Staunton broke both the tibia and fibula bones in her right leg last May, placing not just her availability for the 2020 AFLW season in doubt, but also her sporting career.

Long before the ethos of the GAA club became a marketing stick to gently beat us over the head with, one man from a small parish in West Mayo had a vision of how he could best combine his passion for a sport he loved and improve the lives of those in his local community.

More energy, better composure and a ferocious work-rate were the three vital ingredients that helped Mayo to get back to winning ways in the National League against Kerry last weekend.

No Carnacon footballer is expected to be part of the Mayo ladies panel in 2019, despite manager Peter Leahy’s assertion that he is “quite happy to let bygones be bygones”.

Cork and Munster champions Mourneabbey have marched into a fourth All-Ireland Senior Ladies Club Football Final in five seasons. Meanwhile, substitute Roisin McGovern proved the match-winner for Foxrock-Cabinteely in the day's second semi-final.

Limerick ladies football captain Cathy Mee has confirmed that it was the players who looked for the special meeting of the county board after reports emerged that manager John Ryan was being relieved of his position.

Cora Staunton scored 2-8 as All-Ireland club champions Carnacon brought an end to a tumultuous three months for the club by hammering Knockmore 9-10 to 0-4 to win the Mayo ladies SFC for the 19th successive year.

All-Ireland ladies champions Carnacon are waiting on official contact from Mayo LGFA officials before deciding whether or not to appeal the red cards shown to Fiona McHale and Doireann Hughes in Sunday’s SFC semi-final win over Moy Davitts.

The Mayo ladies football saga took another twist last night.

The Mayo LGFA County Board Executive have broken their silence on the walkout of 12 players and two selectors from the county's senior panel.

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Jim McGuinness will not be the next Mayo football manager, with the 2012 All-Ireland winning Donegal boss ruling himself out of the running to succeed Stephen Rochford.

Cora Staunton is set to break another barrier for Irish female GAA stars.

Mayo legend Cora Staunton has inked a new deal with AFL outfit Greater Western Sydney Giants — but won’t be returning to Australia until November.

Carnacon 0-15 Mourneabbey 1-10: The perfect send-off.

Staunton collected seven points and lifted national silverware for the Mayo club as Cork opponents Mourneabbey lost a final for the third time in four seasons.

Mourneabbey skipper Brid O’Sullivan believes the disappointing end to Cork’s championship campaign can help drive her side towards a maiden All-Ireland club senior success this weekend.

The big events are coming thick and fast for Cora Staunton.

Carnacon and Mourneabbey will contest the All-Ireland ladies senior club football final at Parnell Park on December 3.

Pat Ring grimaces when he recalls the dark days. Tomorrow, Ring will send his Foxrock-Cabinteely side into battle against Cork outfit Mourneabbey, in what is the Dublin club’s third successive All-Ireland semi-final appearance.

Australia-bound Cora Staunton scored 4-13 and yet it still wasn’t enough to secure another Connacht senior club title for holders Carnacon on Sunday.

Staunton ends Cork’s seven-year streak

Cork coach Eamonn Ryan is expected to make changes to his team for Saturday’s All-Ireland Ladies SFC quarter-final against Galway (Gaelic Grounds, 6pm) from the side which defeated Meath earlier this month.

Mayo 3-8 Westmeath 1-13

Youghal 0-14 St Gabriel’s 0-09

Majella Woods played a captain’s part for All-Ireland champions Donaghmoyne last Saturday as Monaghan’s finest retained their Tesco Homegrown Ulster ladies SFC title.

Carnacon (Mayo) 0-14 Inch Rovers (Cork) 0-10

Clare champions, The Banner, go in search of their first Munster Senior A ladies football championship title tonight in Kilmallock (8pm).

Cora Staunton destroyed Galway to ensure Mayo made an immediate return to the top flight after the Division 2 Bord Gáis Energy league final at Parnell Park on Saturday.

Cork and Monaghan will contest the Bord Gáis Ladies National Football League Division 1 final on May 12 — a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland senior final.

MAYO’S new ladies senior boss Fr. Michael Murphy has predicted a bright era for the Westerners following a clearout at board level and the appointment of a new executive.

A TALLY of 1-9 from star attacker Cora Staunton helped Carnacon of Mayo win the Tesco All-Ireland Club Ladies SFC title or a fourth time at Ballymahon, Co. Longford yesterday.

Ladies Senior Club Championship final: Carnacon (Mayo) 2-12 Na Fianna (Dublin) 2-4

THROUGH Carnacon’s good, bad and indifferent days over the last 25 years one name has remained constant.

CORK dual star Mary O’Connor kicked five points as Inch Rovers were crowned Tesco All-Ireland Ladies senior club football champions for the very first time yesterday.

LEINSTER COUNCIL officials will decide today whether the weekend’s senior hurling and football provincial finals can proceed as planned.

MUNSTER Council GAA chiefs will inspect two pitches this morning ahead of Sunday’s Munster club SFC final between Nemo Rangers and Dr Crokes.

CARNACON and Inch Rovers will meet in the All-Ireland Club senior championship final for the third time in four years after semi-finals wins yesterday.

The hunt is on for a new Mayo Ladies senior football manager after the westerners were last night given the go-ahead to take part in the TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Championship.

LADIES Football Association president Pat Quill said insisted that it is all systems go for Sunday’s All-Ireland senior and junior club finals, despite the continuing rainfall around the country this week.

Donoughmore (Cork) 2-6 Carnacon (Mayo) 1-8

Cork 1-20 Mayo 0-11

A GREAT game to win, but a terrible way to lose. The sense of euphoria shared by holders Carnacon with their supporters on the field at the finish contrasted sharply with the heartbreak experienced by Inch Rovers in yesterday’s VHI Healthcare All-Ireland Ladies club SFC final in Tullamore.

REIGNING champions Carnacon from Mayo appreciate the challenge they can expect from Cork and Munster champions Inch Rovers in tomorrow’s VHI Healthcare All-Ireland ladies football senior club final in Tullamore (2.30pm).