Mayo boss James Horan has set his sights on winning the National League in 2014 as he believes that it would be the perfect preparation for an assault on the All-Ireland title.

Colm Boyle has played down the significance of the injury which led to his concussion and retirement from Saturday’s International Rules second test.

Mayo manager James Horan is adamant his side have the ambition and ability to become All-Ireland champions.

The Mayo County Board have issued confirmation that James Horan is staying on as the county's senior football manager, following what they termed 'a very productive meeting' with him earlier tonight.

James Horan is expected to tell Mayo County Board he has no intention of quitting his post as senior manager tomorrow night.

Mayo GAA chiefs are confident James Horan will remain in charge next season.

From the office to pitch, Mayo have rebuilt impressively

The Mayo Senior Football Team to face Donegal in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final this Sunday at 3.30pm is:

A few questions give you an indication of the kind of man he is.

It started out as a joke but it became deadly serious.

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

Mayo manager James Horan has promised his team will be “fresh and hungry” for tomorrow evening’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Down at Croke Park.

With all the hullabaloo and drama about Conor Mortimer’s acrimonious departure from the Mayo panel over the past few days, the focus has shifted considerably from any real analysis of the match itself.

MARTIN CONNOLLY and Paul Jordan have stepped down as Mayo selectors.

COROFIN, denied a first ever three-in-a-row of Galway SFC titles last year, advanced to the semi-finals of this year’s title race with a replay win over neighbours Claregalway at Tuam Stadium on Saturday evening.

FAVOURITES Salthill/Knocknacarra qualified for the semi-finals after a four-goal blitz of Moycullen at Pearse Stadium yesterday.

Weeks of speculation were brought to an end last night when James Horan was appointed new Mayo senior football team manager.

WEEKS of speculation were brought to an end last night when James Horan was appointed new Mayo senior football team manager.

James Horan has been announced as the Mayo senior football manager, following a meeting of the County Board at McHale Park in Castlebar tonight.

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

THE faintest strains of a familiar song could be heard escaping from one onlooker’s MP3 player as John O’Mahony spoke softly of his decision to step down as Mayo manager on Saturday night.

JASON SHERLOCK refused to be drawn on his inter-county future yesterday, but he will meet with Pat Gilroy in April to decide if he will give another summer to the Dublin footballers.

THREE club players in Galway accused of assaulting a referee will have to serve bans of almost a year after GAA bosses in Croke Park threw out a 12-week suspension imposed locally.

ALL WEEK we heard “this is a different Mayo team”. Indeed, many conversations even stretched to how Mayo would cope with another clash with Kerry after being mangled by them in the 2004 and 2006 All-Ireland finals.

SECOND quarter goals from Patrick Harte and debutant Aidan O’Shea were the catalyst for victory as Mayo withstood a determined New York start to earn an impressive 15-point win in the opening game of the 2009 GAA Connacht Senior Football Championship.

Mayo 2-19 New York 0-10

CONNACHT SFC FINAL: GALWAY 2-12 MAYO 1-14

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

Mayo manager John O'Mahony has made two alterations to his side for Sunday's NFL Division 1 clash with Donegal in Castlebar (throw-in 2.30pm).

Some of Mayo's less-known footballers will have a chance to impress manager John O'Mahony when the county's FBD Connacht League campaign begins against NUI Galway on Sunday.

Donegal 0-13 Mayo 0-10, Croke Park

Mayo have made four team changes for their National Football League semi-final against Galway this weekend.

Mayo have made two team changes for this Sunday's meeting with Cork in the National Football League.

Despite missing some star names, Mayo proved too strong for a misfiring Fermanagh side as the Connacht champions ran out 0-12 to 1-7 winners in Clones this afternoon.

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.

David Brady has confirmed his retirement from inter-county football, in the wake of Mayo's All-Ireland SFC final hammering at the hands of Kerry.

Kevin O'Neill and Aidan Higgins have been drafted into the Mayo team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Laois (Croke Park, throw-in 2pm).

Mayo's David Brady is fighting to be fit for his county's All-Ireland quarter-final clash with Laois in Croke Park next weekend.

Six Mayo players picked up injuries in club games last weekend - a statistic which is sure to add to the recent tension between Mickey Moran and the Mayo County Board.