Person: Mayo

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Sarah Rowe: 'No doubt we will see Cork players going to Australia at some point'

Sarah Rowe has no issue with Peter Leahy's warning that the time has come for players to choose between Mayo and Aussie Rules.

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Sarah Rowe comfortable with Mayo manager's 'stay or go' ultimatum

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The GAA's Liverpool fans: Steven McDonnell, Dara Ó Cinnéide, and Brian Hurley explain why their Anfield allegiance runs deep

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Podcast Corner: Slow Burn's return and Peabody award-winners

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GAA reiterates zero tolerance for racism: Clubs being educated on dealing with incidents

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Andy Moran: Johno arrived down with a box of the boots and said, ‘Don’t say it to anyone’

Letter to the Editor: Cows should have same right to life that we have

The world’s disarray brings into view the disharmony of the meat industry.

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Mayo mourns death of League winner Fr JJ Cribbin

Mayo GAA is in mourning following the death of Fr JJ Cribbin, one of the country’s top forwards in the late 60s and 70s.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

Jason Doherty: 'I can see the logic behind not going gung-ho with so much uncertainty'

Mayo forward Jason Doherty hasn’t given up hope of playing some club or county football this year, but feels that a decision will have to be made by GAA chiefs sooner rather than later.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2020

High Court overturns Mayo woman's 'lift for reward' acquittal

A woman who gave a lift to two men from a Mayo pub and who was later acquitted of an offence of driving her car for reward has had the acquittal overturned by the High Court.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2020

Staff at Irish Water threatened with machete and rocks by public

Threats with a machete, speeding cars veering towards workers, intimidation in the early hours, and rocks thrown at vans were among the instances of abuse and assault reported by Irish Water staff over the past three years.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Safeguard the mental health of our youth

I have great concerns about the proposals mentioned for the first time on Friday last week regarding Leaving Cert 2020 and indeed other State exams. I very much get the impression that the Minister for Education was forced by the media into publishing half-baked proposals.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

Sean O’Brien: I was back on a bike two hours after hip resurfacing operation

A new technique, which meant the surgeon was able to replace the hip joint without cutting through key muscles, saw O’Brien back exercising within two hours of waking up after the operation.

Tue, 07 Apr, 2020

Conal Keaney: Business isn’t just going to start as soon as this ban is lifted

Like most employers, Donal Vaughan and Conal Keaney came to stark realisations well before the recent government announcements.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2020

AFL forced to suspend 2020 season

The Australian Football League’s attempt to forge on with the season despite the coronavirus outbreak lasted just one round before it was shut down esterday in the wake of a government crackdown on non-essential travel.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2020

Galway top table when it comes to ringing the changes

Over the course of the Allianz Football League so far, Galway have fielded the largest variety of players, writes Paul Keane.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2020

Colin Sheridan: A novel example of Mayo battling their own epidemic this year

“He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the days their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves”

Tue, 10 Mar, 2020

Donie Buckley was removed as Kerry coach and selector

Donie Buckley was removed as coach and selector of the Kerry senior football team, the Irish Examiner understands.

Sun, 08 Mar, 2020

Séamus Moynihan: Tighter defence key if Kerry are to regain Sam

In 2000, Moynihan captained Kerry to the All-Ireland and won footballer of the year having switched from centre-back to full-back.

Mon, 02 Mar, 2020

'We had a bit of karaoke and we were flying': How Keane's Kerry managed Mayo delay

After a game that had very little rhyme or reason to it, it probably shouldn’t have come as a major surprise to hear that the Kerry players had passed the time on Saturday night with a spot of karaoke in the team hotel.

Sun, 01 Mar, 2020

Kerry survive late Mayo rally to snatch one-point victory

Kerry withstood a dramatic late Mayo rally to snatch their third league win of the season and keep their hopes of a shot at the Division 1 league title alive at MacHale Park in Castlebar earlier today.

Sun, 01 Mar, 2020

Congress, coronavirus, and Mayo's need for a positive against Kerry: The weekend's GAA talking points

Our writers look ahead to the major talking points ahead of the weekend's action at GAA Congress and in the Allianz Leagues.

Fri, 28 Feb, 2020

Minister’s own constituency nets 10% of €8.4m fund

More than 10% of an €8.4m government fund for tourism projects around Ireland ended up going to Co Mayo — constituency of the minister responsible, Michael Ring.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2020

Mayo hope chapter is finally closed on a sorry saga

Loose lips sink ships and so it has come to pass that foolish tweets on Sunday evening have ended Tim O’Leary’s relationship with the Mayo GAA executive.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2020

Monaghan ease to victory over 13-man Mayo

A strong second-half display from Monaghan saw them finish pulling up against a 13-man Mayo in St Tiernach’s Park, Clones, this afternoon.

Sun, 23 Feb, 2020

Team news: Cork make six changes for clash with Tipperary

After seeing off Down with ease last Sunday week, Ronan McCarthy has named five alterations to the Cork team to face Tipperary in Thurles on Saturday.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2020

Mayo and Storm Dennis hold Waterford scoreless in second half

Referee Siohhan Coyle had to take the players off the pitch in the middle of a second-half hail storm.

