#Mayo GAA

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Kobe McDonald with fans after the match 6/9/2026
Jack Anderson: If the GAA asked for legal advice on the AFL threat, here's what I'd say
Talk of a scheme whereby the movement of GAA players to the AFL could be restrained should be treated with legal caution.

Fri, 11 Sep, 2026

Mayo v Galway - Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final
S Fogarty Forum: Would Padraic Joyce have quit if Mayo hadn’t won All-Ireland?
It wasn’t that Joyce wasn’t up for the challenge, but the spectre of Mayo’s win would have followed the team into and through 2027.

Tue, 08 Sep, 2026

Kobe McDonald with fans after the match 6/9/2026
Kobe McDonald and Crossmolina advance as Mayo club quarters take shape
In the Mayo SFC quarter-finals, Breaffy host Westport while Garrymore will welcome Crossmolina, Claremorris face Belmullet and Aghamore clash with Castlebar Mitchels

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

Kobe McDonald 11/7/2026
Kobe McDonald return boosts Crossmolina hopes of first Mayo SFC title in 20 years
St Kilda's decision to allow Kobe McDonald play for Crossmolina Deel Rovers in the Mayo SFC has given a significant boost to the club's chances of winning a first senior title in 20 years

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Inter-county refs say Mayo star O’Donoghue should have seen red in All-Ireland final
Members of the GAA referees' championship panel reviewed a selection of incidents from the closing games of the Championship campaign

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Champions Mayo Homecoming
Kobe McDonald's back: He strolls in with the hood up, bag in tow, like Mayo never happened
'Rain coming down, dark and the lift he gave everyone was incredible. Players and management were buzzing when we saw him walking in'

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026

Kobe McDonald 24/8/2026
Exclusive: Kobe McDonald granted permission by St Kilda to play for Crossmolina
A trio of St Kilda players have been given the nod to feature in county championships back home - including Ballincollig talent Liam O'Connell

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026

Kobe McDonald makes trip home fuelling speculation he could feature in Mayo club championship 
Kobe McDonald makes trip home fuelling speculation he could feature in Mayo club championship 
His trip home has fuelled speculation that McDonald, who flew to Melbourne after the victory over Kerry last month, will feature for his club Crossmolina in the closing stages of the championship.

Wed, 26 Aug, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Through Mayo and the paradox of winning
Dara Waldron, the bestselling author of the memoir A Sheepdog Named Oscar drove home to Limerick, via Mayo, after the All-Ireland football final. Here he recounts the emotions and memories felt as the county erupted from its 75-year slumber.

Wed, 26 Aug, 2026

Aidan O'Shea, Cillian O'Connor and Kobe McDonald 26/7/2026
S Kieran Shannon: Why Aidan O'Shea and Cillian O'Connor deserve their All-Ireland medals
Roy Keane felt he didn't deserve his 1999 Champions League winner's medal but Aidan O'Shea and Cillian O'Connor showed contribution can't just be measured by minutes on the pitch

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

For the first time, Mayo's All-Ireland winners bring Sam Maguire to Achill Island
For the first time, Mayo's All-Ireland winners bring Sam Maguire to Achill Island
Thousands turned out for an emotional crossing of the bridge onto Achill Island, and everywhere you looked, there were tears of joy 

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

Mayo SFC: Title race blown wide open as Ballina Stephenites bow out
Mayo SFC: Title race blown wide open as Ballina Stephenites bow out
The holders needed to beat Castlebar Mitchels to stay in contention for the knock-out stages but a seven-point loss means their hopes of winning a fourth Moclair Cup in a row have been ended.

Sun, 23 Aug, 2026

Jack Livingstone celebrates after the match 26/7/2026
Maurice Brosnan: As champions continue to stumble, will Mayo’s kickout gamble catch on?
Mayo’s All-Ireland triumph showed that winning the kickout battle is no longer everything. The next tactical evolution may centre on what teams do when possession is lost

Sat, 22 Aug, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
S Inside Andy Moran's Mayo masterplan: How the All-Ireland was won
It has taken all his energy, passion and vision to bring his county the prize they have so long craved. Andy Moran retraces his Mayo journey to infinity and beyond.

