Organisation: Castlebar Mitchels

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Cork referees get top jobs for All-Ireland club finals

Both of Sunday’s All-Ireland senior club finals in Croke Park will be refereed by Corkmen.

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Mayo SFC semi-final: Pacy Ballaghaderreen shock Mitchels

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Ballina shock Breaffy but Ballintubber march on

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Mayo SFC: Powerful Ballina put down a marker

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Mayo SFC: Cillian O’Connor makes a scoring return to action

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Even after those dog days, enduring magic of Gooch and O’Shea remains

Limerick v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1

Mayo SFC: O’Connor maintains Ballintubber's championship dream

Holders Castlebar Mitchels were held to a draw by rivals Ballintubber in Saturday night’s thrilling Mayo SFC semi-final at MacHale Park, Castlebar.

Mon, 08 Oct, 2018

Mayo midfielder Barry Moran retires from inter-county football

Moran played 13 seasons for Mayo and in five All-Ireland finals, through the ups and downs of Mayo's luckless pursuit for Sam Maguire.

Tue, 17 Jul, 2018

Galway to give trio championship debuts in clash with Mayo

Both Mayo and Galway have championship debutants for Sunday’s Connacht SFC quarter-final clash in MacHale Park in Castlebar (4pm).

Fri, 11 May, 2018

Ciarán McGrath targets fairytale return

Were Corofin to prevail on Saturday, Ciarán McGrath will accept the Andy Merrigan Cup from new GAA president John Horan. But there’s no guarantee the Corofin captain will be part of their starting line-up.

Wed, 14 Mar, 2018

Corofin edge battle of the giants

Corofin (Galway) 2-13 Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) 1-12 (AET): These Corofin lads have a tendency to make life needlessly difficult for themselves. Rarely, though, do they fail to get the job done.

Mon, 27 Nov, 2017

Castlebar Mitchels changing with the times

A lot of water has passed under the bridge since Castlebar Mitchels ended the wait for their 28th Mayo SFC title.

Sat, 25 Nov, 2017

Castlebar Mitchels motor on after tough test from tenacious Mohill

Connacht Club SFC quarter-final: Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) 0-16 - Mohill (Leitrim) 0-11 - Seven points without reply in the final quarter propelled Mayo champions Castlebar Mitchels into a provincial semi-final against Sligo’s Tourlestrane next weekend.

Mon, 06 Nov, 2017

Ballintubber v Castlebar Mitchels - Mayo County Senior Football Championship Final

Castlebar Mitchels secure three in a row

Castlebar Mitchels 0-15 Ballintubber 0-13: It was no surprise to hear the Castlebar Mitchels squad described as a “phenomenal bunch of men” after winning their third successive Mayo SFC title yesterday on home ground at MacHale Park.

Mon, 23 Oct, 2017

Castlebar Mitchels retain Mayo SFC title for third season in a row

History was made in today’s Mayo SFC Final as Castlebar Mitchels retained their title and claimed the Moclair Cup for the third season in a row.

Sun, 22 Oct, 2017

Garrymore spring shock to set up Castlebar Mitchels meeting

Surprise packets Garrymore will face holders Castlebar Mitchels in the Mayo SFC semi-finals next weekend.

Mon, 09 Oct, 2017

Stephen Rochford has Mayo braced for Cork ‘backlash’

Mayo boss Stephen Rochford says his team are ‘expecting a backlash’ from Cork in next weekend’s All-Ireland SFC Qualifier in Limerick.

Tue, 18 Jul, 2017

The spring struggles of Dr Crokes

It’s a relationship best described as fraught. They got off on the wrong foot 26 years ago this month and while there have been one or two afternoons that didn’t end in tears, they’ve rarely clicked.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2017

Monaghan efforts delight Malachy O’Rourke

Monaghan 1-11 Mayo 0-12: Monaghan manager Malachy O’Rourke hailed the efforts his players have put into their pre-season after their win over Mayo in MacHale Park, Castlebar on Saturday night.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Cork’s Aidan Walsh to bridge three-year gap

Aidan Walsh makes his first start for the Cork football team since 2014 in today’s Allianz FL Division 2 opener against Galway in Pearse Stadium (2pm).

Sun, 05 Feb, 2017

Mayo ‘triallists’ pass the test

Mayo 1-21 IT Sligo 1-15: Late points from three players ‘on trial’ with Mayo this month carried the beaten All-Ireland finalists to their first win of the new season in Ballina yesterday.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2017

Rob Hennelly the lone Mayo All-Ireland starter available for 2017 opener

All-Ireland finalists Mayo will be without 14 of the team that lost to Dublin when they line out in their first game of 2017 on Sunday.

Wed, 04 Jan, 2017

Classy Corofin prove too strong for weary champions Castlebar

Corofin (Galway) 0-17 Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) 0-14 (AET): You just can’t keep a great club down.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2016

Corofin ready for the long haul

The Corofin senior footballers have been untouchable over the past four years in the Galway club championship.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2016

Castlebar Mitchels driven on by poor showing in All-Ireland final

Castlebar Mitchels 3-13 Knockmore 0-10: Their failure to perform in the All-Ireland club final last March was a major driving force for Castlebar Mitchels as they retained their Mayo SFC title on Saturday night at MacHale Park.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2016

Aidan Kilcoyne closes in on goal

Former Mayo forward Aidan Kilcoyne will play in goal for Knockmore in tomorrow evening’s Mayo SFC final — three years after suffering a horrific knee injury that looked set to end his career.