Sun, 16 Feb, 2020

'We kept our composure' - Stephen Coen delighted as hard graft pays off for Mayo

The Allianz League title holders ground out a one-point win over Meath having trailed by that same margin with 68 minutes on the clock.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2020

Mayo sub Kevin McLoughlin breaks Meath hearts

McLoughlin accounted for all of Mayo's scores in the second half.

Sun, 09 Feb, 2020

Mayo ring the changes for visit to Navan

Having opened with a draw against Donegal, James Horan’s side lost at home to Dublin last Saturday night. James McCormack comes into the team at full-back as they seek a first win

Thu, 06 Feb, 2020

Brennan pleased as Donegal finding consistency in league

Although Donegal were crowned All-Ireland champions and the dominant force in Ulster over the last decade, their form in the top flight of the Allianz League hasn’t been as stellar.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2020

James Horan frustrated by 'very, very harsh' red card

Forewarned they were, but Mayo were powerless to prevent yet another third-quarter burst extending the county’s miserable run against Dublin.

Sun, 02 Feb, 2020

Dublin grind down 14-man Mayo to extend unbeaten run to 16 games

Dublin this evening extended their unbeaten run against Mayo to 16 games.

Sat, 01 Feb, 2020

Cork make three changes for Munster derby against unchanged Tipperary

When the sides met at Páirc Uí Rinn in last year’s League campaign, Tipperary claimed a famous win.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2020

Mayo record against Dublin ‘a monkey on the back’

At this stage, it’s probably a rite of passage for one of Philly McMahon, James McCarthy, Ciarán Kilkenny, Kevin McManamon, or Paddy Andrews to haze new recruits with tales of the bad old days.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2020

Donegal boss Declan Bonner: 'Someone should’ve taken a black, red, whatever'

Long after the final whistle and Donegal boss, Declan Bonner, was trying to process how his side were caught on the line in Saturday night's Allianz League opener in Ballybofey.

Sun, 26 Jan, 2020

Free-scoring Kerry ease past Mayo

A goal in each half from Jordan Conway and Brandon Barrett fired Kerry to a comfortable Allianz HL Division 2A victory over Mayo at MacHale Park on Saturday.

Sun, 26 Jan, 2020

Padraig Joyce up and running as penalties decide another Galway-Mayo meeting

For the second year in a row, penalties were required to separate these age-old rivals in the FBD Connacht League and history also repeated itself in terms of the outcome as Galway edged past their neighbours on a bitterly cold day in Castlebar.

Sun, 12 Jan, 2020

John Fogarty: Dubs dominate football's team of the decade

On the eve of the roaring twenties, John Fogarty hails the doyens of the last decade in football

Mon, 30 Dec, 2019

The days of not having qualified people are gone: Kehoe calls for ‘firm guidance’ on governance

In the wake of controversies at county level, Kilmacud Crokes member and senior investment banker, Joan Kehoe, says grassroots GAA needs governance reform, writes John Fogarty.

Mon, 23 Dec, 2019

'Rot in hell', Mayo brothers' relatives tell murderer after appeal dismissed

Alan Cawley murdered two elderly brothers with special needs. He has been told to "rot in hell" by their family after losing an appeal against his conviction.

Mon, 16 Dec, 2019

Parking fees in Dublin could double in bid for more sustainable city

It is one of a number of ideas for a more sustainable city that were presented to city councillors yesterday.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2019

Government accused of seeking to implement €45 million tax cuts to pharmacies funding

The Government has been accused of seeking to implement fresh cuts totalling €45 million to the funding of pharmacies on top of cuts introduced during the crash.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2019

Top awards for Cluxton and Callanan as Dubs lead the way in football's All-Stars

Stephen Cluxton has been named Footballer of the Year for the first time in his career.

Fri, 01 Nov, 2019

Roscommon GAA appoints Aidan Brady as first Commercial Director

Roscommon GAA has followed the lead of other counties in appointing its first Commercial Director, Elphin native Aidan Brady taking up the role.

Mon, 14 Oct, 2019

Ballina shock Breaffy but Ballintubber march on

Last year’s beaten finalists Breaffy crashed out of the Mayo SFC over the weekend as the four semi-finalists in this season’s competition were decided.

Sun, 22 Sep, 2019

Sideline generals must choose curve or swerve

To curve or to swerve — that is the question.

Tue, 10 Sep, 2019

The long and frustrating rehab of James O’Donoghue

“The James O’Donoghue of three and four years ago would just turn around and kick that ball over the bar with his left foot. He’s not playing with the confidence you’d expect. If he was, he’d have chipped that ball over the bar,” said Oisín McConville, 22 minutes into Kerry’s Super 8 rout of Mayo.

Fri, 30 Aug, 2019

Defining characteristic of Moran’s stellar career was reinvention

The legend goes that, upon his release from 27 years imprisonment, the first words Nelson Mandela uttered as he shielded his eyes from the hot South African sun were “Is Martin Carney still playing for Mayo?”

Tue, 27 Aug, 2019

Leonard free helps Galway beat Mayo to All-Ireland final place

Róisín Leonard came up with the winning free for Galway as they booked their place in the TG4 All-Ireland Championship senior final for the first time since 2005 with victory over Mayo at Croke Park.

Sun, 25 Aug, 2019