Mayo captain Cillian O’Connor insists they’ll be gunning for Allianz League success, despite Chris Barrett’s assertion it will be “next to impossible” to win it.

‘Jinkin Joe’ Corcoran, scorer of 20-358 in Mayo inter-county career.

Just south of Clew Bay and sandwiched between Clare Island and Inishbofin is the roughly equally-sized island of Inishturk.

One glance at this weekend’s fixture programme should be enough for the penny to drop. You certainly don’t need a third-level degree to take from it that the dominance of certain counties on the big stage is perfectly mirrored at club level.

Supposedly, they came to apologise to the unsuspecting people of Mayo, whose ears were accosted by men asking them what they were wearing... and worse.

Investigations are continuing into the deaths of an elderly couple in County Mayo.

Larry Ryan breaks down the Rob Hennelly episode...

Joey O’Brien admits his Euros dream may hinge on leaving West Ham during the last week of this transfer window.

Mayo chairman Mike Connelly admits he’s still at a loss as to why the majority of the senior football panel expressed no confidence in Pat Holmes and Noel Connelly forcing their departure as co-managers.

First shock, then disbelief, but come yesterday evening, the mood among the Mayo football public had turned sour.

Mayo’s dramatic late comeback against Dublin last Sunday will count for nothing if they fail to win Saturday’s replay.

Gardaí are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in a case where social media may have been used to share images of the girl.

It was reported in the Mayo News that disaffected farmers threatened to block the path up Croagh Patrick, because of a row with the Department of Agriculture about commonage-based grants.

Local newspapers are a rich archive of outrageous and hilariously banal stories, so Ronan Casey has lovingly collected them into one volume, says Richard Fitzpatrick.

Last Saturday in Claremorris’s McWilliam Park Hotel, the Mayo management and backroom teams gathered to formulate their 2014 plan of attack.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will have three special guests with him when he turns out to support his native Mayo in Sunday's All-Ireland SFC final against Dublin at Croke Park.

Claire Grady has been named the first female editor of the Irish Independent.

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).

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).

Mayo's preparations for the defence of their Connacht SFC title have been disrupted by a series of injuries, with experienced corner forward Michael Conroy set to miss their Championship opener against Galway.

Chris Barrett and Jason Doherty have been drafted into the Mayo team for tomorrow's Allianz League Division 1 semi-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

Gardaí have launched an investigation after the Mayo business woman Regina Sweeney was attacked in her home again, for the third time in less then six months.

James Horan has appealed for “a huge investment” in Mayo football to help them bridge the gap to their last All-Ireland title win 61 years ago.

I’M just back from Achill, a wet windy outpost of mountains and cliffs, where it gets dark later than anywhere else in Europe.

A formal complaint is being lodged with gardaí over comments by a judge comparing social welfare to a "Polish charity".

Breaking news: Mortimer leaves the Mayo panel five days before the Connacht final.

Ballintubber forward Cillian O'Connor is the only change to the Mayo team to face Cork in Sunday's Allianz League Division 1 final.

Centre-forward Andy Moran has been officially installed as Mayo's captain, and he will lead the county in Sunday's Allianz League final against Cork.

PJ Monaghan, a member of the Mayo GAA Strategic Review committee, has urged Mayo clubs to oust the current County Board over its poor handling of the county's financial affairs.

DURING the Celtic Tiger, Ireland had a veneer of urban sophistication, but rural Ireland rumbled on as usual. Mainstays of rural life, such as sport and farming, didn’t change, nor did country music, Irish-style.

Mayo manager James Horan has selected an unchanged team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Mayo manager James Horan has made two personnel changes for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Cork at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Mayo manager James Horan is due to announce his team tonight for Sunday's Connacht SFC final against Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park.

Mayo manager James Horan has dismissed reports that suggested that former captain Trevor Mortimer was out of the running for a place in his Championship squad.

THIS is the country I have inherited. Left in a will from by a dying breed of politician that tried to squander everything on its death bed before leaving the estate to its foreign mistress.

Two former Dublin bosses, Tommy Lyons and Tommy Carr, have entered the race to become the next Mayo senior football manager.

Alan Dillon has called for root-and-branch reform of Mayo football following their humiliating exit from the All-Ireland championship on Saturday.

ALAN DILLON has called for root and branch reform of Mayo football following their humiliating exit from the All-Ireland championship on Saturday.

In selecting his team to face Sligo in Saturday's Connacht SFC first round clash, Mayo manager John O'Mahony has made five changes to the side that disappointed against Cork in the NFL Division 1 final.