Leinster Championship in 2009, and Anthony Cunningham’s side will be eager to end that losing streak on Sunday. A disappointing 0-26 to 2-14 loss to Dublin on …
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The Connacht Football Championship is the first competition to get underway every year with the annual trip to New York. Galway got their campaign off to a winning start on the east coast of America, and the trip out of Ireland will continue with London completing the contingent of non-Irish-based teams competing for Sam Maguire. Following on from part 1 of our …
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