At this stage, it’s probably a rite of passage for one of Philly McMahon, James McCarthy, Ciarán Kilkenny, Kevin McManamon, or Paddy Andrews to haze new recruits with tales of the bad old days.

St Jude’s manager Padraic Monaghan pinpointed a powerful second-quarter showing as a crucial factor in his side’s stunning success over St Vincent’s in the Dublin SFC at Parnell Park yesterday.

Galway’s use of Thomas Flynn to replace Peter Cooke in the Connacht quarter-final win over Mayo on Sunday did not breach a substitute rule.

An insipid Dublin SFC final was decided by the simple fact St Vincent’s weren’t as poor as their opponents.

Enda Varley had his nose broken off the ball in the 2012 semi-final meeting of Mayo and Dublin and also played in the 2013 final. Gone from the county scene, he has since slipped behind enemy lines, playing his club football with St Vincent’s. Kieran Shannon discovers how he’s grown to appreciate his new surroundings and respect teammates like Diarmuid Connolly, but also sees a rivalry between his two homes slipping out of control

AIB All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final

St Vincent’s 0-12 Ballymun Kickhams 0-11: A 57th minute point from Albert Martin proved decisive as St Vincent’s narrowly defeated Ballymun Kickhams in their absorbing Dublin SFC semi-final at Parnell Park last night.

What’s most embarrassing about my sports injuries is they didn’t involve sports. 

The four O’Connor brothers stole the show as Ballintubber went on a goalscoring spree in yesterday’s Mayo SFC semi-final, hitting the net nine times to set up a mouthwatering county final against defending champions Castlebar Mitchels.

Former All-Ireland winning managers John Allen and John O’Mahony are due to take up advisory roles with Carlow GAA next season.

Outsiders Knockmore produced the big shock of the Mayo SFC quarter-finals when they dumped out last year’s beaten finalists Breaffy at MacHale Park, Castlebar yesterday.

By day’s end, football delivered the first pair of All-Ireland semi-finalists most believed would fetch up at headquarters in three weeks’ time.

Mayo manager James Horan believes referees should be given semi-professional status to keep up with the changes in the modern game.

Mayo SFC: Beaten All-Ireland club football finalists Castlebar Mitchels got the defence of their Mayo SFC title off to a winning start yesterday.

New York 0-08 Mayo 4-18

New York 0-08 Mayo 4-18

Cillian O'Connor will make his first league start of the season this weekend when Mayo welcome Cork to MacHale Park.

WESTMEATH 3-9 MAYO 2-17

Mayo 2-15 Kerry 1-13

Three things we learned from Castlebar

James Horan underlined the importance of picking up two points yesterday after Mayo’s opening two defeats.

Mayo 2-15 Kerry 1-13

Referee Joe McQuillan has defended his handling of the final moments of last Sunday's All-Ireland SFC final between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park.

Dublin have been criticised for not taking concussed Rory O’Carroll off the field of play in Sunday’s All-Ireland final.

Jim Gavin maintains frustration — and not cynicism — was behind Dublin’s high foul count in the closing stages of Sunday’s All-Ireland final.

Cillian O'Connor's decision to go for a point from a free in deepest injury-time when Mayo needed a goal has been defended by their captain Andy Moran and manager James Horan.

The case for the defence rests.

Leaving Croke Park, I am laden with the strangest of feelings.

Match, mismatch.

Out of sorts for half-an-hour and still they saunter through.

Mayo 1-16 Tyrone 0-13

Mayo manager James Horan was pleased to see his team come through today's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Tyrone as six-point winners, but knows that a repeat performance is unlikely to be good enough to lift the Sam Maguire Cup next month.

Mayo 1-16 Tyrone 0-13

There is no denying that Mayo's six-goal shooter Cillian O'Connor is brimming with confidence at the moment, but he is full of respect for the Tyrone team they face in Sunday's eagerly-awaited All-Ireland SFC semi-final.

Cast your mind back to March 16 this year, when Tyrone deservedly ended Dublin’s winning run in the national league in Croke Park.

Mayo 4-17 Donegal 1-10

Cillian O'Connor and Donal Vaughan have been unsurprisingly drafted back into the Mayo team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Donegal at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Mayo 5-11 London 0-10

Karl Lacey will make his first championship start of the season in Sunday’s Ulster final against Monaghan in Clones.

Recalled goalkeeper Robert Hennelly is one of four changes to the Mayo team for Sunday's Connacht SFC final against London in Castlebar (throw-in 2pm).

Mayo 0-21 Roscommon 0-9

John Evans took aim at referee Michael Duffy following an afternoon when nothing went right for his Roscommon team.

Mayo 0-21 Roscommon 0-9

Richie Feeney has replaced the injured Cillian O'Connor in the Mayo attack for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Roscommon in Castlebar (throw-in 4pm).

Galway 0-11 Mayo 4-16

Mayo 4-16 Galway 0-11