Sun, 16 Aug, 2026

Cillian O'Connor lifts the Sam Maguire Cup 27/7/2026
Rule change means Mayo stalwarts O'Connor and Coen among those to receive All-Ireland medals
Up to 2023, only 26 nine-carat Celtic Cross gold medals with the GAA’s logo were issued to each of the All-Ireland-winning squads. 

Thu, 13 Aug, 2026

Kobe McDonald and Aidan O'Shea 26/7/2026
Kobe McDonald: 'I was very emotional, probably never cried as much in all my life'
The Mayo star said having his parents with him in Australia will make adjusting to life at AFL club St Kilda much easier

Tue, 11 Aug, 2026

Mayo pub spending surges by 210% after All-Ireland win 
Mayo pub spending surges by 210% after All-Ireland win 
Data shows All-Ireland finals fuel spend surge across pubs, restaurants, and fast food

Mon, 10 Aug, 2026

Watch: Kobe McDonald answers 20 quick-fire questions after joining St Kilda
Watch: Kobe McDonald answers 20 quick-fire questions after joining St Kilda
Kobe and his family landed in Melbourne recently for his new adventure in the AFL with St Kilda.

Sat, 08 Aug, 2026

Gen Z Diary: There's nothing quite like the chaos of a music festival
Gen Z Diary: There's nothing quite like the chaos of a music festival
It’s less glamorous influencers drinking spicy margaritas and more unshowered, hairy men drinking Bulmers

Fri, 07 Aug, 2026

Tá siad ag teacht: Mayo's All-Ireland aces deliver Sam Maguire to proud island folk
Tá siad ag teacht: Mayo's All-Ireland aces deliver Sam Maguire to proud island folk
Mayo heroes Jack Carney and Aidan O’Shea brought the cup out through Clew Bay and onto Inishturk, while Mayo GAA coaches Billy McNicholas and Kieran Kilkenny transported it to Clare Island.

Thu, 06 Aug, 2026

PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month and PwC GPA Women's Player of the Month Awards
Ryan O'Donoghue on putting his beloved Belmullet on the GAA map as he returns to club action
'A few boys went laughing and said, ‘Where's that?’ And that stuck with me for a long, long, long time. Now, a lot of people know where Belmullet is...' 

Thu, 06 Aug, 2026

Kobe McDonald with fans 26/7/2026
Five AFL clubs circle Dublin minor star as Kobe McDonald heads for Australia
Another AFL club, Richmond Tigers, are set to arrive in Ireland later this month with the aim of signing a category B rookie like McDonald.

Tue, 04 Aug, 2026

Colin Sheridan: Mayo did something wonderfully unfashionable and trusted themselves
S Colin Sheridan: Mayo did something wonderfully unfashionable and trusted themselves
Success has a funny habit of making historians of us all. Seven days after Mayo finally climbed the mountain, the post-mortems have already begun.

Mon, 03 Aug, 2026

Kobe McDonald celebrates with coach Keith Higgins after the match 26/7/2026
S Keith Higgins' Mayo All-Ireland diary: inside the fearless plan that stunned Kerry
Mayo coach Keith Higgins take us through his side's historic All-Ireland final victory over Kerry.

Sun, 02 Aug, 2026

GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Champions Mayo Homecoming
From Croke Park to Belmullet: The remarkable homecoming that defined Mayo's All-Ireland victory
Colin Sheridan on Mayo's emotional All-Ireland homecoming, tracing Sam Maguire's journey across the county and the communities it united

Sat, 01 Aug, 2026

Mayo supporters celebrate 30/7/2026
Colin Sheridan: The 'Mayo Effect' explains why everyone is talking about their All-Ireland triumph
Colin Sheridan explores why Mayo's All-Ireland victory captivated the world — and why the attention will inevitably fade

Sat, 01 Aug, 2026

Andy Moran celebrates with his wife Jennifer, daughter Charlotte and son Ollie after the match 26/7/2026
S James Horan: Children across Mayo will now dream differently
Kerry refused to accept defeat quietly in the All-Ireland final. In many ways, their resilience made Mayo’s victory even more meaningful.

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Worryingly for GAA, Kobe McDonald may be first to actually want to play AFL
'Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.'

