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

James Horan is confident previous differences with the Mayo county board won’t be an issue as he seeks a second stint as senior football manager.

Dillon remained underrated both inside and outside his own county, right up until he announced his retirement yesterday morning, writes Kieran Shannon

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.

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.

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

Mayo 1-15 Dublin 1-14: These Mayo lads have an awful tendency to make life as hard as possible on themselves.

Goalkeeper Brian Kelly, Aidan O’Mahony, and Jonathan Lyne are the three inclusions as Kerry opt against wholesale changes for tomorrow’s visit of Roscommon to Fitzgerald Stadium in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League (2pm).

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 have named an unchanged side for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Donegal in Croke Park (6pm).

Corofin (Galway) 2-13 Ballintubber (Mayo) 1-7

Corofin 2-13 Ballintubber 1-7

AIB CONNACHT SFC CLUB FINAL:

A suicidal father who had taken the lives of his two sons was stopped from hanging himself by a motorist who forcefully struck him on the side of the head.

Ballintubber 3-9 St Brigid’s 1-13

Corofin and Ballintubber will meet in the AIB Connacht Senior Football Final for the second time since 2011 on November 23, following wins over Aughawillan and St Brigids respectively this afternoon.

The four O’Connor brothers stole the show as Ballintubber went on a goalscoring spree in yesterday’s Mayo SFC semi-final, hitting the net nine times to set up a mouthwatering county final against defending champions Castlebar Mitchels.

Outsiders Knockmore produced the big shock of the Mayo SFC quarter-finals when they dumped out last year’s beaten finalists Breaffy at MacHale Park, Castlebar yesterday.

Philly McMahon is the only change to the Dublin team that beat Kerry for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC final with Mayo.

James Waldron was in a tight spot.

Dermot Flanagan knows what’s going through Cillian O’Connor’s head more than most this week. In 1997 he was the big injury concern in a Mayo team before the final against Kerry after picking up a strain.

It should help, living in the same house as a two-time young footballer of the year in the weeks leading up to an All-Ireland MFC semi-final. But for Cillian O’Connor’s younger brother Diarmuid, talking about football in the house has become something both brothers want to avoid.

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

James Horan has made one change to the Mayo team that lost to Dublin last weekend for this weekend's clash with Down.

It’s meant to get a bit easier a few months after an All-Ireland final loss.

Ballaghaderreen 1-09 Ballintubber 0-04

Ballaghadereen are the new Mayo SFC champions after dethroning last year’s winners Ballintubber by 1-9 to 0-4 in Castlebar this afternoon.

The three-in-a-row dream for Ballintubber is still alive after their come-from-behind victory over Crossmolina in the Mayo SFC semi-final at Elverys MacHale Park yesterday.

Captain fantastic Ciarán Slevin hit 1-9 as Kilcormac/Killoughey claimed their first Offaly SHC title at O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday.

There were new Club Senior Football champions crowned in a number of counties today, with Errigal Ciaran ending their six-year wait for another Tyrone title.

Will Galway bate Mayo?

The Mayo senior football camp received a massive boost ahead of the Connacht SFC final in two weeks time when Aidan O’Shea lined out for Breaffy in the county championship yesterday.

The AIB Connacht Club SFC final will be a Galway-Roscommon affair after Corofin and St. Brigid’s came through today’s semi-final encounters.

LESS than 48 hours after being crowned Young Footballer of the Year, Cillian O’Connor fired Ballintubber to their second consecutive Mayo SFC title at a rain-soaked McHale Park, Castlebar.

AN outstanding display from Mayo sharpshooter Cillian O’Connor helped ease defending champions Ballintubber through to the Mayo SFC semi-finals yesterday.

MAYO’S Alan Dillon recovered from a freak accident during the warm-up before Ballintubber’s SFC clash yesterday to come off the bench and guide the defending champions to a hard-fought victory.

There were six county finals down for decision today, with football deciders in Cork, Tyrone, Mayo and Carlow, while Kilkenny and Waterford saw final action in the small ball code.

MAYO have made two changes from the side that defeated Tipperary for next Sunday’s All-Ireland MFC semi final clash with Down at Croke Park.

WEST Cork exhibitor Seamus Lehane had a highly successful visit to Limerick Show, where he took both the young horse and filly championships.

Former All-Star Ciaran McDonald has been omitted from the Mayo senior football panel for the forthcoming championship, which was released tonight.