Fri, 28 Oct, 2016

Castlebar Mitchels to meet surprise packet in final

Champions Castlebar Mitchels will take on surprise packets Knockmore in the Mayo SFC final for the first time since 1980.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2016

What tricks are the Mayo management cooking up for Dublin?

Before we compliment the wizardry of Stephen Rochford, some words of praise for one of his predecessors, Pat Holmes, who successfully pulled off a trick or two in his spell at the Mayo helm.

Thu, 15 Sep, 2016

Cork v Limerick - McGrath Cup Football Group B Round 1

Cork make three changes

Stephen Cronin, Patrick Kelly, and Colm O’Neill come into the Cork side for today’s qualifier clash with Donegal in Croke Park (4pm).

Sat, 30 Jul, 2016

GAA linesmen told to be vigilant in policing ‘lawless’ sidelines

GAA Linesmen and fourth officials have been told to be extremely vigilant in policing “lawless” sidelines after a spate of incidents this month.

Wed, 29 Jun, 2016

Gavin insists Dubs will continue to take risks

Dublin football manager Jim Gavin has stressed that his team will continue to be creative and take risks this summer – even though it can leave them vulnerable to being turned over.

Fri, 27 May, 2016

Mayo plotting the great escape

Roscommon 1-7 Mayo 1-11: Mayo played this crucial Division 1 game with a swagger that you usual see from them in the Connacht championship, and against familiar opposition, there was a familiar result.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

Colm Basquel makes his mark for Dublin U21s

Dublin 2-17 Laois 2-5: Dessie Farrell hailed Colm Basquel’s commitment and admitted the Ballyboden attacker’s strong vein of form has left him with a selection headache for the EirGrid Leinster U21 final.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Castlebar Mitchels 'didn't want to be another Mayo stat'

Declan O’Reilly acknowledged the unfortunate reality for his Castlebar Mitchels team that their Croke Park collapse will ultimately go down as just “another Mayo stat”.

Fri, 18 Mar, 2016

Ballyboden St Endas v Castlebar Mitchels - AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Final

Ballyboden take first All-Ireland senior club football title

An historic and against-the-odds first All-Ireland senior club football title for Ballyboden - and the fourth time in the last nine years the Andy Merrigan Cup has remained in Dublin.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Favourites’ tag holds no bother for Castlebar Mitchels

The bookmakers may have installed Castlebar Mitchels as odds-on favourites to win their first All-Ireland Club football title today, but the Mayo champions are not overburdened by that weight of expectation.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Dublin in a league of their own, says Ballyboden boss Andy McEntee

Ballyboden St Enda’s manager Andy McEntee has more pressing matters on his mind this week but admits he finds it difficult to see other football counties catching up on Dublin.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2016

Kerry and Donegal set to pay for Tralee fireworks

Kerry and Donegal are braced for the prospect of €5,000 fines and retrospective bans arising from Sunday’s melee-marred Division 1 game in Austin Stack Park.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2016

Castlebar Mitchels ready for big stage

Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) 0-13 Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 0-12: The conviction shown in their impressive fightback from five points down convinced Castlebar joint-manager Declan O’Reilly this team has what it takes to win an All- Ireland club football title.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Weekend GAA previews

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Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

Castlebar Mitchels star Barry Moran recalls Mayo players’ stand-off with management

Out with the old and in with the new.

Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

Tony Kernan and Crossmaglen still wedded to success

Around Crossmaglen way, they’ve got in the habit of staging weddings around their football.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016

Galway v Tipperary - Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship Final

Thurles HawkEye on track but Cusack Park still faces hurdles

After a season’s delay, HawkEye is expected to come into operation at Semple Stadium in time for this year’s Munster championship.

Wed, 13 Jan, 2016

Stephen Rochford looking to create history with Mayo

New Mayo manager Stephen Rochford says his team will be “looking to write their own history, game by game, performance by performance” next year.

Fri, 04 Dec, 2015

New Mayo boss Stephen Rochford to experiment in league campaign

New Mayo manager Stephen Rochford said he will be using next year’s league campaign to experiment as much as possible and fashion a team for a big championship assault.

Wed, 02 Dec, 2015

Jamie Clarke yet to decide on Armagh involvement next season

Jamie Clarke will take his time before deciding whether to commit to Armagh next season.

Tue, 01 Dec, 2015

All-Ireland glory next big goal for Castlebar Mitchels

Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) 2-10 Corofin (Galway) 0-11: Castlebar Mitchels became Mayo’s most successful club team on the provincial stage by claiming their fourth Connacht title, but the Shane McGettigan Cup will not satisfy this side. All focus now turns to winning a first All-Ireland title for the club.

Mon, 23 Nov, 2015

Stephen Rochford won’t leave Corofin short in battle to retain their championship title

Assuming the Corofin footballers justify their money-on favourite’s tag and retain their AIB Connacht club championship title on Sunday, Stephen Rochford will almost certainly be ‘double jobbing’ over the next few months.

Fri, 20 Nov, 2015

Martin Farragher on fire as Corofin cruise to final

Corofin (Galway) 4-14 St Mary’s (Sligo) 2-6: Classy Corofin cruised into a second successive Connacht club SFC decider as the reigning All-Ireland champions were just too good for Sligo outfit St Mary’s in a one-sided provincial semi-final at Markievicz Park.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Loyal midfield servant Barry Moran adapts to standby role for Mayo

Reader, we’ll let you in on a little secret. When counties hold press conferences ahead of big championship games, the better interviews are usually held later in the week closer to the match. No biggie, right? Managers are often the exception but they can, on the odd occasion find themselves in the Saturday edition.

Wed, 26 Aug, 2015