The Mayo County Board have acceded to a request by senior manager Stephen Rochford to postpone club championship games fixed for this weekend until the week after the September 18 All-Ireland final, writes John Fogarty of the Irish Examiner.

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has backed Paul Murphy to shine again at centre-forward, though he accepts that tomorrow’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Donegal in Tralee will represent a different challenge for the Rathmore man than Down did last week.

It’s a shop that’s known for having “something for everyone” and now Carey’s in Belmullet can add Lotto Jackpots to its offering.

On the basis of the announced team at least, Monaghan have chosen to leave well enough alone by naming the same 15 that started the Ulster final for tomorrow’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Tyrone.

Mayo’s chances of Connacht Championship success this summer received a big boost yesterday when All Star forward Cillian O’Connor made his first competitive appearance for 11 weeks.

Tommy Walsh is likely to make his return to competitive football for All-Ireland champions Kerry off the substitutes’ bench, after he was kept in reserve for Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 opener against Mayo at Fitzgerald Stadium (2pm).

Mayo manager James Horan has opted not to make any changes to his side for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Cork at Croke Park (4pm).

Mayo have made two changes for tomorrow’s Allianz Football League Division 1 semi-final with Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

It’s the taboo word within the club game.

Our Lady’s Secondary School from Belmullet in Mayo snatched victory in the dying minutes to knock reigning champions Coláiste Íosaef, Kilmallock out of the All-Ireland.

IN case you hadn’t noticed, rainfall for the month of September was above average everywhere — while poor old Cork had the least amount of sunshine for almost half a century.

INCESSANT rain certainly dampened the spectacle of the Comórtas Peile Na Gealtachta in Falcarragh, Co Donegal but the miserable conditions failed to deter Cloughaneely and Moycullen, who will meet this afternoon in the senior final.

FALCARRAGH, Co Donegal is bracing itself for up to 15,000 visitors on what promises to be a fine weekend weather-wise, as well as in terms of football where 17 teams from Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Kerry, Cork, Antrim, Waterford, Dublin and London will contest the senior and junior competitions.

THE icy weather that brought the country to a halt over Christmas is set to return this week, with households and businesses already struggling to repair the damage caused by the previous cold spell.

December was officially the coldest on record as Arctic conditions left a blanket of frost and heavy snowfall across the country.

Rescuers searching for a missing man in Co Mayo have recovered a body.

A search is to resume for a man missing in a lake in Co. Mayo since yesterday.

SOME of the countries best known GAA stars including Meath’s Graham Geraghty, Cork’s Anthony Lynch, Donegal duo Kevin Cassidy and Brendan Boyle along with Kerry’s Darragh, Marc and Tomás O Sé are set to thrill spectators at the Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta National finals in Belmullet in June (4-7).

MOTORISTS have been warned to expect “teething” problems as drivers become used to the barrier-free system on the M50.

There are growing fears of job losses at ICT in Co Mayo, with staff expecting a major announcement by management either today or tomorrow.

Gardaí have today revealed they are treating as suspicious the death of a pensioner whose body was discovered outside his home in Co Mayo.

Billy Joe Padden, more recognised as a half-forward, will continue his deployment at the heart of Mayo's defence in Sunday's NFL Division 1A meeting with Kerry.

Unsung heroes of Irish sport were today rewarded for their efforts with special honours marking their years of volunteer work.

Mayo registered their first win under new manager John O'Mahony as they saw off Roscommon 0-15 to 0-9 in Ballyhaunis.

Rescuers in Co Mayo have successfully saved a group of 14 dolphins that became stranded on a beach in the north of the county overnight.

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CORK footballers Anthony Lynch and Mícheál Ó Croinín have been prevented from playing in Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta which is being hosted by their club Naomh Abán this weekend.