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

Former Mayo forward Conor Mortimer has said that more of his county's forwards "need to step up" after their single-point defeat to Galway in Sunday's Connacht Football semi-final at Pearse Stadium.

Former footballer of the year Michael Darragh Macauley is feared to have ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament, putting his 2017 championship in jeopardy.

Mayo will be aiming to make it a first championship replay win in 10 years when they face Dublin for the second time on Saturday week.

Temper tantrums, racist remarks and missed opportunities are among the regrets shared by some of the GAA’s best-loved football stars when quizzed by schoolchildren for a book due to be published later this month.

Former Mayo star Conor Mortimer believes that the player-generated attempt to remove the county’s joint senior football team managers Pat Holmes and Noel Connelly has been brewing for some time.

For a dozen seasons, Tom O’Sullivan filled the back pages with defensive exploits. Last month, he made the front pages for doing his day job. Life has never been ordinary for one of Kerry’s enigmatic heroes

As Conor Mortimer said earlier this week, the needle between Dublin and Mayo started back in 2006 with Warm-up-gate.

Joe McQuillan may be as familiar with Dublin and Mayo as Aidan O’Shea with his local barber shop, but there is no love lost with either camp.

GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail is open to the idea of the punishment for diving being upgraded from a yellow to a black or red card.

Conor Mortimer believes Mayo have not improved their team from last year and insists Aidan O’Shea is not a full-forward.

Another year, another sack of books.

Former Mayo star Conor Mortimer had hopes of returning to the county squad following his shock withdrawal in 2012.

ALL-IRELAND SFC SEMI-FINAL:

For the annual outcry about this year’s Railway Cup, several people complained about the GAA’s failure to “market the competition” properly.

This time it won’t quite feel like walking on eggshells with Roy around.

Ballyboden St Enda’s advanced to the to the Dublin SFC quarter-finals following a controversial win over Kilmacud Crokes on Saturday.

Kerry coach Cian O’Neill is certain only Dublin — not history — can beat Mayo this Sunday.

Conor Mortimer is convinced Mayo will carry no baggage from last year’s All-Ireland final into Sunday’s clash with Dublin.

Actually considering turning this off due the idiot dressed in all black. #clown

The hows and whys of Mayo’s success in a moment – something to do with being able to sort things out as you go along, basically – but first, the headline news from Croke Park yesterday: Joe Brolly failed to detonate.

On Sunday, they will rut. Aidan and Sean. Sean and Aidan. The two best midfielders in the country as things stand. The stand-out performers across the four All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Conor Mortimer has heaped praise on the Mayo forward line after Sunday’s stunning All-Ireland quarter-final victory over Donegal.

Conor Mortimer believes the high number of Dublin-based Mayo players is one of the reasons why the county have performed well against Dublin in recent years.

James Horan has admitted his players were negatively affected by a statement from Conor Mortimer’s family which criticised his handling of the team the week of last year’s Connacht final.

Conor Mortimer has not ruled out a return to inter-county action, four months after sensationally quitting the Mayo football panel.

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.

John Morrison knows the perception of him.

They play no part at Croke Park tomorrow but everyone wants to know what they’re thinking, whether they’re hurting and if not, why not? Kevin Cassidy (31) and Conor Mortimer (30) sat down to discuss their exits from the Donegal and Mayo panels over the last 10 months.

Kevin Cassidy has revealed he turned down an invitation by Jim McGuinness to re-join the Donegal panel earlier this year.

FINAL DEBATE: Will the Galway management pay for ditching so much experience?

Ciarán McDonald might have been dropped from the Mayo panel in 2008 but, despite turning 37, he would love to return playing for the county again.

We’re under no illusions how tough the next match is going to be and we know we have to really up our performance

Will Galway bate Mayo?

Mayo manager James Horan has stuck with a familiar formula for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Down at Croke Park (throw-in 5pm).

If the Olympics itself is the ultimate reality TV show, Ireland’s Olympic handball administrators have devised a pretty ingenious spin-off contest this week.

Conor Mortimer has been approached about becoming a member of Ireland’s Olympic handball European Championships team.

A turbulent week for Mayo football finished on a positive note yesterday as they won back-to-back Connacht SFC titles by beating Sligo 0-12 to 0-10.

Let us avoid political correctness and call it as it is.

With a spot sealed in the pot for the All-Ireland quarter-final draw Mayo are well on the road to matching their 2011 exploits, but relief was the emotion experienced by rampaging corner-back Keith Higgins.