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

Christy O'Connor's football review: That wasn't a season. That was The Season
S Christy O'Connor's football review: That wasn't a season. That was The Season
Christy O'Connor reviews the football season. After all, it was one for the ages. 

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Champions Mayo Homecoming
Tommy Martin: Is Mayo winning the All-Ireland the greatest thing that ever happened? 
There are a few competitors, like the discovery of penicillin, but not much to truly rival this week.

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
S Jack Anderson: How will Kobe McDonald fit into the AFL? 
Getting used to the training load, learning how to hold and kick the oval ball and the sheer physicality of the game and its tackling will be more than enough for him to get used to for now

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

Jennifer Horgan: Our human stories are universal, eternal, and outshine the slop of AI
Jennifer Horgan: Our human stories are universal, eternal, and outshine the slop of AI
Director Christopher Nolan's paean to human creativity in his film 'The Odyssey' is an urgent cry against the use of AI in storytelling 

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

Mayo’s drought ends but ours goes on — let it rain somewhere else now
Mayo’s drought ends but ours goes on — let it rain somewhere else now
When a drought is over, it’s good for us. It frees up a bit of brain that we didn’t know we’d devoted to wondering if Mayo would ever win an All-Ireland

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

Sam Callinan lifts the Sam Maguire 26/7/2026
Are GAA players the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders of Ireland?
Although they are dedicated, committed, and  train as hard as many professional athletes, cheerleaders and GAA players are both staggeringly underpaid

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Champions Mayo Homecoming
Mayo GAA ready to reap financial rewards of historic All-Ireland success
Mayo, considered the cash cows of the GAA for the guts of a decade up to 2021 - in Croke Park, they still talk about the crash of 2018 when the team finished up nowhere in Newbridge - are spending again.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
S Final observations and Mayo feelings:  Joy is like grief. It only feels complete when shared
Maurice Brosnan's last Gaelic football observations of a cracking summer: The image. Kicks. Number Ones. Orange leader. The Cliffords. How many times in your life can you truly say that there is nowhere else in the world you’d rather be?

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
John Fallon: Sport needs more magical Mayo stories
That ‘What are we all going to talk about next year? quip by Rory McIlroy after winning the 2025 Masters has already been applied to Mayo but the great thing about sport is there’s always another plotline percolating.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Keith Higgins and Colm Boyle 26/7/2026
Rory McIlroy mantra was on Mayo minds during victory over Kerry
Colm Boyle said there are "no underdogs anymore" in football. "It's almost surreal to say that but any team can beat you."

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Tears in '89 to tears in '26: my lifetime waiting for Mayo's day
Writing now, I don't really believe it has ended. I'm expecting some sort of an objection. To wake up and find Pat McEnaney and Kieran Donaghy at the foot of the bed laughing

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Dr Rachel Sheehan lifts the Sam Maguire 26/7/2026
Mayo performance coach reveals All-Ireland heartbreak was barely addressed
Rachel Sheehan said Mayo's previous All-Ireland finals defeats 'might have come up once or twice, but it definitely wasn’t active in any of our conversations this year'

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Watch: Australian comedians Shepmates impersonate Mayo fans' viral commentary of All-Ireland win
Midwest Radio Sports Editor Stephen Grealis and Martin Carney were in Croke Park to describe the best of the action from the All-Ireland final between Kerry and their beloved Mayo for the listeners of Midwest Radio.

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

All-Ireland celebrations cause damage at newly re-opened Mayo pub 
All-Ireland celebrations cause damage at newly re-opened Mayo pub 
Cannon’s Bar on Market Square in Castlebar had been closed since 1989 but re-opened earlier this month

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Jordan Flynn and Kobe McDonald 26/7/2026
Jordan Flynn's Mayo career was transformed by 2018 Croke Park controversy
After receiving an 18-week ban for shoving the referee in the 2018 All-Ireland U20 final, Jordan Flynn partied hard but he came out of that period with a renewed desire to play for Mayo

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Mayo coach Paddy Tally explains why Kerry goal did not cause panic
Tally said "statement tackles" by Mayo in the first half laid the foundation for the All-Ireland winning performance

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

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